Hey party people, looking for the best place to knock back a few adult beverages and cut loose on the dance floor? Lucky for you Phoenix has got one of the hottest nightlife scenes so you’ll never have to experience a boring weekend again! Here are AZFoothills.com readers top picks for nightlife and cocktails in the Valley.
These are the winners of Best of Our Valley 2014. The winner each category this year will be featured in the March 2014 issue, a tell-all guide to the best people and places in the Valley of the Sun, as chosen by its residents. The winners with the most total votes will be featured on the cover, but you will have to wait until March to find out who they are!
As a special thanks to the winners and those who helped them attain their “Best Of” status, a celebratory bash will be held in spring 2014. Stay tuned for details on the fabulous fete!
All those who won this year can download their 2014 Winners logos here.
THE WINNERS LIST: NIGHTLIFE & COCKTAILS
Best Arizona Brewery – Papago Brewing
Best Arizona Winery – Page Spring Cellars
Best Bar to Feed Your Inner Child – Lucky Strike
Best Bartender (Female) – Cassie Stenholt, Maya Day + Nightclub
Best Bartender (Male) – Matt Rasner, Maya Day + Nightclub
Best Black Out Drink – Hefe’s Blackout Marg, El Hefe
Best Bloody Mary – II Terrazzo
Best Blues/ Jazz Bar – The Rhythm Room
Best Cocktails – The House Brasserie
Best Comedy Club – Tempe Improv
Best Cougar Bar – The Mint
Best Country Music Bar – Dierks Bently’s Whiskey Row
Best Craft Beer Bar – Taste of Tops
Best Dance Floor – Smashboxx
Best Dance Music Scene – Smashboxx
Best Day Drinking Spot – El Hefe
Best Dive Bar – Patty’s (Old Town Scottsdale)
Best Gay Bar – Kobalt
Best Happy Hour – The House at Secret Garden
Best Hipster Bar – The Handlebar (Tempe)
Best Karaoke Night – Bridgett’s Last Laugh
Best Late Night Munchies – AZ88
Best Local DJ – DJ Elite
Best Lounge – Living Room at W Scottsdale
Best Margarita – SOL Cocina
Best Nightlife Photographer – Elite Photo Phx
Best Party Bar – American Junkie
Best Place to Discover New Music – Crescent Ballroom
Best Place to Spend a 21st Birthday – Smashboxx
Best Places to Buy Booze – Papago Brewery (to go beer selection)
Best Pool Party – The Hotel Valley Ho
Best Pub – British Open Pub
Best Saloon – Dirty Dogg Saloon
Best Trivia Night – Skyptical Chemist
Best Wine Bar – The House at Secret Garden
