Restaurant in Scottsdale, United States
Pizza-first pub with a serious beer list.
Craft 64 is a wood-fired pizza pub on East Main Street in Old Town Scottsdale, using Italian Mugnaini ovens and local organic ingredients alongside 36 local craft beers on tap. It is the clearest pizza-plus-craft-beer answer in its Scottsdale category, easy to book, and suited to both a quick lunch and a casual evening out.
Yes, particularly if you want wood-fired pizza alongside a serious craft beer selection in a setting that works equally well for a casual lunch or a relaxed evening out. Craft 64 on East Main Street in Old Town Scottsdale uses Italian Mugnaini wood-fired ovens and local organic ingredients, and backs that up with 36 local craft beers on tap plus wines and cocktails. For pizza-focused dining in Scottsdale, it is the clearest answer in its category.
The physical setup reads as a pub first, pizzeria second — which matters when you are deciding between lunch and dinner here. During the day, the space feels open and low-pressure: good light, a layout that accommodates both bar seating and table dining, and a pace that suits a 60-minute midday stop. If you have been once, try the bar at lunch. You get the full pizza and tap list without the evening crowd, and the wood-fired oven output is consistent regardless of the time of day.
Dinner shifts the energy. The tap list of 36 local craft beers becomes the social anchor, and the room fills accordingly. For a group of two or three coming for the first time, lunch is the lower-friction introduction. For a group that wants the pub atmosphere with beer as the centrepiece, dinner is the right call. Neither experience is a compromise — they are genuinely different visits.
The core value proposition at Craft 64 does not change between meal periods , the pizza and the beer list are the same , but the context around them does. Lunch here competes directly with fast-casual and counter-service pizza options in Old Town, and it wins on quality: Mugnaini ovens and organic sourcing put the product in a different tier. Dinner competes with the broader Old Town casual-dining set, and the 36-tap beer program is the differentiator that most comparable pizza spots in Scottsdale cannot match.
If you are returning after a first visit, the dinner format with the full beer list is the more complete version of what Craft 64 is built to be. If you are on a shorter schedule or want a quieter room, lunch gives you the same kitchen output with less noise and faster turnover at the bar.
Booking at Craft 64 is easy , walk-ins are generally viable, especially at lunch and on weekday evenings. Weekend dinner in Old Town Scottsdale gets busier, so a same-day or next-day reservation is the smarter move if your group has a fixed time. The bar typically has more immediate availability than the main floor on a Friday or Saturday night.
| Venue | Format | Booking Difficulty | Leading For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craft 64 | Wood-fired pizza pub | Easy | Pizza + craft beer, casual groups |
| Citizen Public House | American gastropub | Moderate | Craft cocktails, shareable plates |
| Culinary Dropout | Casual American | Easy–Moderate | Larger groups, pub food |
| Blanco Cocina + Cantina | Mexican | Easy | Margaritas, tacos, patio dining |
Book Craft 64 if wood-fired pizza made with local organic ingredients is your priority and you want a genuine craft beer program alongside it , not a token tap list. It is a practical choice for couples, small groups, and solo bar diners who want quality without the formality or price point of Old Town's higher-end rooms. If you are after a special-occasion dinner or a full steakhouse experience, look elsewhere in Scottsdale. If you want well-made pizza and 36 local beers on tap in a pub that does not feel like a chain, this is the right address.
For a broader look at where Craft 64 sits in the Scottsdale dining picture, see our full Scottsdale restaurants guide. If you are planning a full trip, our Scottsdale hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide cover the rest of the city. For dining in the same casual-quality tier elsewhere in the country, Smyth in Chicago and Lazy Bear in San Francisco show what the leading of the craft-forward casual category looks like, while Emeril's in New Orleans anchors the mid-to-upper casual American benchmark. Closer to Craft 64's own neighbourhood, Cafe Monarch and Atlas Bistro represent Scottsdale's step-up fine-dining options if your group wants something more formal after a Craft 64 lunch.
Booking difficulty is low here. For weekday lunches or dinners, same-day reservations or walk-ins are usually fine. On Friday and Saturday evenings in Old Town Scottsdale, a reservation made a day or two ahead gives you table-of-choice rather than scrambling for bar space. The bar itself tends to have quicker availability than the floor on busy nights.
Yes, and it is worth doing. The bar gives you direct access to all 36 local craft beers on tap alongside the full pizza menu, and it is the fastest way to get seated on a busy evening. For solo diners or pairs who want to move through lunch quickly, bar seating at Craft 64 is the practical default.
The format is wood-fired pizza pub , expect a casual Old Town Scottsdale atmosphere, not a white-tablecloth room. The kitchen uses Italian Mugnaini ovens and local organic ingredients, which puts the pizza quality above most casual competitors in the area. The 36-tap craft beer list is the other reason to be here; if beer is not part of your order, you are leaving half the value on the table. Prices are in the accessible casual range for Scottsdale. Start with whatever is on tap locally and a pizza built around the seasonal organic toppings.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Craft 64 | — | |
| Atlas Bistro | — | |
| Mastro’s Steak House | — | |
| Ocean 44 | — | |
| J&G Steakhouse | — | |
| Franco’s Restaurant | — |
How Craft 64 stacks up against the competition.
For lunch or weekday dinners, walk-ins are generally fine. Weekend evenings in Old Town Scottsdale are a different story — the area draws significant foot traffic and Craft 64's combination of wood-fired pizza and 36 taps on draft makes it a reliable group choice, so tables fill. Book a day or two ahead for Friday and Saturday dinner to avoid a wait.
Yes, and for solo diners or pairs the bar is often the better seat — you get direct access to the 36-tap craft beer list and the full pizza menu without needing a table reservation. It works especially well at lunch when the pub atmosphere is more relaxed than the evening crowd.
The format is pub-first, pizzeria second: the Mugnaini wood-fired ovens produce hand-crafted pizzas made with local organic ingredients, but the 36 local craft beers on tap are equally central to what this place does. Come expecting a casual, counter-friendly experience rather than a sit-down dinner restaurant — and if you are a beer drinker, use the tap list to anchor your order before you pick your pizza.
Craft 64 is primarily known for its core concept and execution in Scottsdale.
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