Tiki Bars
Pōā Tiki Bar
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Opened December 23rd, 2022.
Pōā Tiki Bar claims to be the first permanent bar in Ottawa to have a tropical Hawaiian atmosphere.
The entire space is filled with tiki and pirate-themed decor - with nautical ropes and flotsam & jetsam hanging from the ceiling -- all artfully lit with colored lighting.
Their cocktail menu features some unorthodox creations of their own and some unusual serving vessels, including their "Shokin Pirate" which is served in a clear glass bong with dry ice to provide a smoke effect in the chamber.
Salon Bar Bali Ha'i
Roberval, Quebec, Canada
Opened in 1978.
There may once have been more tiki decor in the 70s, but today it has a fairly common bar/roadhouse interior with a pool table and karaoke being the biggest draws.
Still, they have a pretty cool exterior front roofline and vintage looking logo sign still in use.
Fort Nelson Hotel & Tiki Lounge
Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
First established in 1946, the hotel was remodeled and a two story addition added in 1952.
The hotel has a large indoor open pool area and lounge with several tikis.
One tiki with spear, appears to be originally from a Steve Crane Kon-Tiki location.
Doc's Place Town & Country
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Closed)
Doc's Place was located in the Town & Country Restaurant in the Westminster Hotel at Mutual and Gould streets.
The Town & Country is long remembered as being one of the most popular smorgasbords in town but few images or reports of Doc's Place remain.
The bar's theme was somewhat mixed with elements of Polynesian as well as African.
Doc's had a very colorful menu with several classic tiki cocktails featured.
They also produced their own mugs which were made in Japan and thinly veiled copies of the owner's favorite mugs from other successful tiki bars of the time, including a Cobra's Fang mug like the ones made for the Los Angeles Islander and a Voodoo Grog mug like the ones used at Trader Vic's.
The Shameful Tiki Room - Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Shameful Tiki Room opened in Vancouver's Riley Park neighborhood in March 2013. Owner Rod Moore has dedicated himself to creating a classic Polynesian Pop escape, with a dimly-lit, windowless environment decked with bamboo and float lamps. The space is small, but there is a kitchen, and theme-appropriate live music acts are sometimes showcased.
In November 2015, a sister location was opened: The Shameful Tiki Room in Toronto, Ontario.
Bamboo House Restaurant
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada (Closed)
The Bamboo House began its life in 1965 as the Outrigger Restaurant.
The Outrigger closed in 1976, but was soon resurrected as Bamboo House.
The indications are that the place had retained much of its tiki charm. The building was a very tall A-frame, with very large lamps hanging from the ceiling.
Bamboo House was demolished on December 15, 2009. One of the exterior tikis along with an exterior mask went to a local museum, The Exploration Place, (shown with curator below and as part of their installation).
Outrigger Restaurant - Prince George
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada (Closed)
The Outrigger was opened by Jack Lee in 1965, with a tall A-frame roof, lava rock exterior walls, a tiki support post near the entrance, and lots of bamboo and tiki masks inside.
It closed in 1976.
The building lived on for many years as the Bamboo House Restaurant with much of its decor intact, until it was bulldozed on December 15, 2009. One of the tikis and a mask from the restaurant's exterior went to a local museum, The Exploration Place, (shown with curator below and as part of their installation).
Funhauser Decor
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Closed)
Funhauser Decor was a store in Vancouver, B.C.'s Chinatown that specialized in offbeat and interesting items for the home, with a particular eye on midcentury-inspired tchotckes. Funhauser had a great selection of tiki merchandise, including mugs.
After five years, Funhauser Decor closed in 2009.
Htel-Motel Coconut
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Htel-Motel Coconut has been owned by the Landry family since it opened in 1958, and became Polynesian-themed in 1963 after the owners went on an inspirational honeymoon in Tahiti. In addition to the hotel, there are two lounges: the Coconut Bar and in 2015 a second lounge was added, Volcano. Coconut Bar has more traditional and immersive decor, while Volcano is more lightly themed but bathed in all-red light. However, the Coconut Bar has incongruous modern music, while Volcano has the more relaxing lounge sounds one wants in a tiki bar.
Restaurant Aloha
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada (Closed)
Restaurant Aloha opened in 1978. The wide restaurant had a narrow A-frame entrance; sometime between 2007 and 2011 the entrance was stripped of much of its tiki charm, but the bar at Aloha still had thatch and beachcomber lamps, and the restaurants still served flaming Pu Pu Platters and a "Flamme Tahitienne" in a volcano bowl. The restaurant closed in late 2014.
Tiki Doré
Montréal, Quebec, Canada (Closed)
Tiki Doré was opened by Douglas Chan, a former employee of the Montreal Kon-Tiki. Chan sold Tiki Doré in 1990. (Chan also founded the nearby Jardin Tiki.) Tiki Doré closed in January 2000, and the location is now a Russian gourmet deli of sorts (as of 2021).
The Aloha Room
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Closed)
This was a bar in Barrymore's Music Hall with a vague tropical theme -- a basic dive bar with some thatch here and there and a few plastic tikis. Tropical drinks were available.
Appears to have closed @2012 with some promotion for a comeback in 2020 that never materialized.