It was 5 o’clock somewhere — across the Atlantic to be precise — when Lori Cecil sidled up to the bar at Times Square’s Margaritaville offshoot around noon Sunday.

Cecil, 64 — visiting from Dallas for the US Open — made it a point to stop at Jiimmy Buffett’s chain for lunch to honor the late beach bum troubadour, 76, who died Friday after a battle with skin cancer.

“I’m from Miami, so of course it was a big part of my life, and I live in Dallas now and we have a lot of Parrotheads there,” she said, adding that her favorite Buffett tune is “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere.”

“I was sad when we heard the news. Just sad. All I can say about it is we lost a great one.”

“We decided to stop in for lunch to kind of honor his memory,” said Cecil, who was there with her husband.

“I don’t remember the first time I heard the music, I just grew up around it. It was always there, we were always listening to Jimmy Buffett.”

Buffett’s brand of booze-soaked country-folk ballads inspired legions of hardcore fans now known as “Parrotheads.”

The seafaring Alabama native opened a bar in Key West, Fla., and named it after his only top-10 hit, 1977’s “Margaritaville.” It then expanded to dozens of resort locations around the world, helping make the singer a billionaire — and one of the richest musicians in history.

Colleen Broome, 26, a model, actor and singer originally from Palm Beach, told the Post her dad was a big Parrothead, and that she grew up listening to Buffett’s music.

“Growing up in Florida, it was definitely a big part of the culture,” she said.

“I spent my 25th birthday here at the rooftop pool. He just created a genre of music, it was about fun, it was camp, it was exciting, and it made a lot of people very, very happy,” she continued, as she sipped a frozen mango margarita.

“So much music is so serious and intense and I think he was so fun-loving and excited about life and fun and living an easy lifestyle. It sounds nice to spend the rest of my days sitting on a beach somewhere with a cheeseburger and margarita.

“I think he found that shaker of salt that he’s been so desperately searching for. He’s having a nice margarita, having a nice cheeseburger in his paradise, whatever it may be,” she said, referencing one of his most beloved cuts.

“I hope he’s very, very happy, because he deserves to be.”

Broome’s British boyfriend Neil Edwards was along for the trip down memory lane — and though he said he wasn’t a fan of Uncle Jimmy, he gamely donned a palm tree shirt to be supportive.

“There’s a lot of things about Americans that confuse me, but Jimmy Buffett isn’t one of them,” said Edwards, 41.

“I’m a big bar guy, I like to drink, so I like the idea of someone that celebrated all that lifestyle of going to bars and bopping around. The only part of that that’s not really my thing is the beach part. I’m from northeast England, we don’t get much sun.”

Edwards did embody the Parrothead spirit in some ways — not needing much convincing to tip a few drinks at a time when some New Yorkers were still attending church.

“It doesn’t take a lot to get me into a bar, to be honest” he confessed.

Alex Turner, 28, who works in cryptocurrencies, was with his buddy at another bar watching soccer when he realized they were near Margaritaville, and thought “what the hell.” 

“I’ve never been to Margaritaville before, but today felt like a good day. Tequila is a good way to mourn,” Turner said.

“Because it’s fun, it’s what he would have wanted. Jimmy Buffett just wants everyone to have a good time, and if I don’t honor him in that way, what’s the point? You’re not a Jimmy Buffett fan if you’re not mourning in a positive way,” he continued.

“I can’t say I’m a Parrothead, per say. But he’s around, he’s an institution. You hear his music and it’s like, ‘Jimmy Buffett!’  Everyone knows his songs. So we wanted to just stop in, have a few margaritas, and drink to his memory.”

Charlie Ray started coming to Margaritaville “ironically” six months ago but then “fell in love with it” after she found herself getting not only Buffett’s music, but his whole carefree schtick. 

“When I heard I literally texted my friends and was like, ‘Oh my god, we have to go to Margaritaville.’ Everyone I know has been texting and posting from here,” said Ray, a 28-year-old playwright. 

“What I noticed is with a real uptick in popularity for Jimmy Buffet among people in their 20s and 30s, especially with the rise of Margaritaville across the United States, young people are coming here ironically and then really getting into Jimmy Buffett and his music. It’s caused a real rise in popularity.”

Ray offered her own insight into why he had enjoyed a resurgence among her peers.

“It’s camp. Camp hasn’t gone anywhere. Camp is a longstanding staple of the intersection of culture and counterculture, especially in New York with the drag and queen scene of the 80s. Today’s camp is pushing against the grain while embracing avant-garde fun. And Jimmy Buffett is at the center of that, which is crazy because he is not avant-garde at all.”

Dylan Gorrin, 31, a tech worker from San Francisco had already enjoyed “about five blended drinks” when he opened up about his love for Buffett.

“He makes music for good times and chill vibes, but he’s also a very savvy and successful businessman. He’s obviously a cultural icon for music, food, hospitality in general. He’s a trailblazer and a cultural icon. So I was very devastated when I heard about his death. I was so sad, and I put his music on. But it always gets you in a good mood,” Gorrin said.

“I’ve been listening for a good decade or so. I came a little late to Buffett. I’m more of a Grateful Dead guy, but they have similar vibes to me. Positive vibes, good tunes.”

The Deadhead turned Parrothead then said he came to Margaritaville to soak up the late songwriter’s transcendent energy. 

“He’s in here, man. Can’t you feel him? It’s a very spiritual place, especially now. You can’t go to his shows, no more shows are going to happen, so here is where you gotta go.”

On Saturday night however, fans had flocked to a serendipitous memorial concert at Long Island’s Jones Beach Amphitheatre, a seaside venue where Buffett played many times.

The timing of the concert was unplanned; a Buffett cover band was booked to mark the Labor Day holiday weekend more than a year ago, organizers told WCBS.

“During COVID when we weren’t allowed to go out, we used to stay in the backyard, have the fire going in the fire pit and listen to Jimmy Buffett concerts,” fan Joe Russo told the outlet.

“We saw him last year, and he was so good. One of the best I’ve ever seen was last year,” fan Barbara Kronin said.