Mar 28 2010
Miami Strip Clubs: Steve Rothaus
The hole-in-the-wall eatery Irifune in Waikiki is a real find: a funky Japanese eatery full of fishing nets, glow-in-the-dark stars, Kabuki masks, and snapshots of friends adorning the walls. It serves the best garlic ahi on Earth. Residents pile in here for lunch while chatting away in local Creole English accents.
NIGHTLIFE
The most famous gay bar in all the Pacific is Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand, with its large open windows overlooking Diamond Head from its second-story perch. Guys and gals with sand still on their feet shuffle in from nearby gay beach Queen’s Surf to watch the sunset, and Hula’s has an array of events from strip nights to yoga to gay catamaran cruises. There’s a glassed-in dance floor, and an amicable crowd of both locals and tourists.
Everyone eventually stumbles into Fusion Waikiki, the only real gay dance club in Hawaii, with a stainless steel dance floor pumping until 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights see strippers and drag shows, while the rest of the week has karaoke and pool tables.