Oahu Drinking and Nightlife archive
My friend, uber nightlife diva Miss CW, is throwing a bashorama in honor of her budding affiliation with MyOpenBar.com. THAT'S TOMORROW NIGHT, FOLKS, SATURDAY. She runs the Honolulu flavor of this growing Website. So CW and MOB are throwing down…
The gradual appearance of nifty new nightlife spots worth of the NYLON orbit continues apace in Honolulu. Latest entry is the Ichiriki Loft, an offshoot of the fun Japanese restaurant of same name (loft is upstairs). Valet parking is…
I've blogged about La Mariana before and noted that it was up for sale. A week or so ago the owner, Annette Nahinu, passed away before she could pass the property on. It's now owned by the La Mariana…
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (props to local barfly Jason Gengabus) has the 411 on what local mixologists are tossing into the blender this hot summer in paradise. Hint -- lots of retro drinks with Cuban origins. Go figure, like rum in the…
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As the readers of this blog know, I've always been a big fan of Waikiki. I've become an even bigger fan since its resurgence. The place was tired but now it looks a lot less so. Which is why I…
So my friend, fellow blogger, and Hawaiirama poster Super CW has asked me a coupla times to do a post on her new venture. I did not want to put it up before because I wanted to make sure…
Not too sure what people are talking about when they say there's no nightlife in Honolulu. Considering the source, there's obviously a discrepancy. The island is buzzing! Art! Culture! Food! New places! New things! Seriously. This place rules. Here's a…
I've blogged about the new bar at the Sheraton Waikiki, Rum Fire. It's a very literal place. You drunk rum. You sit next to fire pits. Got it? Very sleek, very chic. But don't take my word for it. The…
LAT visits Chinatown and declares it now hip. A decent read with decent coverage. They missed, however, the newer restaurants and many of the good hangouts. No reference to Mei Sum for Dim Sum or Hank's for piano bar's or…
Hi, Christa reporting again with some highlights from my last weekly photo update on supercw.com: More discovering, this time at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. The new Doraku Sushi and their beautiful authentic Japanese tea houses…
Sellout. That's all I got to say about Jimmy Buffett's announced plans to open a $15 million restaurant in the Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel in Waikiki. The hotel is fine. Waikiki is actually great - I love it and spend…
Continuing our quest to turn the Honolulu Academy of Arts into the hippest monthly nightspot east of Bishop Street, E+O Trading Co. in Ward Center is ARTafterDARK's new food-and-drink partner for 2008. The first event of the year is coming…
Hello again. Christa here reporting on some highlights from Honolulu's Nightlife Diaries. Another long photo update brings you shots from the First Friday Art Walk in Chinatown vs. Chinese New Year celebrations:…
Hello hello. Christa from SuperCW reporting from the world of nightlife diaries. I'm going to be doing some nightlife posting on Hawaiirama. Here's a few photos highlights. Last week I checked back in on the new Rum Fire bar at…
So after Christa put a nice post on Hawaiirama seconding my call on RumFire, the new bar at the Sheraton Waikiki, I pinged her and asked where she was posting. Silly me. I had not realized she was one…
You knew that rum was the next boutique vodka, right? I'd been waiting for a bar like this to hit Hawaii for some time. I learned to love sipping rums (akin to single malts) on a trip to Venezuela 20…
The kids over at Honolulu Magazine have put together their second annual Best Bar's issue. I diverge with some of their opinions -- i'd rather have a pineapple crown jammed up my behind than endure the "fun" scene at Senor…
Honolulu Advertiser reported a week or so ago about a mysterious spate of date rate incidents at a still unnamed Waikiki bar (cops say they can't say location b/c of ongoing investigation -- this sounds nutty to me and others).…
We've seen Kanoe dance numerous times. It's well worth the expensive (and potent and delicious) Mai Tai's. The sunset can't be beat. The classic trio totally swings hapa haole standards, like Sinatra gone tropo. Ah, Waikiki the way its…
While it's not as bright or as big as the massive light displays in other major metros, the Honolulu version is quite respectable. We make a pilgrimage down each year with the little ones in tow. I'll be posting…
I wangled an invite to the the INNAUGURAL TRAVEL + LEISURE'S BEVERAGE ARTS CHALLENGE 2007 this Friday at the posh Halekulani. This the culmination of a massive cocktail combination pitting 250 mixologists against each other in a quest to come…
The folks over at the Weekly brought out there second annual Bar Guide with a tongue-in-cheek take on all sorts of local libational information. Includes bouncer profiles, a nice rundown of off-the-beaten-path happy hours, and a paid-for directory. All in…
I blogged it two days ago. Here's the pic. Image via Halekulani Corp.…
The lovable low-brow comedy star was spotted in June cutting the rug at an afterhours club event in the Hanohano Room at the Sheraton Waikiki. Apparently, Wilson showed up for the extremely popular and still red hot after two years…
Most foodies around the country know that Alan Wong's has some of the best fusion food on the planet. But few recognize that Wong's cocktails are also some of the most interesting around. Here's a nice recipe for an original,…
