The Best Beach Bars in Aruba, From Palm Beach to Baby Beach

The best beach bars in Aruba are spread along the west and south coasts. Palm Beach has the liveliest ones, including two bars built out on piers. Eagle Beach is quieter, Surfside Beach in Oranjestad is close to town, and Rum Reef at Baby Beach is worth the drive to the southern tip. Here’s where to go on each beach, what each bar is known for, and when the happy hours run. To pick the beach first, see this guide to the best beaches in Aruba.

Happy hour times below come from venue websites and island listings checked in October 2026. Bars change their hours, so confirm before you go.

Aruba beach bars at a glance

Bar	Beach	Known for	Happy hour
Bugaloe Beach Bar & Grill	Palm Beach (De Palm Pier)	Bar at the end of a pier, live music and salsa nights	Times vary, check first
Pelican Pier Bar	Palm Beach (Pelican Pier)	Drinks over the water, the Pelican-rita	Daily 4-6pm
MooMba Beach Bar	Palm Beach	Sunsets, live bands and DJs	6-7pm
Nos Clubhuis	Palm Beach (by Hadicurari pier)	Second-floor bar, Dutch-Aruban snacks	Daily 12-1pm and 5-6pm, 2-for-1
The Beach Bar at Playa Linda	Palm Beach	Long afternoon happy hour	Daily from 12pm, ends 6pm or 7pm (check)
Scott’s Brats	Palm Beach (Playa Linda)	Bloody Marys	Not found
Coco Loco Beach Bar	Eagle Beach	Tropical cocktails, live music	Not found
Pega Pega Beach Bar & Grill	Eagle Beach (Manchebo)	Sunset happy hour	5-7pm
SandBar at Bucuti & Tara	Eagle Beach	The Purple Rain cocktail	Listed as 4-6pm and 9-10pm (check)
Surfside Beach Bar	Surfside Beach, Oranjestad	Aruba Ariba, coconut shrimp	12-1pm and 5-6pm, 50% off selected drinks
Reflexions Beach Bar	Surfside Beach, Oranjestad	Beach cabanas	Daily 4-6pm
The West Deck	Governor’s Bay, Oranjestad	Rainbow Sangria, Mangoardiente	Not found
Rum Reef	Baby Beach	Infinity pool, coconut milk piña coladas	1-4pm

The best beach bars on Palm Beach

Palm Beach is a two-mile strip known for its white sand and turquoise water, and it’s where most of the island’s high-rise hotels stand. It’s the busiest beach, with piers, bars, restaurants and nightlife.

Bugaloe Beach Bar & Grill

Bugaloe sits at the end of De Palm Pier, between the Hilton and the RIU, so you’re drinking out over the water. According to its aruba.com listing, it’s open from 7:30 in the morning to midnight, with live bands on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, salsa on Wednesday and karaoke on Saturday. Happy hour times differ between sources, so check its Facebook page before you go. We have a full guide to Bugaloe.

Pelican Pier Bar

The other pier bar on the strip, between the Holiday Inn and Playa Linda. It’s known for specialty cocktails, including the “Pelican-rita”, and runs happy hour daily from 4pm to 6pm. Pelican Nest Seafood Grill is right next door if you want to stay for dinner.

MooMba Beach Bar

MooMba sits on the sand between the Marriott and the Holiday Inn. It’s known for sunsets, live bands and DJs, and it also does an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. Happy hour runs 6pm to 7pm, confirmed by both aruba.com and a 2026 VisitAruba roundup. Two drinks to ask about: the Cocojito (coconut rum, mint, lime, simple syrup and soda) and the off-menu “Caribbean Pirate”.

Nos Clubhuis

A second-floor bar by the Hadicurari pier, serving Dutch-Aruban snacks and whole snapper. The 2-for-1 happy hour runs twice a day: noon to 1pm and 5pm to 6pm.

The Beach Bar and Scott’s Brats at Playa Linda

In front of Playa Linda Beach Resort, The Beach Bar runs what two separate listings call the longest happy hour on the island, starting at noon. One says it ends at 7pm and the other at 6pm, so ask. Also at Playa Linda, Scott’s Brats is known for its “famous bloody Marys”, a good call for a late beach morning.

