City Guide: Phoenix, AZ
City Guide: Phoenix, AZ
Emily Geo
Have you ever wanted to check out all that Phoenix has to offer? It's become a popular destination for Bach weekends thanks to the sunshine-filled days and access to bars, golf, trails, pools, sports, and more!
As a Phoenician, I've put together this guide to highlight some must-see spots. These suggestions feature mostly 21+ establishments, but include a wide range of atmospheres for any mood.
Enjoy recommendations for food, drink, and fun activities for everyone on your trip.
Updated ago
3
Share
Best Views / Pool Lounging

Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Scott Resort & Spa (formerly FireSky Resort)
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Mountain Shadows Resort Scottsdale
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scottsdale
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Sanctuary Camelback Mountain, A Gurney's Resort & Spa
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Canopy by Hilton Tempe Downtown
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Hotel Valley Ho
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
Waking Up

Jobot Coffee & Bar
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Cartel Roasting Co.
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Press Coffee - Scottsdale Waterfront
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Luci's Marketplace
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Sip Coffee & Beer
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Songbird Coffee & Tea House - Phoenix, AZ
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Kaleidoscope Juice
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Luci's at the Grove
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
Brunch

Matt's Big Breakfast
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Canal Club
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Hash Kitchen Gainey Ranch
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Montauk
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Daily Dose Old Town Bar & Grill
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Farm and Craft Scottsdale
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Luci's at the Orchard
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

PROVISION
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
Midday Bites

Gadzooks Enchiladas and Soup
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Henry
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

La Grande Orange Grocery & Pizzeria
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Little O's Arcadia Market
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Farm at South Mountain
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
Beer Tour

Arizona Wilderness DTPHX
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Angel's Trumpet Ale House
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Greenwood Brewing
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Huss Brewing Downtown PHX Brewpub + TOGO
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Pedal Haus Brewery
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

O.H.S.O. Brewery + Distillery
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Four Peaks Brewing Company
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Fate Brewing Company - Tempe
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
Dinner
Some of these have expanded to multiple locations due to their popularity. Depending on where you're staying you may find a location closer to you than the ones I've mapped.

Pizzeria Bianco
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Ocotillo
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Vig Arcadia
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Chelsea’s Kitchen
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Dick's Hideaway
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

O.H.S.O. Eatery & nano-Brewery
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Diego Pops
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Postino Highland
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Churchill
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Joyride Taco House
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

HULA'S Modern Tiki Scottsdale
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Arrogant Butcher
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Cornish Pasty Co
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Frank & Lupe's Old Mexico
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Beckett's Table
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Porch
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Ajo Al's Mexican Cafe
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Clever Koi
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
Experience Bars

Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Platform 18 at Century Grand
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Grey Hen Rx at Century Grand
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

UnderTow
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Womack
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Shady Park
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Crescent Ballroom
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Cobra Arcade Bar
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Rebel Lounge
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
Vibey Bars

Rough Rider
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Valley Bar
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

MercBar
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Little Woody
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Scapegoat Beer and Wine
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Hanny's
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Linger Longer Lounge
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Little Rituals
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Whining Pig Downtown
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Thunderbird Lounge
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
Day Drinking

Maya Dayclub
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

RnR Gastropub
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Culinary Dropout (Scottsdale Waterfront)
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Yard At Farmer Arts District
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

CASA Tempe
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Talking Stick Resort
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Sunbar Tempe
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Casa Amigos Tacos + Tequila
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
Nightlife
Old Town Scottsdale is the place to be if your group is into drinking and dancing the night away. Most venues offer bottle service, pulsing music, and a fun theme. Find this cluster of nightclubs and bars within walking distance of each other as well as cart valets ready to whisk you off to somewhere nearby instead of waiting on an Uber/Lyft.

Bottled Blonde
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

El Hefe Scottsdale
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Hi Fi Kitchen Cocktails
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The District
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Wasted Grain
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
In Town Activities

Desert Botanical Garden
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Phoenix Art Museum
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Taliesin West
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Musical Instrument Museum
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Roosevelt Row
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Tempe Town Lake
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Topgolf
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Phoenix Bat Cave
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Stinkweeds Record Store
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Cosanti Originals
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Heard Museum
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Civic Space Park
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

David and Gladys Wright House
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

PIP Coffee + Clay
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Scottsdale Bike Path
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Crosscut Canal Path
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
Desserts

Sweet Republic
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Churn
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Sugar Bowl
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Urban Cookies Bakeshop
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Pie Snob Arcadia
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

La Grande Orange Grocery & Pizzeria
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Melt Ice Cream Shop
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Mary Coyle Ol' Fashion Ice Cream
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

The Paleta Bar | On Mill
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
In Town Hikes

Papago Park
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Camelback Mountain
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Piestewa Peak
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Tom's Thumb
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Javelina Canyon Trailhead
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Echo Canyon Trailhead
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Javelina Trail Head
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Tatum Trailhead, Phoenix Mountain Preserve
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Tempe Beach Park
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Arizona Falls
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

"A" Mountain Tempe
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
Day Trips

Queen Creek Olive Mill
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Salt River Tubing
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Sedona
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Kartchner Caverns State Park
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Grand Canyon
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Flagstaff
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Prescott
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Watson Lake
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Horseshoe Bend
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Antelope Canyon
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Lake Powell
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Saguaro Lake
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Saguaro National Park
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Petrified Forest National Park
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Tucson
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details

Arcosanti
@geo-conscious
Add to

Details
* * *
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Emily Geo
Greetings fellow Earth-dwellers!
🏜️West Coast kid at heart (lived in AZ & OR)
📚Studied abroad in B.C. Canada
📍Now I call the Southeast U.S. home
🌍My passion for sustainability shines through everything I do. I currently work for an outdoor retailer and I love sharing outdoorsy recommendations and breweries.
I've been to over 20 National Parks and am exicted to create localized guides for them!
Conscious travel doesn't have to include finding a spot off the grid, living out of a van, or only eating vegan food. I enjoy sharing local businesses, environmentally-focused travel tips, and authentic and respectful ways to spend time while you're away from home. Check out my city guides and trip recommendations for mix of eco-tourism and enriching plans anyone would enjoy!
Read more about places in this guide
Powered by Thatch
The home for unique & authentic travel
The home for unique & authentic travel
Powered by Thatch: Where great trips are made.
© Emily Geo 2025 • Help • Privacy • Terms • Copyright • Become a Seller • Seller Academy • About • Careers • Blog • Explore Places
Ask ThatchGPT
Ask ThatchGPT
Recommend a hotel for my trip
Match me with a local expert to chat with
Brainstorm destination ideas
Suggest a unique Thatch itineries for my trip