2nd-floor open-air corner bar with surfboards on the wall and a straight-down-Kalakaua view at Kuhio Beach. Sports on TVs, casual menu, and one of Waikiki's only true late-night happy hours.
Climb one flight of stairs off Kalakaua and you're suddenly on a wide-open lanai with Diamond Head on your left, Kuhio Beach surf below, and sports on the TV behind the bar. Lulu's is the Waikiki bar for people who don't want a resort experience — you can show up sandy, you can eat well for under $20, you can stay until 2 AM on a Monday, and the live music is good. Not fancy, not trying to be.
Lulu's sits on the 2nd floor across Kalakaua from Kuhio Beach. The entire ocean-side wall is open-air, with railing seating that looks straight onto the surf, the beach park, and Diamond Head down the coast. It is unapologetically a surf bar: weathered wood, surfboards on the walls, big TVs over the bar, dive-bar lighting at night, breezy and loud. Daytime brings beach-day refugees in damp boardshorts ordering Lava Flows and the Lulu Moco; nighttime brings a younger, drinkier crowd for the late happy hour and live music.
$9 late-night happy-hour Mai Tai paired with pulled pork sliders. Best dollars-to-Diamond-Head-view ratio in Waikiki.
Open-air 2nd-floor ocean view across from Kuhio Beach, Magnum P.I. Burger, late-night menu, Taco Tuesday.
Late afternoon (3-4 PM) for happy hour into golden-hour view, then double-dip into the 9 PM late happy hour if you stay.
That's the view you came for
Afternoon is decent but not memorable
Not theater
Only Waikiki bar open after most of Kalakaua shuts down
Not elevator-accessible — verify if mobility is a concern
Live local music most nights (acoustic, Hawaiian, surf-rock covers). Sports on big screens throughout.
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Curated highlights from each section, last checked 2026-05-20. Prices and items change frequently — always verify with the venue before you go.
Bookmark this page. Show up. Have a night you'll text people about tomorrow.