21+ · Phoenix
Know where to go in Phoenix.
The local's guide to stoner life in Phoenix and the Valley. Where to sesh, where to eat late, and what to do when the sun finally goes down.
First time here?Stoner Phoenix is a local's guide to living well as a stoner in Phoenix and the rest of the Valley: where to get a Sonoran dog when the munchies hit, which theaters are worth the drive, what to see once the sun finally goes down, and how the law actually works.
Short version: Arizona is fully legal for adults 21 and up, visitors included. You can reup with your favorite flower or concentrate pretty much anywhere in the Valley. The catch is where you smoke it. The full story lives on where to smoke in Phoenix, and the plain-English rules are on first time in Phoenix.
After that it's all about the city. Start with a neighborhood, find something to see or watch, and finish with something good to eat.
Neighborhoods
Eight neighborhoods, eight different vibes. Pick one and go.
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Downtown Phoenix
Ballgames, basement shows, wood-fired pizza and a light rail that gets you home. Here's how to do downtown right.
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Roosevelt Row
Phoenix's arts district is best on foot, after dark, with a taco in your hand. Here's the local's version.
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Grand Avenue
A diagonal street of old auto shops turned galleries, a tiki dive from 1947 and some of the best Mexican food in the city. Bring cash.
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Melrose
One bendy mile of 7th Avenue with vintage shops, drag bars and a fry bread spot older than most of its customers. Go hungry.
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Arcadia
Big lots, old citrus trees and Camelback looming over every backyard. Arcadia is where you go for a long brunch, a sunset walk on the canal and a very good patio.
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Old Town Scottsdale
Half Western movie set, half bachelorette party. Old Town is better than its reputation if you know which blocks to hit and when to bail.
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Tempe
A college town with a real downtown, a lake in the desert and more patios per block than anywhere in the Valley. Just know where the campus starts.
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Mesa
Mesa got a lot cooler while nobody was looking. Main Street is all taprooms and sandwich shops now, and the Asian District on Dobson is the best munchie run in the East Valley.
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Eat. Watch. See.
Everything that hits different after a sesh.
Eat
- El Caprichoso Hot DogsWest Phoenix
- Nogales Hot DogsCentral Phoenix
- The Original Carolina's Mexican FoodSouth of downtown
Watch
- Harkins Camelview at Fashion SquareScottsdale Fashion Square
- Harkins Ciné Capri at Scottsdale 101North Scottsdale
- Harkins Arizona Mills 18 with IMAXTempe
See
- Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)North Phoenix
- Taliesin WestNorth Scottsdale
- CosantiParadise Valley