Murals, locals, coffee at sunrise, breakfast through lunch, then a 7-hour happy hour rolling into live local music every night. Locally owned, kama'aina-friendly, the antidote to hotel-bar Waikiki.
A small, art-soaked Kūhiō Ave hybrid that operates more like a community center than a tourist bar. Coffee at sunrise, breakfast through lunch, then a 7-hour happy hour rolling into nightly live local music and a rotating DJ. If you want a real Hawaii-local crowd, a mural-wrapped room, and the cheapest published drink math in Waikiki — without the hotel-lobby surcharge — this is the move.
Opened on Kūhiō in 2024 as a counter-program to Waikiki's hotel-bar machine: a small, art-coated, locally owned hybrid that runs as a coffee shop at 6 AM, a breakfast counter at 9, a happy-hour bar by noon, and a live-music room by night. The Kūhiō Ave flagship is the loudest expression of the concept — murals from Hawaiian street artists wrap the walls, a rotating cast of ~42 local musicians fills the calendar, and DJs are scheduled every day of the week, including weekend morning sets.
Whatever well cocktail is on the noon-to-7 board — Secret Spot's pitch is volume-friendly pricing, so the highest-margin sip is a basic well or draft.
7-day-a-week live local music and DJs; one of Waikiki's longest happy hours (7 hours); aggressively local-artist-forward design.
4-6 PM on a weekday — happy hour is still on, live music starts warming up, and you'll catch locals-after-work before the tourist wave.
Programming changes daily
Hotel-lobby satellites are quieter daytime cafes
Rotating local artists
Sober daytime energy if you want it
They lean into Hawaii-distilled spirits
Live music every night with no cover. DJs seven days a week including weekend morning sets. ~42 rotating local musicians.
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Curated highlights from each section, last checked 2026-05-20. Pulled and summarized from the venue's published menu. Prices and items change frequently — always verify with the venue before you go.
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