Entries tagged 'bars'

Best of Maui Results in from Maui News

Roughly 10,000 Maui readers voted for the annual Best of Maui Dining issue put out by the Maui News (which, sadly, forces you to download a PDF if you want to read the lists online). Some of the big winners?...

Hawaii Nightlife: Ichiriki Loft: New Nightspot in Honolulu That Looks Good

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...

Passing of the Last Tiki Bar in Hawaii? Owner of La Mariana Passes On, Future Uncertain

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...

Hawaii Bar Scene: New Oceanfront Mai Tai Joint in Lahaina w/Views

The dearth of classy, contemporary boites in Lahaina, Maui has long been a sore spot. You could belly up to the bar at a nice restaurant (Lahaina Grill, Pacific'O, Mala) but tipplers seeking appropriate launching pads for evening libations faced...

Local Cocktail Mavens X 4: The Taste of Hawaii Summer

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...

Where the Barflies Are in Honolulu: MyOpenBar.com Rocks Honolulu

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...

Honolulu Dates: Rum Fire Video

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...

Nightlife Report from Honolulu's Nightlife Diaries: Tempo Valley, Doraku Sushi,

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...

Jimmy Buffett Opens Restaurant in Waikiki: Gone Corporate, Mate?

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...

Honolulu Nightlife + Coolspotting Hawaii Report: SuperCW Productions

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...

RumFired Up: Hawaii's First Rum Bar

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...

Waikiki Date Rape Incidents: Watch Your Mai Tai, Ladies

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)....

Honolulu Weekly Annual Bar Guide - 2007 Version

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...

Best Hawaii Bars: Halekulani's Lewers Lounge Makes Esquire Mag's List of Best Bars in America

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...

Hawaii Clubs: 39Hotel Reloads, Renovates

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...

Tropical Cocktail Signature Drink of the Week, Two Weeks Late

The Shipwreck Bar at the old school nouveau castaway Kona Village Hotel is one of those iconic resort boites so rare in Hawaii. It actually has history and yes, it really was made from a wrecked ship. The barkeep, Sid...

Hawaii Signature Drink of the Week: Morton Heavenly Palm Beach Infusion

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...

Hawaii Tropical Drink of the Week: Pele's Fire-tini

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...

Hawaii Restaurants: Du Vin -- Bring Me a Bucket

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....

Hawaii Bars: Uncle Bo's

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...