Scottsdale bars and lounges for a nicer night out: rooftops, hotel lounges, steakhouse bars and cocktail rooms.
These are our picks, not a ranking of every bar in town. For the full Old Town lineup, see the Old Town bars page.
Updated October 21, 2026 · 15 places · ratings from Google
Open on the Scottsdale Mall since 1988, this Old Town martini bar keeps rotating its art, much like the museums nearby. The menu says to order dessert first, so start with the strawberry shortcake before the peppercorn-crusted Au Poivre Deux burger. Tables take groups of up to eight, and last call for food and drinks is midnight.
This 1920s-style speakeasy sits beneath The Americano on North Scottsdale Road, with just 52 seats and live jazz. Signature cocktails include Call the Paparazzi with cold brew and the Flapper Fizz, and martinis can come with a caviar bump. Reservations are highly recommended for the 120-minute experience.
Near the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, this North Scottsdale steakhouse serves USDA Prime steaks, a 35-day dry-aged Kansas City strip and Miyazaki A5 wagyu. The sushi list was developed by Chef Angel Carbajal of Nick-San Cabo San Lucas, and local musicians play every evening. Seating is indoors only, with complimentary valet and an upscale dress code.
Seven floors up at the Canopy by Hilton Scottsdale Old Town, this rooftop lounge takes in 180-degree views of Old Town and Camelback Mountain. It's a cantina-style bar beside the rooftop pool, with fire pits, lounge seating and desert-inspired murals. Locally inspired cocktails and local craft beer go with Southwestern small plates, and a DJ spins on Saturday nights.
Inside The Scott Resort & Spa, this restaurant channels 1930s Havana with Cubanos, tostones and a gaucho steak with masa potato cakes. Wednesdays bring dominoes and chess, and Friday nights screen classic films at dusk with Mexican street popcorn. Brunch runs daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., with live music on the patio on Sundays.
Tower Hour runs 4 to 6 p.m. daily in the bar and lounge at this wood-fired steakhouse on Camelback Road, and the seafood tower arrives hot from the hearth, not on ice. Sunday brunch pours bottomless mimosas and martini trees for six to 12. The hidden Green Room, a private space, has its own bar. Dress code: elegant and chic.
Live DJs, craft cocktails and VIP tables with bottle service run from sunset until 2 a.m. on weekends at this lounge inside W Scottsdale. It occupies a corner of the WET Deck, the hotel's rooftop pool, with shaded outdoor seating. By day the deck hosts pool parties with cabanas and daybeds, open to non-hotel guests. The food menu is limited.
This speakeasy sits next to Crust Simply Italian in McCormick Ranch, done in Art Deco with goose-patterned wallpaper and candlelit tables. Cocktails like the Take a Gander, with Japanese whisky and plum sake, share the list with spirit flights and a caviar-and-vodka pairing. Tangerine spiced olives, calamari and pizza come from the Crust kitchen.
A decorated bookshelf off the Social Boardroom at The Scottsdale Resort & Spa doubles as the door to this Prohibition-style hideaway. Inside, maroon tones and amber candles frame cocktails like the Devil's Gambit, garnished with dragon fruit. It opens Monday through Saturday from 5 p.m. to midnight, with food until 10 and reservations through OpenTable.
A bookshelf door in this Main Street cocktail lounge opens to the Secret Room, a private space for up to 15. Brick walls and gold accents frame drinks like the Banana For Scale and the barrel-aged Silver Fox. The kitchen serves until 1:30 a.m., and happy hour runs weekdays from 4 to 7 p.m.
Live music plays select Friday and Saturday nights at this Hotel Valley Ho restaurant, and happy hour runs Monday through Thursday from 4 to 6. Cocktails include a nitro espresso martini and a Jalisco old fashioned, plus the Vintage '56 for the hotel's 70th anniversary. The dining room is mid-century modern, Executive Chef Russell LaCasce writes the menu, and brunch runs daily.
Mediterranean plates and a long cocktail list fill this Scottsdale Waterfront spot, where a sprawling patio sits under big shade trees. The kitchen turns out braised short rib and lamb meatballs with tzatziki, while the marketplace sells pastries and gelato all day. Happy hour is weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. in the bar and lounges.
Lisa Vanderpump's restaurant sits on the seventh floor of Caesars Republic Scottsdale, in the former Seven space, with views of Camelback Mountain. The global menu includes herb and Gruyère pull-apart bread, fried goat cheese balls with hot honey and lobster ceviche crisps, and there's live entertainment. It opened in December 2025.
Espresso martinis come in flights of three, the draft list runs to spritzes and slushies, and cocktails can be ordered as punch bowls. A DJ plays Thursdays from 6 to 8. Nick Mathers' Wish You Were Here Group is behind this coastal southern Italian restaurant at Scottsdale Fashion Square, inspired by Pantelleria and the Aeolian Islands. Wood-fired pizzas and house-made pastas anchor the menu.
This Old Town steakhouse moved into the former RA Sushi space, pairing USDA prime and dry-aged cuts with live DJs and a wrap-around bar. Starters include A5 wagyu potstickers and tuna tartare, and The Cloud dessert gets its cotton candy lit tableside. The main floor seats 184 for dinner or holds 250 for cocktails.