Gentle Ben’s is a Tucson landmark restaurant, brewpub, and nightclub, on this block since 1971 and brewing award-winning beers since 1991, located steps from the University of Arizona campus on University Blvd. The original house was located under what is now the lobby of the Marriott Hotel; the building itself was built in 1908 as a private residence for the Hamilton family, later serving as the university president’s house, a boarding house, and home to several fraternities over the years. By day it’s a casual dining restaurant with covered patio and side patio (added more recently, popular for watching Arizona Wildcats games); by night it transforms into a leading nightclub for late-night hours, hosting monthly DJ events, line-dancing nights, and themed weekly specials, plus VIP bottle service.
Official hours (per gentlebens.com): Monday 11am-11pm, Tuesday 11am-12am, Wednesday 11am-11pm, Thursday 11am-12am, Friday 11am-2am, Saturday 9am-1am, Sunday 9am-11pm; hours subject to change on game days and winter/summer break; Happy Hour 2-5pm Monday-Friday; weekly specials include $2 Tuesdays (9pm, $5 cover), $10 Pitcher Night Thursdays, Deck Day Saturdays ($4 beer/$5 tacos), Girls Night Out Saturdays (9pm, all-female DJs/bartenders); nightclub/DJ events are 21+ (per Relentless Beats event listings); dress code is casual (per Discotech guest list FAQ); guest list typically closes 8pm same-day; VIP bottle service bookable directly online at bottleservice.gentlebens.com
Free parking validation at the nearby Tyndall Garage, Monday-Friday after 5pm and all day Saturday/Sunday
