Plaza Liquors & Fine Wines

Man.…this place is awesome! For a while, I was going to Total Wine to buy all my stuff, but then I was introduced to Plaza. I really like their selection of beer and whiskey. They do have other spirits and wine among other local things, but I haven’t spent much time going through that part of their stock. One of my favorite beers is kept here regularly: Anderson Valley Bourbon Barrel Stout. If they don’t have something on their shelves they will do what they can to try and bring it in and even take down your name and phone number to give you a ring when they get it in (if they can get it, that is).

Great selection within a wide range of prices. We always find crowd pleasing wines from reading the recommendations around the shop. Love this place! Wine Wednesday is always my favorite day of the week!

Very helpful, great local beers, lots of singles. Was visit and employees helped with a great resturant recommendation. Try iron Johns beers, local brewery well stocked. worth driving a bit father.

Fantastic selection. I typically come and build my own 6 pack… all single bottles are individually priced, so its very straightforward. They also offer all of the best from AZ, from Del Bac whiskey to local wines which can’t be found at the big box stores. They offer tastings occasionally too!

Been coming here since I was old enough to drink for any of my household liquor/​beer purchases (they do have wine too, and a lot of it!).
This is THE place to come to find that hard-​to-​find drink you love so much or if you want to find something new.
Service is super helpful and friendly.

Excellent local craft beer, wine, and liquor shop. Very friendly and attentive service always. Great selection of alcohol — whatever your preference may be. Casual, laid back, and tons of options. Very affordable. I highly recommend!

Without question, the BEST beer store in Tucson. Don’t know where to start? Ask any member of the staff who are always friendly and knowledgeable.

This place is a true hidden gem. I have driven past here 239 872 349 723 times and never thought to stop in. A couple of weeks ago my fiancé and I were getting pizza to go at Pionic and we thought we needed some wine or beer to go with. I remembered noticing this place and we ran across the street to grab a quick something. After 30 minutes of exploring, we were on our way with a couple bottles of wine and some cans of beer we wanted to try.
The shop is small, but very well-​organized and clean. They have a truly excellent selection of wine, beer, and liquor to choose from. You can build your own 6-​packs of beer, and everything that I looked at closely (bourbon, wine) was very reasonably priced. I daresay the selection goes far beyond what Total Wine offers as far as interesting and unique. I have been here twice now (I have to refrain from buying every bottle of wine to try!) and both times the staff was super friendly and helpful. This is my new go-​to booze spot. So glad I stopped in!

Amazing beer, liquor and wine selection. Locally owned. Knowledgeable salespeople. Probably just a touch more expensive than Total Wine or BevMo but you get Mark’s newsletter, so c’mon people, go to Plaza unless you’re buying five bottles of Laphroaig or something.

I was on a trip to Tucson and was pleased to find this liquor store. It was easy to miss and from the outside appeared to be tiny. After walking in, it was clear the store is plenty big, and they have everything. The staff was super friendly and the store was well-​stocked. They even had things on the shelf that I have a hard time finding in Las Vegas!
If I lived in Tucson, I’m confident this would be the place I go to by my fire water, beer, etc.

What can I say about Plaza Liquors? Well, for one, their employees KNOW their stuff. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Found what you want but it’s too expensive and you want something comparable but not as much? Want to find some obscure beer? What to find a wine that pairs well with your Halibut AND your steak? Want to just tell them what flavors you’re in the mood for and have them pick something out for you? No problem. They’ve gotcha covered.
Their employees are always, and I mean always, kind, helpful, inventive (they have given me ideas for some fun drinks), unique, fun people. I have never been in here and felt unwanted or rushed. They take their time with me when I have questions, and are always ready to give suggestions for what I’m doing.
And apparently, now they have tastings! I don’t know for how long they’ve been doing this, or what the deal is, but I was here recently on a Sunday, and they were doing a beer tasting! Wuuut?! Who knew? I sure didn’t! But I’m glad I do now!
Three of us went in, and did a «build your own six pack». Each of us picked two beers or ciders, and sampled them that night. Plaza has some weird craft beers in their selection, and every so often it’s fun just to go in and do this. Try things, find what we like, what we don’t like… it makes for a really fun evening!
So, in conclusion, Plaza is pretty much the best liquor store in Tucson… Nay! The world!

This gets 4 stars and not 5 simply because of the prices. I know it is a local and family owned business, so it is almost impossible to compete price wise with the big box stores. Nonetheless, I continue to shop here for my at home bar. The selection is incredible (they must be really good at Tetris because I have no idea how all of that fits in a tiny location) and they have everything you could ever think of. I’ve gotten some great recommendations from the staff here and really enjoy stopping by. What a fantastic business.

Lucky me! I managed to get here for their Thirsty Thursday special — everything 10% off in the store. I was flabbergasted at the amount of beer and wine in this store, it was amazing! Visiting from MI, I was looking for some craft beers from nearby or regional. I managed to fill up a 6-​pack for only $ 16, great deal! (one bottle was $ 7 alone). Highly recommend if you’re in the market for craft beer or wine. The (I assume) owner and beer manager were super nice, too!

