The 20 Best Places to Drink and Do in Honolulu
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The best places to drink and do in Honolulu, according to the experts: Forbes Travel Guide, Vogue, and James Beard Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. SpaHalekulani comes out on top.
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Bar Leather Apron and Naupaka Spa & Wellness Centre at Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina hold the next two places. The Infatuation shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Waikiki has been pulling people in since Hawaiian royalty claimed it as a retreat, and SpaHalekulani is where you go when the tourist squall gets to be too much. The spa holds a Forbes Four Star and a spot on Vogue's 100 Best Spas in the World list, and it carries both without making a fuss about it. Treatments lean into Pacific traditions, and the whole operation is quiet in a way that Waikiki, bless its heart, generally is not.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Vogue Vogue: 100 Best Spas in the World
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Rank 2. Bar Leather Apron
Cocktail Bar
Polished wood, tattooed bartenders, and leather aprons as far as the eye can see. Bar Leather Apron is a serious cocktail bar tucked into Fort Street Mall, and it won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar in 2023, which is the kind of thing that makes sense once you sit down. The menu leans on local, seasonal ingredients, so the drinks read like a farmers market with a liquor license. Go slow; this isn't a round-of-shots situation.
The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Winner · Outstanding Bar
- The 50 The 50: #81 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Winner · Outstanding Bar
- The 50 #81 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- The Infatuation The Best Bars In Honolulu
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
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The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service · Dave Newman
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service · Dave Newman
- The Infatuation The Best Bars In Honolulu
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West
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- World's 50 Beaches World's 50 Beaches: #39 · North America's 50 Best Beaches
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The awards
- World's 50 Beaches World's 50 Beaches: #35 · North America's 50 Best Beaches
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Rank 8. 8 Fat Fat 8 Bar & Grille
Chinese
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
- Eater Eater: The 38 Essential Honolulu Restaurants
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: 2025 · Budget Brunch Buffet · Best of Honolulu
- The Infatuation The Best Bars In Honolulu
- Honolulu Magazine 2025 · Budget Brunch Buffet · Best of Honolulu
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
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- Sunset Sunset: Happening Hawaiian · Where to Eat and Drink
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: Crispy Spanish Octopus · The Best Things We Ate in Hawai‘i
- Sunset Happening Hawaiian · Where to Eat and Drink
- The Infatuation The Best Bars In Honolulu
- Honolulu Magazine Crispy Spanish Octopus · The Best Things We Ate in Hawai‘i
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The bar stools here are swings, which tells you everything about the mood. Heyday is a neighborhood restaurant and bar tucked into the courtyard of a midcentury hotel in Waikiki, leaning hard into the retro-tropical bit with mai tai variations and boozy slushies alongside cheesy toast and a fried mahi sandwich that reads as a Filet-o-Fish with ambitions. After dark, the Green Lady Cocktail Room in room eight opens as a dark lounge spilling into a palm-fringed courtyard.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
- Eater Eater: The 20 Best Restaurants in Waikīkī, Hawaiʻi
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Honolulu