Featuring brand new experiences and returning favorites, these holiday pop-up bars around the Phoenix metro area are lighting up the Valley in full holiday cheer with festive drinks, decor and menus curated specially for the season.
50 Shades of Christmas
Hosted by Old Town Scottsdale’s new premier party bar 50 Shades of Rosé, the 50 Shades of Christmas pop-up experience features cinnamon toast shots, a Christmas cookie martini, gingerbread man cocktails and more. Guests will also enjoy a DJ and photo ops inside the festive atmosphere decked out in holiday decor.
Details: 7419 E. Indian Plaza, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. 50shadesofroseaz.com.
Blue Blitzen
Kimpton Hotel Palomar Phoenix’s annual holiday pop-up bar at Blue Hound Kitchen and Cocktails returns for its fifth year with festive cocktails, decor and private rentable snow globes where friends and families can cozy up to enjoy drinks, shareable bites, board games and more.
Details: 2 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, AZ 85004. bluehoundkitchen.com
Feliz Navidad Cantina
Santa Claus ornaments among hanging glassware and other holiday decor have once again transformed Salt & Lime Modern Mexican Grill into Feliz Navidad Cantina for the holidays. Guests will enjoy a festive menu of delicious Christmas dishes and martinis as well as weekly appearances from Santa Claus and the Grinch. Feliz Navidad Cantina is also collecting new, unwrapped toys for its holiday toy drive.
Details: 9397 E. Shea Blvd. Ste. 115, Scottsdale, AZ 85260. saltandlimeaz.com
Miracle at Floor 13
Located at the top of Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Downtown, Miracle at Floor 13 is a unique holiday party complete with kitschy holiday decor, Santa figurines, professionally-developed cocktails and spectacular views of downtown Phoenix. The rooftop pop-up bar offers a 90-minute food and drink Christmas experience with reservations available until January 7, 2023.
Details: 15 E. Monroe St., Phoenix, AZ 85004. floor13rooftopbar.com
Sippin’ Santa at Bitter & Twisted
Bitter & Twisted’s tiki-inspired holiday pop-up, Sippin’ Santa, returns to the cocktail parlour with lots of rum, lights, snowflakes, holiday palm trees and more. Enjoy the hot Undertow Toddy or Rudolph’s Rum Rhapsody served in Santa tiki glasses.
Details: 1 W. Jefferson St., Phoenix, AZ 85003. bitterandtwistedaz.com
Tempe Bar Blitzen
The Coop at Culinary Dropout’s Tempe location is decked out in over-the-top holiday decor for the restaurant’s first holiday pop-up experience. Bar Blitzen is serving a festive menu of cocktails and holiday drinks with “Santa Snacks” to pair, including the Jr. & Mrs. Mint cocktail made of vanilla-infused belvedere vodka, white chocolate, cream and peppermint schnapps, plus Nog on The Rooftop that features holiday spiced Proper 12, whole egg, cream, nutmeg and cinnamon.
Details: 149 S. Farmer Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281. culinarydropout.com
The Tipsy Grinch
Making its debut at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch this season, The Tipsy Grinch pop-up bar serves holiday-inspired craft cocktails, like Bad Santa and Drink Up Grinches, in fun glassware along with a menu of house-made pretzels and churros throughout December. A portion of the proceeds from the Grinch-themed pop-up experience benefits The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy.
Details: 7500 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258. 480-444-1234, hyatt.com.
