Guidebook for Phoenix
Everything Else
12th St & Washington St station
Light Rail Station West (downtown)
Arts & Culture
Crescent Ballroom
308 N 2nd AveGreat live music, decent food, and DJ Dancing
Valley Bar
130 N Central AveGreat live music music, decent food & DJ Dancing.
Food Scene
Hanny's
40 N 1st StItalian style meats & cheeses, great cocktails, nice hangout.
Matt's Big Breakfast
825 N 1st StGreat breakfast place
Guilty pleasure donuts, locally owned. Recommend the maple bacon glazed and cream filled.
11 locals recommend
Rainbow Donuts
1347 E McDowell RdGuilty pleasure donuts, locally owned. Recommend the maple bacon glazed and cream filled.
Awesome breakfast joint, may be a line if you are going during peak hours.
87 locals recommend
Vovomeena
1515 N 7th AveAwesome breakfast joint, may be a line if you are going during peak hours.
The Coronado PHX
2245 N 12th StGreat Vegan & Vegetarian
Green New American Vegetarian
2022 N 7th StGreat Vegan
Super quaint restaurant/bar with live music and outdoor patio. Tiny artisan businesses located behind the patio.
22 locals recommend
ThirdSpace
1028 NW Grand AveSuper quaint restaurant/bar with live music and outdoor patio. Tiny artisan businesses located behind the patio.
Postino Central
5144 N Central AveGreat atmosphere, decent food
La Santisima
4117 North 16th StreetGreat gourmet Mexican food at a reasonable price.
La Frontera 1
209 N 16th StAwesome taco truck - authentic Mexican, inexpensive, cash only.
MILK BAR PHOENIX
801 N 3rd StBeer
Speciality infused cocktails and delicious Caribbean food.
66 locals recommend
The Breadfruit & Rum Bar
1 E Pierce StSpeciality infused cocktails and delicious Caribbean food.
Short Leash Hotdogs & Rollover Doughnuts
4221 N 7th AveGourmet hot dogs
Awesome open space market with a variety of small restaurants and bars, free wifi and working spaces.
44 locals recommend
Desoto Central Market
Awesome open space market with a variety of small restaurants and bars, free wifi and working spaces.
Jobot Coffee & Bar
333 E Roosevelt StGreat coffee & crepes
Cartel Coffee Lab
1 N 1st Stcoffee
Grand Avenue Pizza Company
6729 NW Grand AveOpen late, slices.
Restaurant+ Open air farmers market
Thursdays: 5 pm to 9 pm
Saturdays (May-Sep): 8 am to Noon
Saturdays (Oct-Apr): 8 am to 1 pm
115 locals recommend
Phoenix Public Market
Restaurant+ Open air farmers market
Thursdays: 5 pm to 9 pm
Saturdays (May-Sep): 8 am to Noon
Saturdays (Oct-Apr): 8 am to 1 pm
The Vig Fillmore
606 N 4th AveNice big patio, hangout, food
The Arrogant Butcher
2 E Jefferson Styum
Drinks & Nightlife
Cobra Arcade Bar
801 N 2nd StFree arcade games, great house cocktails, hipster hangout.
Monarch Theatre
122 E Washington StGreat DJ & sometimes art shows.
Bar Smith
130 E Washington StDance!
Quirky neighborhood art bar with craft beer, wine, mead (no liquor) live music, no cover.
71 locals recommend
The Lost Leaf
914 N 5th StQuirky neighborhood art bar with craft beer, wine, mead (no liquor) live music, no cover.
Mother Bunch Brewing
825 N 7th StBeer & basic bar food
Shopping
Antique Sugar Vintage Clothing
801 N 2nd StVintage!
Revolver Records
918 N 2nd StVinyl
Essentials
Safeway
340 E McDowell Rd