Voltaire Ocean Beach

Marilyn Monroe filmed Some Like It Hot here, and the Sun Deck still pours cold cocktails above the same red-turreted Victorian silhouette that has been standing since 1888.

The Hawaiian theme here is the genuine article, not a costume, fresh poke and tropical cocktails on the Pacific Beach oceanfront channeling actual Lahaina energy.

A 70-foot wave wall that changes color, a Chili Mango Margarita that has become a PB signature, and ocean views from the TOWER23 patio make JRDN the most polished bar on the boardwalk, sushi included.

Built on a sandbar the city legally required to look Polynesian, Bali Hai has poured the same unchanged 1950s Mai Tai recipe, no juice, no fluff, ever since, strong enough that the house caps you at two. Three million Mai Tais and three generations of the same family later, the Goof tiki head is still watching from the roof.

Locals just call it the taco and expect you to already know they mean South Beach’s legendary Mahi fish taco, 22 tequilas, no Wi-Fi, and a sunset deck that has been making Ocean Beach glow orange since 1992.

Named for a 1913 amusement park with 350 monkeys that lasted exactly two summers, Wonderland Ocean Pub keeps a daily sunset toast tradition alive over the OB Pier with a rotating tap list that takes itself considerably more seriously than the monkeys did.