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their 30s to 50s.
15440 Greenway-Hayden Loop.
&
480/603-0370.
www.barcelonadining.com.
Cover free to $15 (for men only).
Myst
Always packed to the walls with the Valley's beautiful people, Myst is one of the
top spots in Scottsdale to see and be seen. The atmosphere is lavishly ostentatious, with
various themed rooms. The club is usually open Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
7340
E. Shoeman Lane, Scottsdale.
&
480/970-5000.
www.mystaz.com. Cover $7-$30.
Pepin
Friday and Saturday starting at 10pm and Sunday beginning at 9pm, a DJ plays
Latin dance music at this small Spanish restaurant located on the Scottsdale Mall. Friday
and Saturday evenings, there are also live flamenco performances.
7363 Scottsdale Mall,
Scottsdale.
&
480/990-9026.
www.pepinrestaurant.com. Cover $10.
Rock, Jazz & Blues
Char's Has the Blues
You wouldn't think to look at this little cottage, but it really
does have those mean-and-dirty, low-down blues. All of the best blues brothers and sis-
ters from around the city and around the country make the scene here.
4631 N. Seventh
Ave., 4 blocks south of Camelback Rd.
&
602/230-0205.
www.charshastheblues.com. Cover free
to $10.
Geordie's at the Wrigley Mansion
Open only on Friday and Saturday nights, this
lounge is inside the historic Wrigley Mansion, which was built between 1929 and 1931
by chewing-gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr. The sprawling mansion is located on a
hilltop adjacent to the Arizona Biltmore resort.
2501 E. Telawa Trail.
&
602/955-4079.
www.
wrigleymansionclub.com.
The Rhythm Room
This blues club, long the Valley's most popular, books quite a
few national acts as well as the best of the local scene, and has a dance floor if you want
to move to the beat.
1019 E. Indian School Rd.
&
602/265-4842.
www.rhythmroom.com. Cover
free to $33.
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THE BAR, LOUNGE & PUB SCENE
AZ88
Located across the park from the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, this sophisti-
cated bar/restaurant has a hip, contemporary ambience that's just right for a martini or a
basket of waffle fries before or after a performance. There's also a great patio area.
7353
Scottsdale Mall, Scottsdale.
&
480/994-5576.
www.az88.com.
Bar Bianco
Located downtown on Heritage Square, this little wine bar is in a
restored historic home and is affiliated with Pizzeria Bianco (p. 431), the tiny and ever-
popular designer-pizza place next door. This is a very romantic spot for a drink.
609 E.
Adams St.
&
602/528-3699.
www.pizzeriabianco.com.
Four Peaks Brewing Company
Consistently voted the best brewpub in Phoenix,
this Tempe establishment, housed in a former creamery, brews good beers and serves
decent pub grub. It's a favorite of ASU students. You'll find this pub south of East Uni-
versity Drive, between South Rural Road and South McClintock Drive. There's a second
brewpub in north Scottsdale at the corner of Hayden Road and Frank Lloyd Wright
Boulevard (
&
480/991-1795
).
1340 E. Eighth St., Tempe.
&
480/303-9967.
www.fourpeaks.
com.
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Lobby Bar
The open-air lounge just below the
main lobby of this posh Scottsdale resort sets a romantic stage for nightly live music
(often flamenco or Caribbean steel drum music). Wood fires burn in patio fire pits, and
