Platform 18 at Century Grand
Cocktail bar · Camelback East
3626 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018
Highlights
Immersive bar in a 1927 train car with progressive cocktails
Immersive bar in a 1927 train car with progressive cocktails
"Hidden within the plain façade of a strip mall, this high-end concept bar includes a faux train station, from which guests board and disembark a replica of a 1927 Pullman train car with a luxe Art Deco interior. The experience is akin to a Disney ride with craft cocktails, down to the sensation of the car rumbling as it seems to pull away on the tracks, and the scenery that rolls by the digital screen “windows.” Most recently, a montage showing glittering footage of Prohibition-era New York City created the view. Drinks subtly reference the era too, like Two Gun Girl, named for a speakeasy hostess and proprietor, made with tequila, grapefruit and tart sea buckthorn. While the bar opened in 2019, it has refreshed every year or so with a new “destination” and a fresh slate of drinks." - Kara Newman
"Don’t be surprised to see clientele dressed in period costumes—think flappers and Scarface Capone-style mobsters—at Platform 18, a bar fashioned like a 1927 Pullman train car." - ByLanee Lee
"To cap off your night, take a “ride” on Century Grand Platform 18." - ByChris Malloy
"This bar is in a long room designed to resemble a luxury railroad cabin from a century ago. Thanks to strategically spaced TVs playing synchronized footage of a passing snowy landscape, you might feel like you’re in motion, actually winding through the Rocky Mountains. The cocktails made on the “train” are among the most progressive and celebrated in Arizona. Tailored to adventurous drinkers with lofty cocktail standards, Century Grand uses all kinds of outlandish ingredients in cocktails, like smoked tea and kefir. One cocktail that conjures flavors of a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich comes with a sleeve of Campari cotton candy. Sip thoughtful punch or dig into boozy ice cream. Bartenders use a wide range of spirits, liqueurs, and fortified wines. Flavors are carefully considered and often balanced on a tightrope." - Chris Malloy
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Henry Suzuki
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