8 Best Bars in South Shore, Maui

This lofty resort's lobby lounge is perfect when you want live Hawaiian music, a bit of hula, and freshly prepared sushi or other quick bites all in one sitting. The artisanal cocktails are well done and highlight locally distilled spirits and locally harvested or foraged ingredients. The atmosphere is casual chic, the setting is contemporary, and the views—of the Pacific, west Maui, and neighboring Lanai—are classic. Food is served 5–10 pm; cocktails 4–11 pm.

This place gives the classic tiki bar an elegant twist, with meticulously crafted cocktails that highlight both traditional and innovative seasonal drinks. Ingredients might include persimmons, Kula strawberries, basil, watermelon, passion fruit, macadamia-nut orgeat, or calamansi. A daily happy hour offers discounts on some of the tiki classics. Nonalcoholic cocktails are available, as are snacks and pupus.

If you're looking for a genuine dive bar, this is the place. The bartenders are friendly, and you'll find plenty of locals to talk story with. Just be sure to mind your manners: classic dive-bar fistfights have, on occasion, been known to break out here.

This dive bar brings in a young bunch looking to par-tay. A lively rotation of events and entertainment keeps the good times rolling, including live island-style music, guest bands, karaoke six evenings a week, and open-mic nights. A casual Mexican-food menu with great prices keeps the munchies away.

Frothy pints of Guinness and late-night fish-and-chips—who could ask for more? Well, how about entertainment? This pub's roster includes monthly special events and nightly live music, often featuring foot-stomping Irish jams that will have you dancing a jig and singing something about "a whiskey for me-Johnny."

Good eats are paired with cool tunes in this breezy tropical tavern that's favored by locals. DJs and other acts are featured from 4 to 6 pm most evenings, and DJs get the dance floor shaking again starting at 9 pm. Happy hour specials run from 11 am to 6 pm.

This speakeasy-style bar is smack-dab in the middle of Kihei's nightlife scene, and it stands out for its lineup of specialty cocktails and incredibly friendly staff. It's the size of a living room, but mixology is given more consideration here than at other venues.