Paradise Lost - New York City
11 May 2024
Fantastic. Great drinks and atmosphere. Forgot I was in the middle of manhattan.
Tiki Bar
Paradise Lost - New York City
New York, New York, United States
Opened Friday, October 13th, 2023.
Friday the 13th was appropriate to open a "Tiki Hell" themed bar with lava floors and demon-themed barware.
The name is derived from Milton's epic poem and although the decor is a bit red-saturated and hellish, there are definitely tropical elements to be found as well such as thatching, ship's crates, burned wood, etc...
"Upon the beaches of the lake of fire, deep within the depths of the Abyss, sits a small bar."
However, this is also one of the new wave of tiki bars that try to sidestep cultural appropriation issues by not having any actual tikis or hula girl imagery in their bar. They have a large menu of cocktails derived from the list of classics originated by Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic, but many of them are riffs with hell-themed names.