Best Intimate Bar
Macabuca & Cracked Conch's Bubble Bar
For an intimate evening, The Bubble Bar at Macabuca and Cracked Conch provides the perfect ambiance for an intimate date or close-quartered catchup with a friend or loved one. Tucked neatly behind the Restaurant, it's alluring blue-lit water feature lures you in with its hypnotic bubbles while the skilled barkeep caters to your every beverage need with flair and folly. With a varied bar menu and an extensive wine and cocktail list, you'll find there is something to tantalize every tastebud and every whim.
The intimate Bubble Bar at Cracked Conch Restaurant. Photo: Cracked Conch & Maccabucca
Best Happy Hour Bar
Bar Crudo
If you enjoy your happy hour special with a side of fresh sushi and a generous helping of conservation efforts, you're sure to appreciate Guy Harvey's Bar Crudo. Here, the menus are carefully considered to align with Guy Harvey’s conservation projects and the long-term improvement of fish stocks in Grand Cayman and the Caribbean, without sacrificing on choice and quality.
Bar Crudo serves up panoramic views, fresh seafood, and discounted drinks in equal measures daily, gaining the title of favorite happy hour bar in Cayman and a longstanding favorite watering hole of local working professionals, who enjoy kicking off their sandals and putting their feet up here after a long day's work.
For more details follow the link to the Guy Harvey's website here: https://www.guyharveys.ky/
Best All-Round Bar
Kimpton Bar @ Ave
Offers guests two markedly different culinary experiences that speak to every epicurean of fine food and drink. For those seeking an intimate close encounter, the Kimpton avails it's skilled chefs to a handful of guests at its chef counter. Those select few who secure a spot here are treated to a delicious display of skill and craft by the talented chefs and kitchen staff. For a more social experience, Ave offers communal dining at shared tables encouraging interaction and connection with friends, family and like-minded social strangers or soon-to-be friends.Enjoy remarkably handcrafted drinks and haute Spanish tapas menu and fine wine pairings - designed to delight the palette.
Visit the Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa website for more details.
https://www.seafireresortandspa.com/grand-cayman-restaurants/avecita-seven-mile-beach-restaurant/
Ave/Avecita. Photo: The Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa.
Best Luxury Bar
Silver Palm Lounge @ Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman
Sophisticated socializing takes on a new meaning at The Silver Palm Lounge Cayman. The moody interior showcases dark wood finishes, hints of copper and touches of tanned leather is reminiscent of a 20s Cigar lounge. It exudes effortless Ritz-refinement, elegance and old-world charm. Perfect for those seeking exactly the kind of upmarket nightlife experience that Cayman is renowned for.
https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/caribbean/grand-cayman/dining/silver-palm
Old-world charm at the Silver Palm Bar. Photo: The Ritz Carlton Cayman
Best Experiential Bar
Kaibo Beach Bar
Take a well-worth the effort road trip and beautiful drive to the other side of Grand Cayman Island to experience the best that island life has to offer: coconut, conch, and conga! Kaibo Beach bar hosts memorable island-style dining experiences, nightly, that include barefoot BBQs, live calypso and soca music nights and Luna Del Mar: a 3-course Cayman dining experience on the beach under starlit Caribbean skies.
Best Mixology Bar
The Backroom Cigar Lounge
Mixology is the refined art and in-depth study of the craft of mixing alcoholic drinks. Nowhere has the art of mixology taken so well to its surrounds as in Grand Cayman with the many local and expatriate bar staff in the Cayman Islands, enthusiastically competing in both local and international mixology competitions and encouraging the growth of the art on-island. For the arguably the best top shelf craft cocktails on the island, served by supremely skilled barkeep, visit The Backroom Cigar Bar and Lounge.
Try their Tobacco Old Fashioned, artfully combining Bulleit Bourbon, Angostura Bitters, Demerrera Sugar, and Tobacco Bitters and keeping in theme with the Cigar Lounge theme, enhancing the old leather and dark wood aesthetic of the establishment.
If something with a bit more of a tropical flair tickles your fancy, opt for the Seven Mile Zombie, Backroom's take on a Tiki classic.
Best Sunset Bar
Calico Jack's
Boasting one of the best 180-degree ocean views, the most loved local bartenders, a laidback Caribbean atmosphere and the best beats on the island, Calico Jack's is more than a beach bar, it's an institution. This local hangout caters to cruiseshippers by day, locals by night. On Sundays, enjoy watching Volleyball tournaments being played while sipping on an ice-cold chocolate Mudslides and taking in the views. Once a month, locals and visitors alike descend to Calico's for their live DJ Full Moon Party to dance barefoot, beachside, bathed in La Luna's glow. Visit the Calico Jack's website for more information. Follow them on Instagram for full details: @calicojackscayman
Best Wine Bar
West Indies Wine Company
In the heart of Camana Bay's Paseo lies the West Indies Wine Company. Exciting and delighting its patrons with a unique wine tasting experience you'll want to write home about. Here, the expert in-house sommeliers advise as serve yourself a1oz, 3oz, or 5oz sips of fine wine from the wine machines. Pair their signature artisan cheese and meat platter with a fine wine from an expertly curated list of wines from across the globe. Before leaving you are welcome to purchase wine, Champagne and spirits by the bottle at retail prices. Wine sales open to the public daily and during extended late-night hours.
Best Sports Bar
Lone Star
Lone Star Pub & Grill is one of several popular restaurants in Cayman that form part of Cayman’s largest restaurant group, the Market Street Group. Lone Star, although not a beachfront establishment, is centrally located and beachfront views it makes up for in (beer) buckets of fun. Serving up tasty bar food fare and entertainment in Texas-sized portions daily. Join them for their popular quiz nights, bingo and karaoke. Visit the website for details. lonestarcayman.com
Find out more about nightlife in Grand Cayman here.
