4 Best Bars in Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico

Bananas is the place for burgers and beer—and not necessarily in that order. There's occasional live music and dancing, and a Monday happy-hour special on bottles of Medalla, the local brew.

Watch the island's expat community pile into this bar around sunset—it can be a raucous scene, especially when there's a band. The party continues into the wee hours, even on weeknights.

Hands down, Duffy's is the most popular bar on the island, thanks to live music, daily specials, and a prime location on Esperanza's Malecón—not to mention the jawboning of owner Michael Duffy.

The island's favorite gringo watering hole is always jumping, with a weekday happy hour (4–6) and Saturday night's live music jam. Don't miss the bar's signature drink: the frozen Bushwhacker—a delicious but deadly mix of rum, vodka, Bailey's, amaretto, Kahlua, and coconut.