Rudee's Restaurant & Cabana Bar
Rudee's Restaurant & Cabana Bar is a rooftop & waterfront bars bar in Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, located at 227 Mediterranean Ave. Open-air marina bar on Rudee Inlet with a 2-7pm daily happy hour, signature cocktails, and charter-boat traffic for scenery.
The Cabana Bar at Rudee's is the full-service outdoor bar on the Rudee Inlet marina, in the shadow of a restaurant built as a replica of an old Coast Guard station that has anchored the inlet for more than 43 years. The draw is drinking at the waterline while the fishing charters and jet skis run in and out of the inlet: 25 beers, 18 signature cocktails, HD screens for game day, and a bars-only happy hour that runs a generous 2pm to 7pm daily, weather permitting.
- Waterfront
- Happy Hour
- Outdoor Seating
Amenities
- Outdoor marina bar
- HD screens
Happy Hour
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun — 2pm-7pm (Bars only, weather permitting)
Know Before You Go
- Best for: waterline drinks on the Rudee Inlet marina, a long happy hour (2-7pm daily)
Visit
- Address: 227 Mediterranean Ave, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 425-1777
- Website: https://rudees.com/
Last verified 2026-07-10.
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