SKY Waikiki

Address

2270 Kalakaua Ave, 19th Floor (Waikiki Business Plaza), Honolulu, HI 96815

Phone

(808) 979-7590

Website

skywaikiki.com

Instagram

@skywaikiki

Hours

Mon-Thu & Sun 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM · Fri-Sat 4:00 PM – 2:00 AM. Dinner 4-10 PM. Late-night menu from 9:30 PM. Nightclub Fri-Sat 9 PM – 2 AM.

Happy hour

Daily 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM — $4 oysters, $5 Modelo/Heineken, $10 bubbly, $12 signature cocktails (Mai Tai, Spicy Mangorita), $9 slushies, $9-10 wines, $14 poke, $7 shiso fries

Price range

$$$$

The pitch.

SKY Waikiki is the rooftop you take the photo at. Nineteen stories up, Diamond Head perfectly framed, an oyster in one hand and a Mangorita in the other while the sun drops into the Pacific. Show up at 4:30 PM for happy hour, stay through sunset, and on Friday or Saturday let it turn from cocktail bar into rooftop nightclub around 9:30. Wear something you'd be photographed in.

What it actually is.

SKY sits 19 floors above Kalākaua on the top of Waikiki Business Plaza, with a wraparound open-air terrace pointed at Diamond Head and the ocean. It plays two roles in one room: from 4 PM to 9 PM it's a polished raw bar and cocktail lounge — oysters, sushi, Wagyu, hand-shaken cocktails, soft live DJs. From 9:30 PM on weekends it pivots into a full nightclub with dancing, late-night birria ramen and tacos, and an enforced "smart casual" dress code that turns sharper as the night progresses. The view is the headline — there is no rooftop in Waikiki with a higher elevation or a better Diamond Head sightline.

🍹 ORDER THIS

The drinks worth ordering.

🍴 THE FOOD

And if you're eating.

Happy hour: what to get.

$4 oysters with the $12 Mai Tai on the terrace railing at 4:45 PM. Waikiki's best $20 sunset, full stop.

— The happy-hour move

Outside happy hour, it's known for…

Best panoramic Diamond Head view of any Waikiki rooftop bar, surf-break-themed signature cocktails, the Spicy Mangorita, and the late-night birria menu.

Best time to actually go.

Friday at 4:30 PM for happy hour with sunset, then stay through the 9:30 PM transition into nightclub mode — you get both venues for one cover.

🤙 INSIDER TIPS

What locals know.

OpenTable reservation, especially weekends

Walk-ins get turned away or sat indoors

Request terrace seating explicitly

Otherwise you'll get an interior table with no view

Happy hour 4-5 PM is the value play

Full-price drinks are $16-20

Closed-toe shoes after 9 PM Fri/Sat

They will turn away slippers

Validated parking in Waikiki Business Plaza garage

Saves real money over Kalākaua valet

⚖️ THE HONEST READ

What people love & what they don't.

Pulled from Yelp, TripAdvisor, Google, and local Hawaii blogs. We don't sugar-coat.

✓ What they love

"Best view in Waikiki, period"
Spicy Mangorita described repeatedly as addictive
Happy hour is "shockingly affordable for the view"
Sushi quality higher than expected; sunset photos are unmatched

✗ What they don't

Full-price drinks and food are expensive
Dress code enforcement inconsistent
Awkward 8-9:30 PM transition into nightclub
Slow service on packed Friday nights; elevator wait at peak

📋 MENU HIGHLIGHTS

What's on the menu.

Curated highlights from each section, last checked 2026-05-20. Prices and items change frequently — always verify with the venue before you go.