The Lanai City Bar & Grille is the island's main local bar — a simple, unpretentious place in the heart of town where residents and visitors sit side by side at the bar or at tables out front. It serves cold beer, basic cocktails, and bar food, and the atmosphere is exactly what a small island bar should be: relaxed, friendly, and without any pretension.
Come here in the evening when the day-trippers have mostly gone back to Maui on the last ferry. The regulars will be in, the conversation is easy, and the island's true pace becomes apparent. It's not a destination bar, but it's an honest one.