Maya Day & Night reopens nightlife space in Scottsdale

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🍹 Maya Day & Night, Riot Hospitality’s indoor-outdoor venue offering Las Vegas-style pool parties in Old Town Scottsdale, has reopened its newly remodeled nightlife portion.

The club near the southwest corner of Camelback and Saddlebag Trail had only been hosting pool parties for the past few years.

The European-inspired remodel of the 15,000-square-foot building includes a 100-foot sculpted wooden goddess (pictured) rising behind the main bar. In the front lounge, a sculptural tree has LED-adorned branches.

The new nightly cocktail menu differs from the daytime version. You can check it out here.

Open 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Thursday-Friday and 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday-Sunday..

A smashburger-infused cocktail?

🍔 Barter & Shake’s Sunny’s Lounge in Phoenix has launched a new cocktail menu. One of the highlights: the Malevolent James, a smashburger-infused old fashioned.

It was created in partnership with Bad Jimmy’s, the acclaimed burger eatery in Phoenix and Scottsdale.

The drink ($15) is made with Jim Beam bourbon, Corazon añejo tequila, celery bitters, brioche, and a dill pickle chip. It’s accompanied by a boozy mini malt

See the entire cocktail menu here.

Pizza muffin & beer pairing

🍕 Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta in Chandler will hold its annual summer pizza muffin and beer pairing at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 31.

The dinner will feature four special flavors of pizza muffins – Floridino’s signature menu item – with four beers from Huss Brewing.

Cost is $75 per person. Due to the huge popularity of the event, tickets will be distributed via a drawing on June 26. You can enter the drawing here.

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1930s mobster-themed bar & grill

🚧 A new concept that describes itself as ‘‘AZ’s first 1930s mobster themed bar and grill’’ is coming to north Phoenix. MXSW Insiders can read more here.