After a day on the water enjoying the California sun and boating adventures, you may want a drink and some time to relax. There are many Newport Beach Best Bars to choose from, some which also serve delicious food alongside great drinks. Once you’ve parked your boat in the slip at Carefree Boat Club for the day, make your way to one of them and unwind.

Lido Bottle Works

Located in Lido Marina Village, the restaurant features a full lunch and dinner menu, along with a full bar menu of beer – including local brews by the bottle, can, or draft. Choose from a long list of reds, whites, or rose blends. Treat yourself to a session cocktail, like “Dawn Patrol” featuring fermented vodka, coconut, and cold brew, or “Wahine” – fermented vodka, unfiltered sake, strawberry, and lemon. The are open Tuesday-Sunday with brunch served Saturday and Sunday.

The Alley

Head to the pub inside the restaurant for drinks at the end of a long day of boating. Choose from martinis, margaritas, an Old Fashioned, or specialty like “Mezcal Negroni” – Se Busca mezcal, Campari, and Carpano Antica. There is also an extensive wine list of sparkling, white, red, and rose.

Soak up the alcohol with mac & cheese, a pub burger and fries, twice baked potato, chicken strips, and more. The pub is open 4:30-10 p.m.

Class of ‘47

Grab a drink from the full bar menu and take a load off. Not only are there great drinks to be had, but there’s great fun, too! Groove to the tunes played on the jukebox or ask a staff member for a pool cue and play a few rounds on one of the tables. Happy hour is 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Hours are Monday-Friday 11 a.m. – 2 a.m., Saturday-Sunday 6 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Beach Ball Bar

The bar located on the Newport Beach boardwalk has been serving “stiff cocktails and ocean views” to the residents and visitors to Newport Beach for over 55 years! Choose your favorite tunes on the jukebox, play a few games of pool, and delicious food, including pizza and other bites. They’re open 6 a.m. – 2 a.m. Friday-Sunday and 7 a.m. – 2 a.m. Monday-Thursday and are the perfect cap to your boating day.

Malarky’s Irish Pub

Not only do they serve every meal of the day, but they also offer top-notch drinks to cap off a fun day of boating. They offer a full bar, a variety of cocktails, craft and draft beers, and assorted wines. Soak up the alcohol with a meal like prime rib, meatloaf, tacos, and seafood choices that are sure to please.

Stag Bar + Kitchen

Choose from a number of signature cocktails to celebrate the end of a fun day of Southern California boating. Standbys and classics like Old Fashioned, margaritas, and martinis join specialties. Try the “Smooth Operator” – Jack Daniels, lemon juice, and Chinese 5-spice honey syrup.  “Here Comes the Sun” features Jameson, lime juice, strawberries, basil, and ginger beer. Choose from a number of bottled and draft beers, many local craft brews.  There is a variety of red, white, and bubbly wine to sooth your tired body after a day on the water, too. Pair your drink with nachos, chicken strips, wings, burgers, sandwiches, pizza, and more.

Helmsman Alehouse

Billed as the only craft brewery in Newport Beach, it offers a wide variety of brews made right on site. Add on a variety of vodka, whiskey, gin, and rum-based cocktails and a selection of white, red, rose, and sparkling wines, and you have one of the Best Bars in Newport Beach, CA.

Soak it all up with tacos, salads, nachos, burgers, sandwiches, salads, and more. Treat yourself after a day on the water to a s’mores brownie skillet, espresso marini affogato, or the “Captain’s Delight” – two warm chocolate chip cookies topped with fried vanilla ice cream and caramel.

Topside Lido House Newport Beach

The only rooftop deck bar in Newport Beach, the bar offers champagne pairings, celebration-worthy views, and jaw-dropping views of the harbor and beach. They offer a variety of appetizers to pair with a long list of bourbon and rye, scotch, Japanese whiskey, cognac, vodka, rum, gin, and more.

Order up their special Topside Margarita made with Astral tequila and a seasonal Popsicle, or the “Sandbar” – kumquat infused Tito’s vodka, yuzu, and lavender. Choose from a variety of wines, as well as “Zero Proof Cocktails” and non-alcoholic beers for the designated drivers.

Great Bars and Great Boating in Newport Beach

Have your Newport Beach boating adventure bases covered, including your after-boating bar stops, with a membership to Carefree Boat Club. There are locations all across the U.S., with the newest in Newport Beach. Avoid headaches like the hit-and-miss availability of small rental companies, as well as the hassles like storage, maintenance, trailering, covering, cleaning, or extra fees like insurance and mooring that come with owning and transporting your own boat.

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