Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room is one of The 11 Best Places for Tropical Drinks in Santa Cruz.

1. Hula's Island Grill & Tiki Room

8.3
221 Cathcart St (btwn Pacific Ave & Cedar St), Santa Cruz, CA
Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 80 tips and reviews

Cyndi S.Cyndi Smith: BEST Calamari *ever* - Abalone style. BEST Mai Tai coctails EVER. :) BEST Sweet Potato Fries! Pretty much everything on the menu is a winner.

Clara G.Clara Gudel: Lilikoi margarita, shrimp rolls...mmm and Tuesday nights mean happy hour.

KillerStellaKillerStella: The Mai Tai was one of the best I've had. Happy Hour is great with $5 tiki drinks and $5 Pupus

El Palomar Restaurant is one of The 11 Best Places for Tropical Drinks in Santa Cruz.

2. El Palomar Restaurant

7.5
1336 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 58 tips and reviews

wai-ling q.wai-ling q.: Great for margaritas and chicken tortilla soup!

KaiKai: Best carne asada in town; also the best margaritas!

Marek M.Marek Minecki: Standard Mexican food but very well done... happy hour margaritas and $2 street tacos are a great way to start the evening.

515 Kitchen & Cocktails is one of The 11 Best Places for Tropical Drinks in Santa Cruz.

3. 515 Kitchen & Cocktails

8.2
515 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA
Lounge · Downtown Santa Cruz · 56 tips and reviews

AnicaAnica: berry mojitos + biscuits with veggie sausage and gravy = brunch time heaven

Michael D.Michael Dacquisto III: 55 cocktail is AMAZING. Best cucumber mojito I've ever had!

Danielle O.Danielle Olsen: If your mind wanders, let it lead you here.....Quiet Village (one of the best cocktails on the menu).

Johnny's Harborside is one of The 11 Best Places for Tropical Drinks in Santa Cruz.

4. Johnny's Harborside

7.2
493 Lake Ave (at Eaton St), Santa Cruz, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Eastside · 37 tips and reviews

Andie G.Andie Gomez: The X-rated margarita is fantastic!

Sarah R.Sarah R: Get the French dip with sweet potato fries and an x-rated margarita

Laura U.Laura Unruh: The harbor Benedict is awesome and the mimosa is great for Sunday morning😍

Crow's Nest Restaurant is one of The 11 Best Places for Tropical Drinks in Santa Cruz.

5. Crow's Nest Restaurant

8.2
2218 E Cliff Dr (at 5th Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
American Restaurant · Eastside · 112 tips and reviews

Diana B.Diana Bohnhoff: Lava flow and lunch was amazing

Guilherme C.Guilherme Chapiewski: Pacific Swordfish with parmesan crust (served with steamed vegetables and artichoke risotto) was the best fish I had in years - not to mention the breath-taking view and excellent service!!!

Irene K.Irene Kimmel: Sunsets are beautiful and during the holidays the sail boats in the harbor are decorated and make it very festive.

Solaire Restaurant + Bar is one of The 11 Best Places for Tropical Drinks in Santa Cruz.

6. Solaire Restaurant + Bar

7.3
611 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA
Restaurant · Central Santa Cruz · 6 tips and reviews

Matthias P.Matthias P.: Mai tai is delicious!!! Bourbon Bramble was excellent. Will be back!

David P.David Polzine: Wonderful food, and great service, in Santa Cruz, that never happens.

Steffen G.Steffen Gauss: Great food and service.

Jalapeños is one of The 11 Best Places for Tropical Drinks in Santa Cruz.

7. Jalapeños

8.4
206 Laurel St (Pacific Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Burrito Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 5 tips and reviews

Kevin Y.Kevin Yu: Their carne asada and chicken nitza burritos are super delicious. Try adding srirachi on them!

Athonia C.Athonia Cappelli: get the Downtown Veggie Burrito which I believe is already vegan! Ask for jalapeño peppers inside. They have both a spicy and not so spicy green salsa that you can request (shown) #onelove #vegetarian

Austin D.Austin Djali: Try a breakfast burrito in the am

Cafe El Palomar is one of The 11 Best Places for Tropical Drinks in Santa Cruz.

8. Cafe El Palomar

7.6
2222 E Cliff Dr (at 6th Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Eastside · 15 tips and reviews

Mike H.Mike Harris: The margaritas are bomb even with house tequila

Jenn H.Jenn Hunter: Great ocean views, great bloody Mary's, excellent nopalitos scramble.

Santosh B.Santosh Bhadri: The food is very basic but tasty. I would have loved more options on the plate.

Harbor Cafe is one of The 11 Best Places for Tropical Drinks in Santa Cruz.

9. Harbor Cafe

9.1
535 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Café · 41 tips and reviews

Damian B.Damian Bayona: If there's a line, sit at the outside bar area for immediate food and drink service. The breakfast croissant is a must try 👌🏻

Nick P.Nick Piper: Bottomless mimosas Friday

Sondra B.Sondra Baca: Everything here is deeelish!! The Avocado Bene, Veggie scramble and Mimosa Fridays is the best. Plus the staff is great!

Upper Crust Pizza & Pasta is one of The 11 Best Places for Tropical Drinks in Santa Cruz.

10. Upper Crust Pizza & Pasta

7.6
2415 Mission St (Swift St), Santa Cruz, CA
Pizzeria · Westside · 14 tips and reviews

SarahSarah: Yummy square pizza! They have a pizza lunch special. Their BBQ chicken and Asian inspired pizzas are bomb, too.

Brad H.Brad Haeger: Jalapeño, pineapple, and bacon on a square crust... Chew, swallow and repeat!

Danny S.Danny Skitsko: All you can eat pizza on Tuesdays!!

Pacific Thai Santa Cruz is one of The 11 Best Places for Tropical Drinks in Santa Cruz.

11. Pacific Thai Santa Cruz

7.7
1319 Pacific Ave (btwn Church & Walnut), Santa Cruz, CA
Thai Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 16 tips and reviews

Athonia C.Athonia Cappelli: They've got frick'n vegetarian mock chicken here now. Get the Pad Thai for "Thai Tuesday" discount & substitute the faux chicken. Request no egg in order to make it vegan. They're very accommodating

Sam A.Sam Azeem: There spicy lamb is one of the best Ive had. Just the right spicy and an amazing flavor to go with it and no gamines. If you like lamb you should give it a try.

FiveStarsFiveStars: Use your FiveStars card and get 1 free boba. Ask for a card if you don't have one already.