5 Best Bars in Orange County and Catalina Island, California

This new outdoor biergarten is a festive spot during weekends and in the summer to sit outside near a firepit and sample a flight of craft beers, seltzers, and kombuchas. Flx gets its name from the 1950s Flxible bus that once toured the island.

Visitors step inside this Tiki-inspired bar to order a tropical rum based "Wiki Wacker" and receive a straw hat or sticker. During the summer this fun bar is filled with tourists wearing their hats and munching on fried calamari, shrimp-and-chips, chicken wings, salads, and pizza.

A roomy, premier entertainment venue, Coach House draws music crowds of varying ages for dinner and entertainment. Make a dinner reservation and receive priority seating to listen to the next hip new band, popular cover bands, and legacy musicians. The calendar of shows is online.

This classic dive bar with live music on weekends has been in Laguna since the 1940s.

Down-home and funky Swallow's Inn attracts all kinds of people. Stop in for a drink casual bite, karaoke, and live entertainment.