Cocktail barBeach bar$$$
Duke's Waikiki on Kalakaua in Honolulu has been the Outrigger Waikiki beach bar since 1994, named for Duke Kahanamoku with the Hula Pie ice cream finish.
Signature drink: Hula Pie
Food: Local plates, fish
Tip: Daily 07:00-24:00. Live music 16:00-18:00 and 21:30 to midnight; Barefoot Bar walk-in only.
Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$
Bar Leather Apron in Downtown Honolulu is Justin and Tom Park's intimate cocktail bar on the TOPA Financial Center mezzanine, the 2023 James Beard winner.
Signature drink: Old fashioned
Food: Small plates
Tip: Reservations highly recommended; walk-ins welcomed by availability. Open Wednesday to Saturday 17:00 to midnight.
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.