Cocktail barHotel cocktail bar$$$
House Without a Key at the Halekulani in Waikiki Honolulu pours sunset cocktails under a 130-year-old kiawe tree with Hawaiian entertainment.
Signature drink: Mai Tai
Food: Hawaiian small plates
Tip: Sunset hula starts 17:30. Bar tables walk-in only; the Kawehewehe blue curacao cocktail is the new house move.
Cocktail barJazz cocktail lounge$$$
Lewers Lounge at the Halekulani in Waikiki Honolulu is the seven-nights-a-week jazz cocktail bar where Hawaiian-grown ingredients meet Chet Baker and Ella.
Signature drink: Smoke Rings (Sam Cooke)
Food: Lewers burger, poke chips
Tip: Live light jazz Tuesday to Saturday 20:30 to midnight; Sunday and Monday 20:00-22:30. Smart casual.
Cocktail barTiki bar$$$
La Mariana Sailing Club on Sand Island in Honolulu is the city's last original tiki bar, opened in 1957 with carved tikis from the Sheraton Kon Tiki Room.
Signature drink: Mai Tai
Food: Surf-and-turf, pupus
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday 11:00-20:00. Tucked behind warehouses on Sand Island; bring a sweater for the lagoon breeze.
Cocktail barCafe and cocktail bar$$$
The Manifest in Chinatown Honolulu is the dual cafe-and-cocktail bar with the state's largest whiskey selection, serving Waialua-grown coffee by day and live.
Signature drink: Hawaii's largest whiskey selection
Food: Toast bar, sandwiches
Tip: Tuesday 10:00-22:00, Wednesday and Thursday to midnight, Friday and Saturday to 02:00. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Cocktail barTiki bar$$$
Skull and Crown Trading Co. in Chinatown Honolulu is the modern tiki bar on Hotel Street, with fresh-juice cocktails and a deeper-than-typical rum list.
Signature drink: Modern tiki cocktails
Food: Polynesian small plates
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday 17:00-23:00. Closed Sunday and Monday; book ahead on Resy for weekends.
Cocktail barBeach bar$$$
The Mai Tai Bar at the Royal Hawaiian in Waikiki Honolulu pours the canonical Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai daily, the drink first served on hotel grounds in 1953.
Signature drink: Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai
Food: Bar bites, poke
Tip: Daily 11:00-23:00, live music 18:00-22:00. The Ali'i Mai Tai is the upgrade; oceanfront tables turn at 19:00.