Phoenix Nightlife Stacks in Scottsdale and Old Town

Phoenix's real nightlife is in Old Town Scottsdale — the grid of clubs and bars between Indian School and Camelback. Maya Dayclub (day-into-night pool club), El Hefe, Bottled Blonde stack the club scene; The Mint and Whiskey Row run the big rooms.

Downtown Phoenix (Roosevelt Row, Grand Avenue) has the arts-district bar density — Valley Bar, Crescent Ballroom, Bikini Lounge. Tempe (Mill Avenue) has the ASU college-bar scene.

Arizona 2 AM last call. Summer nights the pool-club scene shifts entirely — rooftop and dayclub formats dominate April through October, and the bar crawl is between air-conditioned rooms.