Field guide · Phoenix
Cool-down crawl — books and ice cream
Short · 1–3 hrs
In town
~120 min
✓ Curated
Two air-conditioned rooms and a scoop, for when it is 112 out.
The honest Phoenix summer afternoon: you want to leave the house but not the air conditioning. Changing Hands is a proper independent bookstore with a bar attached, so you can browse for an hour without anyone rushing you. Then a short hop to Sweet Republic, whose base is made in-house and shows it.
The stops
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Changing Hands Bookstore (Phoenix)
300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013
First Draft Book Bar is inside — coffee before 4pm, wine after.
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Sweet Republic Ice Cream
6054 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Salted butter caramel is the one; the seasonal board is worth reading.
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