Resort bars on the sand

Several resort bars on Palm Beach publish afternoon happy hours too. At Divi Aruba Phoenix, the Wave Shack runs 3pm to 4pm (one blog says it’s closed Saturdays) and purebeach lists daily happy hour specials. At the Hilton, where the Aruba Ariba was invented, the Shore Club runs 3pm to 5pm and Gilligan’s serves seafood on the beach, though it’s a restaurant first. A 2026 travel blog reports the Divi resorts are cashless, so bring a card.

The best beach bars on Eagle Beach

Eagle Beach is described by VisitAruba as one of the top-rated beaches in the world, and the low-rise resorts behind it make it usually quieter than Palm Beach. Its bars reflect that: fewer of them, more relaxed.

• Coco Loco Beach Bar serves tropical cocktails and has live music several evenings a week.
• Pega Pega Beach Bar & Grill at Manchebo Beach Resort runs special-priced drinks and cocktails from 5pm to 7pm, right through sunset.
• SandBar at Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort is known for its “Purple Rain” cocktail. VisitAruba lists happy hour at 4pm to 6pm and 9pm to 10pm. That’s a single undated source, so check first.

Eagle Beach is also known for its divi tree, and it has two Fofoti trees that the Aruba Tourism Authority’s code of conduct asks visitors not to hang hammocks or belongings in. Take your photos and leave them be.

Just south of Eagle Beach, the Divi Village and Divi Dutch Village resorts on Druif Beach run a beach bar with happy hours at 2pm to 3pm and 5pm to 6pm, according to Divi’s dining page.

Beach bars in and near Oranjestad

You don’t have to leave the capital for a drink on the sand. Surfside Beach Bar on Surfside Beach runs 50% off selected beers, cocktails and wines from noon to 1pm and 5pm to 6pm, according to its website. It’s known for coconut shrimp and pizzas, and the Aruba Tourism Authority notes it serves “the famous Aruba Ariba”.

Next door, Reflexions runs a daily happy hour from 4pm to 6pm, and one travel blog reports its beach cabanas are free after 5pm. In town, The West Deck on the Governor’s Bay beach serves Caribbean food with its Rainbow Sangria and the Mangoardiente, a mix of rum or aguardiente, mango juice, lime and sugar syrup with chili liqueur or prosecco.

Rum Reef and the south coast

At the far southern end of the island, Rum Reef overlooks Baby Beach near San Nicolas. It has an infinity pool and, in the Aruba Tourism Authority’s words, “famous pina coladas made with real coconut milk”. Happy hour runs 1pm to 4pm, which suits a beach day better than a night out. It’s at the opposite end of the island from the hotel strip, so plan it as a full day. See our Rum Reef guide for more.

On the way back, the south coast has a different kind of bar. The Aruba Tourism Authority points to rum shops like Pos Chiquito near Savaneta, open since 1960, and The Aruba Rum Shop in San Nicolas, open since 1937. They’re not on the sand, but they’re where locals drink. And at the other end of the island, Arashi Beach Shack sometimes has live music at happy hour, though we couldn’t find set times.

How to choose from the best beach bars in Aruba

• For sunset: MooMba or Pega Pega, whose happy hours run into the early evening.
• For live music: Bugaloe, MooMba or Coco Loco.
• For a lazy lunch: The Beach Bar at Playa Linda or Nos Clubhuis, both with noon happy hours.
• For a full beach day: Rum Reef at Baby Beach.
• Close to town: Surfside Beach Bar or Reflexions.

For every happy hour on the island, including the non-beach bars, see our Aruba happy hour guide.

Bringing your own drinks to the beach

Not every beach has a bar, and some of the prettiest stretches have nothing at all. If you’re planning to bring drinks, know that we found no official rule on drinking alcohol on Aruba’s public beaches. The Aruba Tourism Authority’s 2026 beach guidelines and code of conduct don’t mention alcohol or glass. If you’re in front of a resort, ask the hotel or beach operator what they allow.

Two things do apply. The code of conduct asks you to dispose of your trash and avoid disposable plastics on the beach, and Aruba has officially banned single-use plastic, which matters for disposable cups and straws. Bring reusable cups.

If you’d like the drinks handled, we deliver pre-batched cocktail jugs mixed by a professional bartender to beaches, villas, hotels and boats across Aruba. A 1 gallon jug pours roughly 8 to 10 cocktails, and the jugs arrive ready, so nobody has to buy liquor, juice and mixers or wash a pile of bar tools afterward. Our Beach Bash package brings five jugs (Rum Punch, Margarita, Mojito, Piña Colada and Aruba Ariba) for 40 to 50 drinks.