Well, of course it was. I've blogged about the refined pleasures of the Lewers Lounge on several occasions and in more than one blog. I'm glad to see the folks at Esquire agree with me. Of course, there are a…
You can quaff cold glasses of this riff on a traditional Mai Tai at the "Mai Tai" Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki, which has, arguably, one of the better Mai Tais on Earth. INGREDIENTS: * 1 oz.…
The Honolulu Advertiser takes a walk through of the newly redone 39Hotel, one of the coolest clubs in Honolulu and a key player in the hopping downtown / Chinatown bar scene. A gallery by day, 39Hotel morphs into an airy…
Getting this drink of the week thing going again, this week I have a excellent, refreshing recipe from the good folks at Honolulu branch of Morton's The Steakhouse. The drink is one of a slew of new signature mixed cocktails…
I started doing this a while back with the blog and it kinda fizzled but am starting again, inspired in part by the success of my friend Jonas over at Drink of the Week. So, once a week on…
I remember when Formaggio opened on Oahu a number of years years ago. The decor was a bit odd. The location strange -- in a downmarket strip mall. But thanks to the inspired wine selections of local vino maestro Lyle…
Continuing with our semi-regular series of highly speculative entries on what would Barack Obama be doing in Hawaii, we'll take a trip into his past. The new Obama is a relatively straight shooter whose only vices are smoking (not in…
One of our favorite haunts has always been the House Without a Key, the patio bar at the Halekulani where the lovely Kanoe Miller has swayed her hips for thousands of appreciative Mai TaI-quaffing visitors. One of my biggest gripes…
Ravenchase? What's that? I stumbled upon this New Year's Eve scavenger hunt slated to go off in Honolulu and it sounded intriguing and definitely not the average fare. "Come join us for the First Annual Quest for Father Time in…
In 1989, Roy Yamaguchi opened his flagship eatery in Hawaii Kai, then a solidly middle-class newish neighborhood in East Honolulu. Roy was from California and so was his restaurant. It had a big display kitchen with flashy flames and pots…
Where to watch the pyrotechnics and croon "Auld Lang Syne" in paradise? The fireworks displays in Hawaii aren't as impressive as those found in bigger metropolises. But the setting tends to make up for that, thank you very much. Here…
A word to the wise. This bar bills itself as a concert venue. Don’t be fooled. The concert part is an afterthought due to the confines of the space and the crazy crowd factor. The Pipe is long and very…
So I managed sufficient escape velocity to make it down to Du Vin for a few glasses of fine grapes this past weekend. I do like the restaurant a lot, if for no other reason than its ambience is wonderful.…
My online pal Ryan Senaga, who is a prolific creator of Web content, posted this video he shot at the Taste of Honolulu fest this past summer. It's a fun view on the event. I've yet to go but intend…
Of all the downtown bars, Indigo is the chic, versatile star, the one that can play trendy or alternative, affected or young-professional. There’s no doubting its proverbial hipness—especially in relation to velvety imitators—but the question remains: is it really a…
I finally got down to Uncle Bo's last night for a sniff and a few small plates. This place is run by a bunch of 20-somethings with good taste and they make the place fun. The chef is Laotian and…
Caveat reader. What you are about to read was the result of a comped dinner experience, Translation? I couldn't afford it but when the Halekulani offered to feed me its " Louis XIII de Remy Martin Ultimate Dinner," I simply…
Noted surf filmmaker -- and best friend of the old-school surf pros -- Taylor Steele teamed up with hot surf photographer Dustin Humphrey for “Sipping Jetstreams.” This double-barreled effort is both a movie and a coffee-table book of the duo’s…
The Hula Grill, located on the second floor of the Outrigger Waikiki, really shouldn’t be a cool bar—at least not the type most Honolulu aficionados would enjoy. But on a Halloween evening, as Kalakaua Avenue flared with devils and pirates,…
If anyone of you out there reading hasn't hummed along to "Tiny Bubbles" at some point in you life, then, well, your probably lying! This anthem to cheap champagne entered the musical anthology of America courtesy of Don Ho, the…
Living just up the hill from Ed Kenney's restaurant Town definitely has its perks. We get down there all the time for lunch and either Ed or Dave, his partner, sticks their head out of the kitchen to say hello.…
I am a cocktail fiend. I never drink more than two at a sitting, but I do savor them. And I don't get to drink them as often as I'd like these days. But Hawaii, and Oahu in particularly,…
There are plenty of sports bars on this island, and most have one thing in common: they are adequate hangouts to watch football. But as the baseball season winds down, there is really only one place to experience the World…
After all the earthquake blogging I did yesterday, its time for a nice cool glass of something. This one you can only get at Brown's Beach House, an oceanfront boite in the Fairmont Orchid Hotel along with gently swaying hula…
The Honolulu Weekly published its annual (first?) Bar Guide for Oahu a week ago. Now you can view it online (which is a good thing because its always there and because the nifty graphics in the print version were illegibly…
