Best of 2001: Best Beach Bar Patio

Lahaina Beach Club
710 Oliver Avenue, Pacific Beach
858-270-3888

You don't have to leave the waterfront to get an ice-cold beer or a gin and tonic. This beach bar, between Reed Street and Grand Avenue, is just about three steps from the sand. Its patio is a prime spot to bask in the sun and people-watch. Or, on a clear evening, sit and sip while the P.B. beachgoers celebrate the setting of the sun with screams and applause as if it were a once-in-a-lifetime event. After a few drinks on Lahaina's patio you'll be screaming along till the last speck of sun disappears.