Bar entertainment in Honolulu & Waikiki
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Hideaway
You don't really know a city until you've visited a few dive bars and The Hideaway is Honolulu's most beloved drinking hole. It is also oddly close to Waikiki but only shows up in a very few drunken vacation snapshots. The crowd is mainly a steady supply of regulars who feel at home with cheap beer and an eclectic jukebox.
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Smith's Union Bar
You have to be a dive-bar aficionado to appreciate Smith's Union, which first opened in 1935 when this section of Chinatown was a red-light district and playground for merchant seamen. For the wage-slave hipsters, it is a front-loading hangout before hitting the district's most recent incarnation: a trendy club zone.
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Side Street Inn
High hopes might be dashed upon arrival at this back-alley bar and restaurant, but the industrial location is part of the charm. Basically a sports bar for a local crowd, Side Street has muscled its way on to night-hoppers agenda with its pan-fried pork chops, mellow atmosphere and late-night following.
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Opium Den & Champagne Bar
This bar at the Indigo restaurant is best known for its small army of martinis. Try the amazing lemon-drop martini if you dare. Being on the edge of Chinatown and near the Hawaii Theatre, it attracts both theatergoers and a downtown after-work crowd for well-priced drink specials.
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Hanks Cafe Honolulu
You can't get more low-key than at this neighborhood bar on the edge of Chinatown. Owner Hank Taufaasau is a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to the barfly business: the walls are decorated with Polynesian-themed art, live music rolls in nightly and regulars have made it home.
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Kapahulu Kafe
Why rot your guts with the fermented juices when you can chill-out with Hawaii's homegrown stimulant, kava? Between the University and Waikiki, this kava bar is a mellow introduction to the herbal drink, plus an arty venue for a weekly calendar of local acoustic acts.
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Varsity
Even though Magoo's has changed its name, University of Hawai'i students still hang out at this open-air sidewalk bar, with plenty of cheap microbrews from Hawaii and the US mainland on tap (and cheap Pabst Blue Ribbon!). Thursday nights are really buzzing.
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Tiki's Grill & Bar
At the top end of the ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Hotel, Tiki's Bar & Grill is a good place to enjoy a drink and pupu (snack), or catch live music in the afternoon and see out the day in style as the sun sets over nearby Waikiki Beach.
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Zanzabar Nightclub
The kind of club that advertises on the radio, Zanzabar is flashy and slightly cheesy but strobe-light's good time nonetheless. Theme nights and karaoke fill the weekly schedule. Weekdays are 18 plus, weekends 21 plus.
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