Blackie's By the Sea

Love this place, the locals and the bartenders are so nice and friendly. We will definitely visit this bar again. Please come and visit, you will have a great time, everyone was so nice and friendly.

Been a Customer since 1965!
Happy 70 years so far.
Always fun stopping in for a Cold Brew!
Papa Dan Bernstein

Great atmosphere.

Fun fact: Iconic Bar, the surf are is named Blackies after the bar. It’s got a bunch of history along the walls. A place to stop and get a beer after surfing. 🏄

Dog friendly.

What an elite establishment. Thank you for the ice cold beers, beautiful wine and great chats. Thank you team! Thanks Deita for taking caring of us

Jenna was such an amazing bartender!! Been up and down the coast to different bars and had such an amazing time. Highly recommend!!!

A great tradition at Blackie's ever since I was surfing the waves in the 1970's. Had the "Special Sandwich" on a Saturday afternoon and had nice, friendly service and no wait!

So the 5 star rating only reflect the fact that this place is a real, old style ocean front bar with the requisite old, bearded regulars populating the barstools. Very fun interior, a combination of odds and ends found...somewhere, and disbursed around the bar. Great place, I'll go back. Burger was pretty good. Get a t-shirt.

Blackie’s is the best little hole-in-the-wall Bar near the beach! A fantastic place to go to hang out with your favorite friends, grab a bite of food and the drinks are great!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's REALLY a ’hole-in-the-wall’ because of the size (the bar goes on forever!), or it's cleanliness (this place has great staff to clean up after us patrons!); I say it because Blackie’s By the Sea is very unassuming.

At first glance when you walk in you might think the same thing, but believe me when I say this ’little hole’ suddenly opens up into one of the best divided bars I've ever seen! The main bar is near the entrance with chairs and tables. As you travel in, passing the restrooms on your left, there is a Live Band Karaoke Bar! No jokes! If you love Karaoke or love to hate Karaoke, after a few drinks you'll be up on stage singing your heart out. *This may only be on Sunday afternoons so call before you go if that's your kind of fun!

As you take the Google Maps tour with me, just head up the stairs to a more quiet intimate sort of area just to hang out. But wait, there's more! Up a patch of stairs you'll find the oasis of Blackie’s Best: The sun-drenched outdoor rooftop patio! It might appear small although you won't believe your eyes when you sit down at a table with a cold adult beverage in hand, your closest friends surrounding you, and the warm of that Southern California day -- You'll forget that late project for work or the argument with your noisy neighbors. So just sit back, breath in that salty Pacific Ocean air and enjoy the moment!

This fun, beachfront bar has been a Pierside attraction since it was built in the 1960's!

I continously come here whenever i come to balboa. I consider this the "local dive" bar. It is AMAZING!! Remember, this is balboa so this is old newport/old money so the locals that come to this bar are older white people. Which i dont mind. They are great and very nice to the young people! Right on! They have pool tables in the back and a couple of booths. Nice lil spot. 🏄‍♀🏄‍♀🖤🖤

Very cool old school bar. Right on the beach. Great pickled eggs and COLD beer

Hadn't been here in years, so my wife and I wanted to check in it out.
Great atmosphere, friendly service and we met some new friends.
Great place to hang out when you're in Newport.

Blackie's, with a long history, stands at the heart of NPB Ocean Front. We have been coming here for over 30 years. It's truly amazing to see this establishment come to life. This place was rocking! Music was playing, people were laughing, joking and having a great time. Thumbs up all around!! 10/10!

A great place for a beer and fellowship!!! The COLDEST BEER IN TOWN!!!

Must go to ocean front dive bar. Great place to stop in for a drink and some peanuts. Throw the shells on the floor and enjoy the great atmosphere.

For the dive beer aficionado, great spot. Lots of locals. Bartender was on point. The only bad part (not enough to merit a decline in stars) was the thin slice of my orange in the Blue Moon Lager. If you want it in there for the juice, you gotta cut it so I can squeeze it.

I grew up hearing about this bar. It was a hangout for my father in the 70s and 80s. Finally, I got to visit not long ago, and I could only imagine the times he had here, I felt at home the minute I walked in the door.

Amazing spot, the beer is super cold and delicious! The special sandwich is even better!

Hope this place lives on forever.

Lovely dive bar that has a locals feel in the heart of a tourist spot. Bar has frosted mugs and a handful of taps. 2 pool tables and some pretty rad urinals.

This place is very fun. We come here quite a bit when in the area. You can get a pitcher for a really good price.

One of my favorite little bars. We were there so much started to feel like our home town bar.