The service was more than I was expecting, which is why they get four stars from me. The person helping us was new so they got someone to help us who knew exactly where everything was, the differences between many bourbons we were looking at, and didn’t rush us to make a selection. He seemed as though he could have spent the whole evening talking about liquor, and really, why not. The only caveat I can think of is that some items are priced very high in comparison to another large liquor retailer in town, however, I don’t mind supporting a local business. I mention this in case you are really on a budget, to compare prices for high dollar items.
The selection of their craft beer is amazing, they also offer tastings at certain times during the week. We are more of a bourbon family, and they had a really decent selection. If you are like me, you might get lost wandering the aisles looking at everything. So don’t be afraid to ask questions! They are very friendly.

Plaza Liquors is a beloved Tucson booze store with soul. And tons of tequila.
This local joint features a dizzying array of rums, vodkas, scotch, tequilas, ales, bourbons, champagnes, ports, mini shooters, schnapps, IPAs, gluten-free’s, and many many more random drink stuffs that I can’t think of right now.
The build-​your-​own six pack is always super fun for discovering a new brew, or stocking up on the time-​honored stand-by’s. They also have a great selection of Belgian beers, including one of my personal favorites, Delirium Tremens. (The kind in the ceramic bottle with a pink elephant on the label).
The selection is only half of the equation that makes Plaza Liquors so great. The other half is definitely the friendly and knowledgeable customer service from staff. What a great bunch of people! And they always make you feel welcome and appreciated.
I know people talk about how great BevMo is, but to me, they just can’t hold a candle to the local charms of great service and staff at Plaza Liquors.
Another score for local Tucson businesses! Yeah!

Love this place! They have a great selection of… everything. The beer can be purchased from the shelf or from the cooler. They sell singer beers to build your own 6-​pack or you can buy a pack of your favorite.
The wine selection is almost overwhelming… luckily, they’re willing to give suggestions… and they’re actually good! Last time I was in, they helped my find a red blend for $ 9.75 that was made by a family in honor of their grandfather. Cool story. Great wine.
Doesn’t look like much from the outside — but it’s worth it!

Hubby and I would come here for our go-​to «wow the socks off our special people» liquor selection for the years we lived in Tucson from 1999 – 2004 with nary a disappointment. Turns out that 10+ years later, Plaza Liquors (at the same location as always) does not cease to disappoint when we stopped by again during our first return visit in 10 years! Hubs wanted a really awesome bottle of tequila for his standing guys night at a fair price. Apparently for the price, guys and hubby were extremely oh so happy with the quality (they always sip their tequila, aficionados as they are.)
So Plaza remains our perennial fav, just can we transport them to Seattle???

This is the best liquor store in southern Arizona. Incredibly friendly and knowledgable staff, they’re great at recommendations and helping find old favorites.
From the second you walk in its a journey. The outside is very unassuming (like an old urban record store) so the wooden shelves and man in a suit behind the register were a complete surprise! A great selection of hard to find beers, wines, and spirits. You can even mix and math your own 6 pack!
Their stock changes pretty regularly so it’s always an adventure seeing what they’ve got. Why bother with bigger stores when this place has more heart and more hops.

I probably just come in at all the wrong times and that’s why I never can find any beer worth buying. Or I’m just too cheap, since I’m not willing to pay several dollars more for a sixer or bomber here.
Or it could be that, when coming from the craft-​beer-​distribution-​deprived New Mexico, I come into a well-​reputed liquor store thinking I’m going to hit the jackpot and walk out with a big haul and yet, I somehow leave here empty-​handed.
Here’s why:
— There are lots of beers in here (yes, I only care about the beer) collecting dust on shelves. They’re undesirable to locals and sit there for ages and oxidize and lose flavors or morph into messes and unsuspecting buyers pick them up and get a deteriorated product. That pisses me off that a quality liquor store would do something like that. I expect such from Total Wine and BevMO, but not a local store looking to survive off of little things like customer service.
— The selection here has always been awfully weak for me. Again, I want beers that Arizona gets that New Mexico doesn’t, and yet there’s really very little here to get excited about. I’ll let the dollars talk here, as in, when I came in here, I found nothing worth buying and spent $ 0. The next day I went to Tap & Bottle and spent $ 50+. One place had rarity, hard-​to-​get, and highly-​rated beers and the other had shelf turds and the same selection a Trader Joe’s might have. Oh, and one is a lot more expensive and doesn’t allow you to drink a beer right on the premises. You figure out which one.
I willingly give away money for beer all the time. To a fault. To the point of jeopardizing my daughter’s future. But Plaza has shown me the path to saving money and it involves their beer selection and prices.

I LOVE THIS PLACE. It makes me cry in bliss like that darn cute emoji on iPhones.
Beer vixens unite! The staff is so knowledgeable about beer and liquor in general but also have tried many of the products first hand. They’ve never failed me on a recommendation based on my palate. This is my version of being a kid lost in a candy store. I wish they had a newsletter for new beers that have come in. I’d be all over that, voraciously reading and coming in on a weekly basis.