Tap & Bottle is a beer lover’s paradise. The intimate tap room at this beloved Tucson bar is home to one of the city’s best-curated selections of craft brews. Tap & Bottle celebrates home-grown Southern Arizona beer, as well as many of the best regional and international brews currently being made. The brewpub atmosphere is lively and friendly, making this Read more...

Sidecar is a hip, neighborhood cocktail bar located in midtown Tucson. The emphasis is on Prohibition-era cocktails like its namesake, as well as unique concoctions like the Oaxaca Dry Sour, a smoky cocktail made with small-batch gin, mezcal, absinthe, dry vermouth, habanero shrub, and house salted lime cordial. There is also a good selection of craft brews and wines. The Read more...

Located in a lovingly restored 1920s-era building in downtown Tucson, Penca Restaurante has become a destination for local gourmands looking for upscale riffs on the cooking of central Mexico. The seasonally-inspired menu features fine renditions of traditional dishes like chile en nogada (roasted chile poblano stuffed with traditional pork, fruits and nuts, finished with a sherry walnut sauce) and mole Read more...

Movies and beer? Yes, please. Tucson’s beloved Casa Video, a Tucson institution for film buffs looking for hard-to-find cult and international movie rentals. The independent film rental and sales shop is now also home to one of midtown’s favorite beer destinations. The bar features 20 draft taps and more than 300 craft beer bottle. You can also bring a growler Read more...

Good Oak Bar is an Arizona craft beer and wine bar that celebrates the state’s finest locally made beers and wines. Located in downtown Tucson in the historic Rialto Building, just across the street from Hotel Congress, Good Oak Bar is adjacent to Diablo Burger Kitchen. This is a great place to sample the best brews made in Arizona, including Read more...

“Stay independent and drink local” is the tagline at Independent Distillery, a newer but already well-respected, small-scale distiller in Tucson. Independent Distillery produces its own gin, vodka and other locally made spirits, made with craft and care. But it’s also a great downtown bar, situated in a historic red brick building that’s full of character, including exposed beams, concrete floors, Read more...

A lot of folks will tell you that this bar used to be a fallout shelter, but the truth is it was actually built as a bar back in 1961. The round, windowless structure is packed to the rafters with 60s era kitsch, from JFK memorabilia to black velvet paintings and groovy lamps. The retro vibe is augmented with a Read more...

A bar in the basement of a former funeral home? Makes sense to us. Tough Luck Club is a stylish basement bar in downtown Tucson, tucked beneath Reilly Craft Pizza & Drink. Comfy leather booths line the stone walls, and there are numerous stools in front of the long, wooden bar. The bar has quickly gained a following for its Read more...

OBON might be better known as a downtown Tucson sushi and ramen bar. But it also happens to be one of the most inventive cocktail bars around town. The bar’s David Bowie-inspired “Space Oddity” cocktail went viral not too long ago, a beautifully-rendered drink featuring squid ink and edible pearl dust. If that’s not your thing, the house cocktail menu Read more...

When it comes to dance music clubs in the Denver area, Beta is the destination for DJs and ravers to hit. It has been called the best club in the country by DJ Mag, as well as by many who have attended. Their selection of DJs is top-notch, with everyone from Eric Prydz and Mat Zo to Claude von Stroke Read more...