Whether you’re looking to recharge your battery during the workweek grind, planning an off-site business confab, or meeting a blind date, happy hours are the perfect combination of fun and value. And you won’t find a tastier mix of happy hour deals than right here in Downtown Phoenix. Bookmark this list to help plan your next happy hour gathering:
1130 the Restaurant at Arizona Center
$3.95 house wine, $4.95 signature mojitos, ½-priced domestic drafts, $3 off specialty drinks, and 7 appetizers under $6, and all available Monday-Friday 4-7 p.m., plus Wine Down Wednesdays (1/2-priced bottles of wine) and Ladies Night Thursday ($5 flavored martinis and specialty drinks).
The Arrogant Butcher at CityScape
Head over to “The Butch” for well drinks, wine specials, and select cocktails for $4, draft beers starting at $2, plus appetizers priced from $4-$8, available Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m.
Brick Pizzeria & Wine Bar at Arizona Center
Home to some of the best pizzas and appetizers (try the bruschetta or hummus) in all of Downtown, every day at Brick before 6:30 p.m. you can take advantage of $3 drafts and $5 wines.
Pitchers not named Kennedy or Hudson are hard to find in Downtown Phoenix but Café Roma pours $4 baby pitchers and $2 pints, plus bakes up $7.50 two-topping pizzas Monday-Saturday 3-6 p.m.
Not only can you head to C&W for $3 drafts, wine, and well drinks, plus $4 select appetizers Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m., but also take advantage of awesome daily specials like Burger Mondays ($6 burger and fries) and Friday Fish Fry ($10 Fish N’ Chips all day).
Sixty-four beers. On tap. Get $1 beer shots, $3 local brews and $4 crafts Monday-Friday 4-7 p.m.
District American Kitchen & Wine Bar
The uber-classy bar and restaurant inside the Sheraton Downtown serves up $5 sangria and $3 select drafts Monday-Saturday 3-7 p.m.
Friday’s Front Row at Chase Field
Pregame or non-game dates, get $3 select drafts, $4 drinks specials, plus ½-priced select appetizers Monday-Friday 4-7 p.m.
The Hotel San Carlos is the place to sip $2 domestic drafts, $3 import drafts and wells, $5 mixers, and munch on ½-priced appetizers Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m.
$5 martinis all day, every day. ‘Nuff said.
Catch all the games, races and fights and enjoy $2 domestic drafts, $3 wells and house wines Monday-Friday 2-6 p.m., plus stop in Wednesdays for $10.99 all-you-can-eat wings.
Kincaid’s at Collier CenterBig eats and drinks can be had on the cheap at Kincaid’s, which offers $4 specialty drinks, house chardonnay, cabernet or any draft beer, plus ½-off all appetizers every day 4-8 p.m.
Lucky Strike Lanes at CityScape
Get your bowl on while partaking in $domestic drafts, $3 well drinks, $4 house wines, and ½-off select menu items daily 4-7 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close.
Matador Mexican Restaurant
Matador wins over a crowd with its complimentary appetizers and $3.50 margaritas Monday-Friday 4- 7 p.m.
Thunder Dan offers ½-off wells, drafts, wines, and rocks margaritas, plus ½-off select appetizers.
Superior burritos are made even better by $2.50 fresh lime margaritas and 20 oz. domestic drafts, $2.95 Mexican drafts, and $2.50 select appetizers.
My Big Fat Greek Restaurant at Arizona Center
Opa! $3 drinks and $4 menu specials Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m. and all day Sunday. If you don’t order some flaming cheese you’re only cheating yourself.
The Hyatt’s swanky sports bar serves up $3.50 drafts, $4 well drinks, $5 canvas wines, and ½-price appetizers Monday-Friday 3:30-6 p.m.
Did you know Oakville boasts a window-walled wine bar? Well they do, serving 29 wines and 3 draft beers on the cheap daily 3-7 p.m.
The new kids on the dining block don’t disappoint with their happy hours selections, which include $5 margaritas, $3 drafts, $4 house reds and 1/2-priced flatbreads every day 3-6 p.m.
In the bar or on the patio overlooking the grotto, enjoy $3 house wines, select cocktails and drafts, and Coyote and Grand Canyon margaritas, plus appetizers priced from $3.50-$4.50.
Seamus McCaffrey’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
A Downtown institution, Seamus serves house wines, drafts and appetizers starting at $3 Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m.
Where a cold beer never looked so good, get $3 well drinks, $5 Red Bull & Vodka, $3 domestic 14 oz. drafts, $5 Jack Daniels, and $5 select appetizers Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m.
Urban Wine Bar at Phoenix Public Market
Buy local! Take $1 off glasses of Arizona-made wine Tuesday-Friday 5-7 p.m.
District American Kitchen & Wine Bar
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If you didn’t get enough to eat over the Thanksgiving holiday, Downtown Phoenix has a way you can fill your stomach without emptying your wallet.
The Urban Wine Walk is a FREE event that encourages adventurous participants to try new or familiar restaurants located along the METRO light rail in Downtown Phoenix, the Camelback Corridor and Tempe. Each restaurant will offer three wine samples and a snack all at can’t-beat-it pricing reserved exclusively for Urban Wine Walkers.
To take part in the Urban Wine Walk, simply 
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grotto at 5 p.m. and will feature live music, audience entertainment with magicians and caracaturists, plus yummy appetizers from many of Arizona Center’s great restaurants like 
1130 received an impressive five (5!!) Phoenix New Times “Best Of” nominations in the categories of Best Steakhouse, Best Brunch, Best Place for a First Date, Best Specialty Drink (Mojito) and Best Hamburger.
So this Father’s Day, show the old man how much he means to you by taking him out for a good time in Downtown Phoenix. Since men like very few things in this world outside of food and sports let’s stick to those key areas for the purposes of this particular exercise.
Downtown Dine Around Saturday Dec. 3
Monday, November 28th, 2011Bring your appetite and sense of adventure to Downtown Phoenix this Saturday, Dec. 3, for the Second Annual Downtown Dine Around, a celebration of food and drink in our urban core.
The Dine Around lineup features 1130 The Restaurant, District American Kitchen & Wine Bar, Ghost Lounge, Phoenix Public Market, Province, Sam’s Cafe, Seamus McCaffrey’s, Sing High, Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, newly reopened Tom’s Tavern & 1929 Grill, and Z Pizza.
In addition to the deliciously diverse food items, each participating restaurant is featuring thoughtful drink specials, including margaritas, mojitos, micro brews, and Arizona -made wines.
The Downtown Dine Around is FREE to attend but we do ask, in the spirit of the season, that you make a donation to the St. Mary’s Food Bank. There will be donation bins available at all 11 restaurants.
You can RSVP** and get additional event details, including a map and complete list of food and drink items being offered, at the Dine Around home page.
See you Saturday!
**We ask that you please RSVP so the restaurants can make informed staffing decisions.
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