We vacation at Don the Beachcomber
Pass the poi, mahalo! Fans, friends and readers of The District Weekly gathered at Don the Beachcomber in Sunset Beach on Jan. 7 to sip on half-priced drinks like the Missionary’s Downfall (it gets better every time), the Navy Grog and new additions to the menu like the Scorpion (watch [...]

Join us tonight at tiki-themed wonderland Don the Beachcomber for our monthly Happiest of Hours from 5 to 8 p.m. Drop by if not for the BCS game then for the half-price cocktails, including the Missionary’s Downfall:
The second of Donn Beach’s original pleasure punches we’ve featured in this column—the previous one was a knock-’em-dead Zombie [...]

Missionary’s Downfall

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
The second of Donn Beach’s original pleasure punches we’ve featured in this column—the previous one was a knock-’em-dead Zombie with multiple shots of rum (limit two per customer, for our own safety)—the Missionary’s Downfall dates back to late-1940s Waikiki. Mixing drinks at his own Dagger Bar, Beach intended the cocktail (joined [...]

Hotel Maya NYE Bash
Hotel Maya and its Fuego Restaurant will donate 10 percent of this evening’s proceeds to the Museum of Latin American Art. But I suppose you’ll want to know what you’re buying first: At Fuego, it’s a 1950s Havana-style Cuban New Year’s feast featuring Cuban-inspired cuisine. At the Maya, it’s a Cuban fiesta [...]

The boys in the room may initially fixate on the Glasgow Tiki Shakers’ super-cute bass player—her Fender is as pretty as she is—but everyone in the Dagger Bar will be drawn to this three-piece’s sincere appreciation for surf rock and culture. And this isn’t merely the Wilsons we’re talking about: expect jamming originals without the [...]

A good happy hour can be hard to find, especially if your expectations about what constitutes “good” go beyond more than just discounted well drinks and a chips-and-salsa bar. Locally, there’s our beloved happy hour hero the Yard House, where beginning at 3 p.m. you can snatch a $4 pint of Stone Ruination (all crafts/imports [...]

BEST PLACES TO WINE BUT NOT DINE: 4TH STREET VINE, VIN DE PAYS AND THE WINE COUNTRY Long Beach’s budding oenophiles have a lot to celebrate when it comes to sipping in the city. At Vin de Pays and the Wine Country, it’s the carefully-cultivated selections of wine (and beer) that are as accessible to [...]

The Zombie

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
With a history as storied as that belonging to Donn Beach, original proprietor of the Don the Beachcomber tiki bar/restaurant franchise, it’s only fitting that the Zombie, one of Beach’s signature rum cocktails, comes with its fair share of stories—and secrets. Featuring three different shots of rum—Demerara 151, a Jamaican [...]