Take a tipsy tour Downtown at these trendy drinking dens.
Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour
From Arizona Cocktail Week founder Ross Simon comes this award-winning Downtown cocktail bar with brash, inventive drinks, globally inspired food and unpretentious big-city élan.
1 W. Jefferson St.
602-340-1924,
bitterandtwistedaz.com
Century Grand
From mixology star Jason Asher comes this three-headed cocktail playground: a tiki-themed pirate ship, a Chinatown-inspired bar and a Prohibition-era train car, all under one roof. Great fun.
3626 E. Indian School Rd.
602-739-1388, centurygrandphx.com
Highball
Dimly lit and replete with chandeliers, leather couches, brick walls and a beautiful wooden bar, Highball whisks patrons away to a Prohibition-era speakeasy with a modern slant. Must-try: the earthy Shogun Powder, a twist on the Peruvian pisco sour made with matcha.
1514 N. Seventh Ave.
602-675-4244,
highballphx.com
