Best bars Santa Cruz on Friday night (US)

The Blue Lagoon is most popular around 11 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay up to 2.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

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Parish Publick House Westside Santa Cruz is most popular around 7 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay 25 min to 1,5 hr here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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Rosie McCann's Irish Pub & Restaurant is most popular around 11 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

Rosie McCann's Irish Pub & Restaurant, operating for over two decades, is a community treasure in downtown Santa Cruz and Santana Row. Known for its exceptional food, quality beverages, lively music, and welcoming ambiance, Rosie's is more than just a pub. It's a place of camaraderie where old friends gather and new ones are made. Our mission, "Ceade Mile Failte! 100,000 Welcomes", embodies our commitment to true Irish hospitality.

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The Redroom Cocktail Lounge is most popular around 11 PM on Fridays. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

We are downstairs, on Cedar Street! We have unique specialty cocktails and a great selection of rare and hard to find whiskeys, bourbons and tequilas for the high-end hard liquor connoisseurs and enthusiasts! Enjoy your drink alongside some authentic and delicious Italian street food, served by Rustico, our next door neighbors. We offer indoor and outdoor seating options. Most importantly, we are a dog friendly establishment and offer complimentary treats for your furry companions. Woof!

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Surf City Billiards Bar & Cafe is most popular around 11 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay 45 min to 2 hr here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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Shanty Shack Brewing is most popular around 6 PM on Thursdays. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

Laid back nanobrewery and tasting room with great beer, good food, and friendly staff with an outdoor patio that is dog and kid friendly. Producing small batch creative beers with local flavors featuring hazy IPA's, barrel aged sours, fruited kettle sours, pilsners, stouts, gruits, and Belgian styles. Live music, featured art, games, and a fire pit make this local gem a Santa Cruz favorite.

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