Entry No. 17 — the Santa Cruz file — filed under: art

Makai Island Kitchen & Groggery

Out at the end of the working wharf, past the sea-lion smell and the fish markets, a nautical-tiki groggery hides a bar platform that slowly rotates every thirty minutes, so your seat drifts past a full circuit of Monterey Bay without you standing up.

The move: Grab two stools at the rotating bar right at sunset, order a Mermaid's Kiss or a Dragon's Bite, and watch Steamer Lane's surfers and the bay slide past as the bar itself turns.

📍 Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
💸 $$
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Indoors

Where: 49a Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Official site · lookout.co

last checked: 2026-07-20