Tiki Bars
The Tiki Terrace - Des Plaines
Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
The Tiki Terrace is a rare treat: a modern-day Polynesian restaurant with a floor show. This second location opened in April 2008; the original location was in nearby Prospect Heights.
This new location is much larger, and the decor is even more elaborate than before. The walls are lined with tapa cloth, lauhala and bamboo, and many massive moai guard the perimeter of the room. The dining room seats 90 in a number of cozy booths separated by bamboo and tall, carved tiki poles.
The restaurant is owned and operated by the Zuziak family, with traditional floor shows performed each weekend by its sister company, Barefoot Hawaiian productions.
Trader Vic's Mai Tai Lounge - at the Hilton Al Hamra - Ras al Khaimah
Al Hamra Village, Al Jazirah Al Hamra, United Arab Emirates (Closed)
This smaller version of a Trader Vic's opened in May 2014 in the Hilton Al Hamra Beach & Golf Resort. It wasn't a full restaurant, but it did offer small plates of food and a full bar. There was indoor seating and an outdoor lanai.
Closed @2021.
Trader Vic's Mai Tai Lounge - Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine (Closed)
Opened in 2011.
This Trader Vic's Mai Tai Lounge was a bit larger than the other Mai Tai Lounge restaurants, with a more complete food offering, including a sushi bar. It did, however, feel very much like a lounge concept, versus the more traditional, cozy Vic's restaurants. It was open especially late - until 6am - and the decor was sleek, modern, and lounge-y, with only a few bold tiki motif items.
The lounge parted ways with the Trader Vic's brand in 2012, and continued to operate as just "Mai Tai Lounge" until it closed around 2014.
Trader Vic's - Amman
Amman, Jordan
This Trader Vic's is in the Regency Palace Hotel, near the Sports City area of Amman. It opened in late 2007.
Trader Vic's - at the Newberry Plaza Building - Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States (Closed)
This sadly short-lived Trader Vic's location opened in late 2008, struggled, and finally closed in 2011. It was on the ground level of the Newberry Plaza Building.
The new location used much of the decor from the legendary old Chicago Trader Vic's, which was in the Palmer House Hilton until it lost its lease in 2005.
As of 2021 the Newberry Plaza location is now a Morton's Steakhouse.
Trader Vic's - at the LA Live Complex - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States (Closed)
This new Trader Vic's location opened in April 2009, in the new LA Live complex near Staples Center and downtown L.A.
Like most Trader Vic's restaurants, this was a franchise location.
This one was owned by John Valencia.
The large exterior tikis were carved by Tiki Diablo.
It closed in March 2014.
Trader Vic's Mai Tai Lounge - Dubai
United Arab Emirates (Closed)
This mini-Vic's was located on the first floor of the Al Fattan Tower at the Dubai Marina. It was a scaled-down execution of a Trader Vic's, with a limited menu and decor. It was open from October 2007 until 2016.
Trader Vic's - Pearl District - Portland
Portland, Oregon, United States (Closed)
This Trader Vic's location opened in Portland in June 2011. There was a Trader Vic's in Portland from the '50s through the '90s in the Benson Hotel, just a short distance south of this new location.
In early March 2016, a small fire in the medical offices above caused some minor damage to a small patch of the ceiling. Though the repairs were to be covered by insurance, the owners of the location opted to close the restaurant entirely.
One of the two large exterior tikis that used to flank the entrance to the Portland Trader Vic's before it closed (around 8' tall with large lips, a small nose, and concentric Tangaroan-style eyes) now resides in a Dubai Trader Vic's.
Trader Vic's - at the Jumeirah Beach Hilton - Dubai
United Arab Emirates
This new Trader Vic's location opened at the Jumeirah Beach Hilton on March 4th, 2018. It offers indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the pool and the Arabian Gulf.
The restaurant also displays a lavish amount of artwork and tiki carvings, including one of the two large exterior tikis that used to flank the entrance to the Portland Trader Vic's before it closed (around 8' tall with large lips, a small nose, and concentric Tangaroan-style eyes).
Trader Vic's - Seychelles
Beau Vallon, Seychelles
This Trader Vic's opened in March 2016. It is located within the H Resort Beau Vallon Beach on the island of Mah in the Seychelles, far off the east coast of Africa.
Trader Vic's - at the Souk Madinat Jumeirah Shopping Center - Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This newer, sleeker Trader Vic's opened in September 2004. It is located within the Souk Madinat Jumeirah shopping center.
Trader Vic's - Doha
Diplomatic Area, Doha, Qatar
This Trader Vic's location opened in 2014, in the then-new Hilton Doha. The restaurant is in its own circular, window-lined building with dramatic views of Doha Bay. The room is ringed with tapa cloth, and the faceted ceiling has many floats and other beachcomber lamps.
Tahitian Village is the newer outdoor extension of the main Trader Vic's with great ocean views.