Anna O'Brien's ★ 4.0
$ala-moana{'monday': '18:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '18:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '18:00-02:00', 'thursday': '18:00-02:00', 'friday': '18:00-02:00', 'saturday': '18:00-02:00', 'sunday': '18:00-02:00'}
Anna O'Brien's on South Beretania near UH Manoa in Honolulu has booked punk, rock, metal and reggae shows since 1969 in the upstairs club room with a downstairs pub of darts and pool.
Tip: Shows most weekends and weeknights. Comedy University on Wednesdays. Mug Club membership is a deal for regulars.
House Without a Key Sunset Hula ★ 4.6
$$$waikiki{'monday': '07:00-22:00', 'tuesday': '07:00-22:00', 'wednesday': '07:00-22:00', 'thursday': '07:00-22:00', 'friday': '07:00-22:00', 'saturday': '07:00-22:00', 'sunday': '07:00-22:00'}
House Without a Key at the Halekulani in Waikiki Honolulu features live Hawaiian music and hula under a 130-year-old kiawe tree from 17:30 every evening, the city's most romantic sunset show.
Tip: Hula and live music 17:30 to 20:30 nightly. Bar tables walk-in; the Diamond Head side fills up first.
Lewers Lounge ★ 4.6
$$$waikiki{'monday': '20:00-22:30', 'tuesday': '20:30-00:00', 'wednesday': '20:30-00:00', 'thursday': '20:30-00:00', 'friday': '20:30-00:00', 'saturday': '20:30-00:00', 'sunday': '20:00-22:30'}
Lewers Lounge at the Halekulani in Waikiki Honolulu features nightly light jazz performances seven nights a week, the intimate cocktail lounge of Hawaiian jazz with Chet Baker and Ella Fitzgerald-themed drinks.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday 20:30 to midnight, Sunday and Monday 20:00 to 22:30. Smart casual dress.
Mai Tai Bar Royal Hawaiian Live Music ★ 4.3
$$waikiki{'monday': '11:00-23:00', 'tuesday': '11:00-23:00', 'wednesday': '11:00-23:00', 'thursday': '11:00-23:00', 'friday': '11:00-23:00', 'saturday': '11:00-23:00', 'sunday': '11:00-23:00'}
The Mai Tai Bar at the Royal Hawaiian in Waikiki Honolulu runs live music 18:00 to 22:00 nightly under the beachfront tent, mixing Hawaiian acoustic sets with the canonical Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai.
Tip: Live music 18:00 to 22:00 daily. Oceanfront tables turn at 19:00; arrive early for the sunset table.
Sky Waikiki Raw and Bar ★ 4.3
$$$waikiki{'monday': '16:00-22:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-22:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-22:00', 'thursday': '16:00-23:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '16:00-02:00', 'sunday': '16:00-22:00'}
Sky Waikiki Raw and Bar on top of the Waikiki Business Plaza in Honolulu is 19 stories above Kalakaua with a wraparound deck over Diamond Head, the Pacific and the city lights.
Tip: Happy hour 16:00 to 18:00 daily. Birria tacos as the late-night menu after 21:30 nightly.
Hideout by the Laylow ★ 4.3
$$$waikiki{'monday': '11:00-22:00', 'tuesday': '11:00-22:00', 'wednesday': '11:00-22:00', 'thursday': '11:00-22:00', 'friday': '11:00-22:00', 'saturday': '11:00-22:00', 'sunday': '11:00-22:00'}
Hideout by the Laylow in Waikiki Honolulu is the open-air poolside rooftop bar at the Laylow Autograph Collection, with craft cocktails and Modern Hapa Hawaiian small plates nightly.
Tip: Daily 11:00 to 22:00. Live music many evenings; the back lanai has the Diamond Head view.