The Best Second Date Ideas in Phoenix

Head to Wrigley Mansion for dinner with a view, set in a 1930s hilltop estate overlooking Phoenix. Start with wine and a few small plates at Jamie’s Wine Bar, or settle in for dinner at Geordie’s.

Thursday nights bring live jazz, and reservations can be made through the website.

Stop by The Wright Bar at the Arizona Biltmore for a Tequila Sunrise, which the hotel credits as the birthplace of the cocktail. The bar is open daily from 4pm to midnight, with food served until 9pm.

Dine on a slowly rotating floor 24 stories up at The Compass, the revolving restaurant at the top of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Phoenix. The windows give you 360-degree views of downtown.

Dinner is served Wednesday through Sunday from 5pm to 9:15pm, and the restaurant is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Join the Sunsets & Sips evening at Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's desert campus in Scottsdale. A ticket covers one beverage of your choosing and entry to select spaces, and the city spreads out below.

Float over the Arizona landscape together on a shared balloon ride with Hot Air Expeditions, which checks in at Deer Valley Airport in north Phoenix.

Morning rides run daily year-round, and afternoon rides run November 1 to March 15. Book online or call 800-831-7610.

Wander the instrument galleries at the Musical Instrument Museum in north Phoenix, where thousands of instruments are on display. Most visits last about three hours.

Cafe Allegro serves lunch on site daily from 11am to 3pm. The museum is open daily from 9am to 5pm and is busiest from 11am to 2pm, with quieter weekday afternoons. Parking is free.

Ride a Pullman-style train car through Platform 18, a 90-minute cocktail experience with a themed menu at The Century Grand in Arcadia.

UnderTow and Sunny's Lounge share the building if you want to keep the night going. The venue is open Tuesday through Thursday from 4pm to midnight and Friday through Sunday from 2:30pm to midnight, and closed Mondays. Walk-ins are welcome, but booking ahead is suggested when it gets busy.

Make dinner the start of the night at Wren & Wolf in downtown Phoenix, where cocktails and a chef-driven menu come together in one space. With two major venues nearby, it is an easy stop before or after a show.

The menu changes often, with dishes like oxtail pappardelle and cast-iron half chicken. Dinner is served Sunday through Thursday from 4pm to 9pm and Friday and Saturday from 4pm to midnight. Parking is validated for three hours in the Renaissance Square Garage.

Choose from about 65 mezcals at Ghost Donkey, a mezcal and tequila bar that also keeps a list of 25-plus tequilas. Expect neon lighting, loud music, and strong drinks.

Share the nachos, which come in wild mushroom, truffle, mole chicken, and chorizo versions. Guacamole and chips, queso fundido, baja tacos, and churros round it out.

Laugh together at a stand-up show at Stand Up Live, which has a dinner menu and bar on site.

Each guest has a 2-drink minimum in the showroom. Buy tickets ahead, since most shows sell out. Saturday shows are 21+ unless stated otherwise. Validated parking is free for the first 3 hours in the garage under the club.