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 November 9, 2026 · 15 places · ratings from Google
Martinis are the draw at the sleek white bar here, from French martinis to the Pornstar Martini. Electro-house playlists keep the room moving, and the terrace offers fresh desert air between rounds. It has been pouring for almost 40 years, opens daily at 11 a.m. and calls last orders at midnight.
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Behind the black-marble bar, the list runs from Nick's Rule with rye and banana to Hero's Dose with nopal cactus and guava. Local musicians sing jazzy takes on modern songs from a stage under a gold ceiling. Doors open at 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday and stay open until 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
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The lounge opens at 4 p.m. daily, an hour before dinner service, and pours signature cocktails alongside the USDA Prime steaks. Live music runs from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. This location doesn't offer a happy hour.
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Saturday nights at this seventh-floor rooftop lounge bring DJs from 7 to 10 p.m., with sets that mix Top 40, Latin, house and hip-hop. The bar pours craft cocktails, craft beer and wine, plus non-alcoholic options. It stays open until 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and it's 21 and over after 9 p.m.
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The lounge here is open from 7 a.m. to midnight daily, mixing cocktails like the French Quarter with rye, cognac and crème de banane. DJs spin vinyl Friday and Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. A monthly Rum Society brings tastings led by a brand specialist, and Spellbinder Hazy IPA is on draft.
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Sunday's cocktail list runs from a Grey Goose espresso martini to Don't be a Prick, with Código Blanco, Italicus and cactus berry. Veuve Clicquot and Cloudy Bay sauvignon blanc pour by the glass, and the bottle list includes Dom Perignon 2015. The bar and lounge gets going at 4 p.m. daily, and Friday and Saturday dinner runs until 10.
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Cocktails come with sweeping pool views at this second-floor bar inside the W, which goes 21 and over on weekends. Arizona Foothills named it Best Rooftop in its Best of Our Valley awards. It stays open until midnight Sunday through Thursday and until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Classic cocktails anchor the list at this McCormick Ranch speakeasy, from a Vesper martini to a Clover Club and Vieux Carré. House creations include The Down Comforter, with smoked Wagon bourbon and pistachio orgeat, and OnlyFeathers, a twist on the Pornstar Martini with Prosecco. Whiskey flights are poured too, and hours run until 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, midnight Friday and Saturday.
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Cocktails here are built on premium spirits and house infusions, running from smoky bourbon drinks to citrus-forward riffs on classics. In a 2024 PHOENIX magazine interview, mixologist Daniel Chavez steered first-timers to The Madam's Whisper, with smoky whiskey, cinnamon and citrus. Velvet drapes and soft jazz set the mood, and fine wines and craft spirits fill out the list.
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This Old Town cocktail lounge pours until 2 a.m. daily, with a run of espresso martinis that includes one made with peanut butter tequila. The top-shelf Flexin' list features Clase Azul Ultra Añejo and Hennessy Paradis, and the Champagne list includes Dom Pérignon. DJs play Thursday through Sunday from 8 p.m. to close, and it's 21 and over after 8.
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The cocktail list runs from a barrel-aged old fashioned with Maker's Mark to the Burro en Fuego with Amaras mezcal and ginger beer. For a splurge, Louis XIII cognac comes with white-glove tableside service. Veuve Clicquot and Perrier-Jouët pour by the glass, and non-alcoholic wines and mocktails like Prickly Business round out the list.
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Many wines pour by the glass, the terzo or the bottle, from a Scarpetta barbera to a Prost riesling from the Mosel. Cocktails include an olive oil-washed Antipasto Martini and La Turista, with seven-year rum, mezcal and pink guava. The Infamous Espressotini can also be ordered as a tree, and AZFamily calls the bar scene bustling.
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The cocktail list gives martinis their own section, from the Pump & Bump caviar martini to the Pumptini, a Vanderpump classic. Signature margaritas also come in a shaker for four, and the wine list pours Vanderpump's own rosé. The prestige Champagne list includes a 2013 Dom Pérignon, and Church Music Hazy IPA from Tempe is on tap.
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The namesake cocktail lets you pick vodka, tequila, mezcal, gin or rum to mix with passion fruit and Calabrian chili. Spirit-forward picks include a cherry wood smoked old fashioned made with the restaurant's private-barrel Angel's Envy bourbon. Wren House's Spellbinder hazy IPA is on the beer list, and doors stay open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
A wrap-around bar trimmed with oversized shark teeth anchors the room, pouring cocktails like the Spiced Watermelon with Patrón Silver, St-Germain and jalapeño. The Guava Berry Kiss mixes Still G.I.N. with strawberry and guava, and the bar also pours wine and premium spirits. Late-night happy hour runs from 9 p.m. to close Sunday through Thursday, and doors stay open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.