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10Best searched far and wide before ranking these bars as the best in Tucson. How'd they earn their way on the list? Beer selection, specialty cocktails, cool aesthetics, great jukeboxes, hip crowds – we consider it all before deciding which ones belong on a list of Tucson's Best Bars.
Category: Bars - Tucson Nightlife
Address: 326 N 4th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705
You're probably wondering where the name comes from. Well, if you run the phrase "buy sandwiches" together, it might sound a bit like "Bison Witches." OK, maybe that's not so creative, but the food at this neighborhood college hangout is. They serve sandwiches, soups, salads and beer – but what a selection. Soups and salads are served in big bread...
Category: Bars - Tucson Nightlife
Address: 3306 N 1st Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
You can't miss this place from the street – there's a giant Chianti bottle out front, left over from the building's former life as an Italian restaurant. And when you mosey up to the bar at Boondocks, your attention will no doubt be drawn to the buckets, seemingly hundreds of them, each with a character all its own, as individual as its owner. At...
Category: Bars - Tucson Nightlife
Address: 874 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719
An English-style pub may seem a tad out of place in the middle of the desert, but the Frog and Firkin definitely fills a niche. Live music is the draw three or four nights a week, but there's also a great jukebox with a wide variety of tunes; pool and darts occupy folks at other times. Food could be called upscale pub grub – inventive salads,...
Category: Bars - Tucson Nightlife
Address: 100 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701
A funky little Tucson institution! Combination diner and bar, the place is a regular haunt for everyone from college students to senators, so you never know who you might run into. Part of the appeal is the food. You can order up a bowl a Cap'n Crunch, a burger, or even smoked salmon pasta with shallot-dill sauce. And whenever people talk about...
Category: Bars - Tucson Nightlife
Address: 3850 E 44th St, Ste 138, Tucson, AZ 85713
Nimbus makes absolutely fabulous ales. In fact, it's the most productive brewery in the state, and has earned a multitude of loyal fans who crowd the taproom virtually every night of the week. As for food, it's mostly traditional pub grub, albeit very good pub grub – fried bits and pieces with dipping sauces, burgers, and the like. And if you've...
Category: Bars - Tucson Nightlife
Address: 247 N 4th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705
The Irish-themed O'Malleys occupies a former warehouse, and has taken full advantage of the building's soaring ceilings and wood beams, creating separate spaces for various activities. Live music is on tap in one space, including a traditional Irish session every second and fourth Thursday. Big screen TVs dominate another area, drawing in a crowd...
Category: Bars - Tucson Nightlife
Address: 1062 S Wilmot Rd, Tucson, AZ 85711
Can you guess what kind of place this is? Yep, you got it – it's a pool hall. But it's a bit more upscale than you may have experienced before, and actually welcomes families. There's a lot to do here: eleven full size pool tables, two billiards tables and a snooker table, pinball machines, a golf arcade game, and a checkers table, plus an array...
Category: Bars - Tucson Nightlife
Address: 401 E 9th St, Tucson, AZ 85705
For 30 years, the Shanty has maintained its reputation as an excellent place to meet for a drink or to mix and mingle. The spacious patio and relaxed vibe are inviting on warm nights. Though the bar is near the University of Arizona, a diverse crowd comes here for the laid-back ambiance and the excellent selection of beers, drinks and tasty food.
Category: Bars - Tucson Nightlife
Address: 4155 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712
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 continual showing of 60s B movies...
Category: Bars - Tucson Nightlife
Address: 2617 N 1st Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
Occasionally you find a restroom with walls that are just begging to be written on, usually in a high school or a bar. The World Famous Golden Nugget is one of the latter. In this case, the scrawls of former and current patrons run the gamut from platitudes and words of wisdom to social and political commentary, and warnings about which people not...
