Fifth-floor rooftop Mexican restaurant + cantina + late-night dance party. Famous for Taco Tuesday Latin Night, Cinco de Búho monthly, salsa lessons on Fridays.
Búho is the rooftop where the night actually goes somewhere. Show up for happy hour at 5, watch the sun drop behind Lewers Street, and stay as the terrace transforms from margarita-and-tacos into a Latin dance floor under string lights. Taco Tuesday is the move, but every night here has its own version of the same trick: tequila, a DJ, a rooftop breeze, and a crowd that came to participate.
Búho occupies the 5th-floor rooftop of Waikiki Shopping Plaza — 3,000+ square feet of open-air terrace looking across Kalākaua toward the beach. It functions as three venues stacked in one: sunset cocktail spot, Mexican restaurant, and after-dinner dance party. Fire pits, string lights, terra-cotta tones, and a long agave-stocked bar set the visual tone. The kitchen runs modern Mexican with local Hawaiian ingredient influence (ahi, kalua-style adaptations) and tequila/mezcal is the obvious pour. Taco Tuesday is the legendary night — $3 tacos, $11 margaritas, Latin Night DJ — and it's been a Waikiki institution for nearly a decade.
The $2 tacos + $7 margarita combo at 5-6 PM. Easily Waikiki's best margarita-and-taco value with a sunset chaser as the room fills.
Taco Tuesday Latin Night (the biggest weekly event in Waikiki nightlife), Cinco de Búho on the 5th of every month, Fiesta Friday salsa lessons.
Tuesday between 6 PM and 10 PM for legendary Taco Tuesday with Latin Night. Friday 7-9 PM for salsa lessons. Daily 5-6 PM for happy hour with sunset.
Walk-ins wait 30-60 min on weekends
It's separate — they won't volunteer it
Not obvious to tourists
Lock down a terrace table — line forms by 7 PM
Online menu often differs from in-house
Nightly DJs from 9 PM Tue-Sat (8 PM Sun). Fiesta Friday: bachata/salsa lessons 7-7:45 PM then social dancing. Live salsa band on the 5th of every month ('Cinco de Búho').
Pulled from Yelp, TripAdvisor, Google, and local Hawaii blogs. We don't sugar-coat.
Curated highlights from each section, last checked 2026-05-20. Prices and items change frequently — always verify with the venue before you go.
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