GREATER ORANJESTAD. This lively Mexican bar and restaurant features drinks like the Pancho Villa and the Frog's Buster by the yard ­ you can even keep your glass as a souvenir. The margarita is also something to write home about. Hit music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, free merengue lessons, and a tequila line keep the joint jumping.

SAN NICOLAS. This bar has been an island legend for more than 50 years. Many people visit just to study the outrageous décor: banners, pennants, posters, stickers and bric-a-brac cover the ceiling and walls. Though many come the first time to gawk while they sip on a cold beer, Charlie's keeps them coming back with surprisingly good seafood, especially Creole squid and "shrimps jumbo and dumbo." (Dumbo because they got caught!) Charlie's also cooks a mean Argentine-style steak, and their trademark "honeymoon sauce" is fabulous, and hot, hot, hot!

GREATER ORANJESTAD. This chic cigar bar and jazz club is fashionably decorated with animal print carpet, black granite tables, and designer bar stools. Live jazz acts set the mood for revelers looking to sip and smoke. Single malt scotch, fine cognac and port are the house's speciality drinks. And if the Cuban cigars aren't to your liking, try one of the smaller, flavored#13;#10;"ladies'" cigars. This is a favorite happy hour spot and also an after-dinner drink and dessert spot.

GREATER ORANJESTAD. This festive bar and grill serves up island food favorites like Jamaican jerk chicken and Caribbean style ribs. But the real draws are the specialty drinks like the Pink Iguana and the Lethal Lizard, which is served in a half-liter carafe and is packed with four shots of liquor. If you survive the heady cocktails, be sure to treat yourself to a logo t-shirt as proof.

GREATER ORANJESTAD. This festive bar is painted with bright tropical colors and features a parrot mural on the ceiling. The crowd is an international mix of Dutch and Latin American visitors dancing to the Latin tunes or chatting as they sip an exotic cocktail from a coconut.