Historic Chinatown Bar Crawl

The white terra cotta facade of the Podmore building features a deep, arched entryway that separates it from the neighboring glass towers. Built in nineteen oh two, it served as the original headquarters for the Davies company, a major…

The deep green storefront with the gold lettering on Merchant Street stands where the old Bethel Church once anchored this corner. In the nineteen eighties, the space became Murphy’s Bar and Grill, a place that anchored itself to the local…

The building hosting Hanks Cafe features a wide, glass-fronted facade tucked into the street level of the historic Mendonca Building. This spot served as a local haunt for years, defined by its massive, rotating selection of sausages and a…

Smith’s Union Bar wears a plain, weathered wooden facade that stands out against the concrete office towers of downtown Honolulu. It opened in nineteen thirty-four, shortly after Prohibition ended, as a haven for merchant sailors docked at…

Bar Thirty Five sits behind a dark, understated facade on Hotel Street, marked primarily by a large, glowing sign that cuts through the dimness of the block. This space functions as a venue for live music and electronic dance nights,…

The Manifest sits behind a set of large, street-level glass windows on Nuuanu Avenue, marked by a simple, industrial sign hanging above the sidewalk. During the day, the space functions as a coffee shop with tall shelves of roasting…

The Skull and Crown Trading Company features a dark, hand-carved wooden exterior and a signature glowing sign depicting a skull wearing a crown. This bar occupies a former nineteenth century office building in Honolulu, transformed into a…

The EP Bar sits tucked away on Nuuanu Avenue, marked by a low-profile entrance that belies the vinyl-heavy sanctuary inside. It houses a collection of thousands of records, built from the private stash of the owners who prioritized sound…