Opened by Shawn Cantley in May of 2022.

This is not a traditional tiki bar in the mold of Trader Vic's or Don the Beachcomber, with a dark, intimate, and immersive space layered in Polynesian artifacts and art.

Rather, Shawn went for more of a vacation vibe pulling from Hawaiian, Jamaican, and Mexican beach and surfer culture.

South Seas is an 8,400 square foot two-story space with an additional 1,600-square-foot outdoor deck. This is huge, and aside from a traditional bar set-up flanked by booths, there is a large dining hall area, a large outdoor patio, and a miniature golf course with a cocktail theme. This course offers lots of photo opportunities with a life-size "Don" zombie, giant octopus, planet Saturn, and other fantastical props.

*NOTE: December of 2024, the location was purchased by new owners, Ruth Gao and her husband. They have expressed a desire to keep the venue as-is but add on to it with more Hawaiian-style food and tiki cocktail options moving forward.

Open since at least 2012.

Tribal Island Tiki Adventure Golf is a mini-golf facility in Little River, South Carolina. It features two 18-hole courses, Tiki Bay and Volcano Valley, with tropical scenery, waterfalls, lakes, and caverns.

Opened at the beginning of 2025 in what used to be the lobby of Oceanside's Brick Hotel (established in 1988), The Lobby Tiki Bar & Grill replaces the former Q&A Restaurant and Oyster Bar.

Owned by Pete Cich, of Grind & Prosper Hospitality.

The space is decorated with lauhala matting on the walls, fake foliage, and tiki masks.

They have a full cocktail menu and serve cocktails in tiki mugs.

Early reviews report that although the interior decor may not be as extensive/immersive as some tiki venues, the food and cocktails are both on point and, exotica music is often played.

So, overall, a good strong start.

This speakeasy tiki bar opened in 2022 in the basement of the Barney's Beanery in Pasadena.

It is a large space and is lined with several booths, a wall lined with coconut monkeys, and many float lamp lights suspended from the ceiling for atmosphere.

It doubles as their live events space with

KARAOKE NIGHT: Thursdays from 10pm to close, Fridays and Saturdays at 9:30pm

and

COMEDY NIGHT: Every Wednesday Home Cookin Comedy! Hosted by Leonard Smith Jr. & Pasadena's Best Free Comedy Night

Built in 1964, the Tiki Apartments in Canoga Park was a multi-family 2 story construction with 5+ units (17 beds and 47 baths).

It is unclear how long many of the tiki elements held on, but most were certainly gone after the Northridge Earthquake in 1994.

As of 2025, the only vestiges of its original construction are the sections covered by lava rock and the A-frame in the center.

This venue was opened in 1970 with the Ala Moana Hotel and was one of the Spencecliff family of restaurants.

It was painstakingly modeled to resemble a Maori meeting hall on the inside and was covered with all manner of carvings.

Spencecliff later passed this restaurant on to his former employee, Gordon Yoshida, who continued to run it until February of 2009.

In its time, it was run as a dinner theater and home to a number of full Hawaiian Revue dance teams throughout the years.

After its close, the contents were auctioned off or demolished and disposed of. Some of the better carvings found their way into the hands of collectors and a few are on display at La Mariana Sailing Club.

Opened in September of 2016.

This bar describes itself as a "Tropical leisure cocktail bar located in the heart of La Placita de Santurce."

They serve tiki and tropical cocktails with a rum focus, and use a variety of tiki mugs.

Like many recent bars, the decor is lightly tropical but not immersive with tiki carvings and artwork in the way that Trader Vics and Don the Beachcomber set the standards with -- and probably why they do not use the "Tiki" label for themselves, preferring to focus on the cocktails.

However there is at least one actual wood tiki carving in the outside patio area and the overall ambience is dimly lit and inviting, sure to attract tiki aficionados who might be in the area and thirsty for a crafted beverage.

The Bamboo Room described itself as "Where sophisticated music complements the exotic tropical decor, has been described by patrons as the 'most intimate room in town.' Dedicated to fine liquor and exceptional food for discriminating tastes. Easy to reach -- only 20 minutes from the Loop."

Open at least as early as 1966, according to postcard postal dates.

The Hotel Waikiki was built in 1974 on the Playa del Inglés - Gran Canaria - Spain.

Servatur acquired the hotel around 2010 and is the current corporate head as of 2024.

Originally, the hotel sported some very nice Marquesan styled tikis on its grounds.

However, although the current advertising still talks about a tiki bar poolside, it appears the original vintage decor has long been disposed of with successive remodelings, leaving only a bland resort atmosphere. The only tikis in evidence appear to be some large and cartoonish (probably fiberglass) tikis by the childrens' pool area.

The first Teddy's Bigger Burgers opened in 1998.

While you’ll get great burgers (etc) at any of the Teddy’s locations spread out between Oahu and Maui (they have around 11 island locations and counting as of 2024) this Teddy’s located along Kamehameha Highway in Haleiwa is a unique one. Part tiki bar, part burger joint, this Teddy’s opened in 2015 and takes the cake as being the best of their locations.

Their decor is highly Instagrammable, thanks in-part to the touches of local artisan and carver, Gecko, of South Sea Arts. The food holds up to Teddy’s superior burger standards, and their shakes are the bees knees (order the Pineapple shake!), while the bar itself is a great place to congregate with the locals to watch the game and talk story. This ain’t your typical burger joint.

The Inter-Island Resorts' Kauai Surf Hotel - at Kalapaki Beach - Kauai opened on July 1st, 1960.

Kauai Surf is still with us, in another incarnation and after all these decades, it is still one of the most popular Hawaiian destinations. It was bought by Westin in 1985, completely overhauled (to the tune of $22 million) and reopened in 1987 as the Kauai Westin. Out went the tikis and in came an over the top pan-Asian motif! They added dozens of Asian statues, some small, some huge, still scattered across the hotel's incredible 51 acres. What was the Kauai Surf's pond and gardens, became the Westin's swimming pool, the biggest in the state, measuring 26,000 square feet of water surface and 210 feet in diameter. Barely out of debt, the hotel was devastated by Hurricane Iniki in 1992 and stood vacant until 1995, when the property was purchased by Marriott.

It then became the Kauai Marriott Resort and Beach Club. Remodeled yet again, Marriott replaced most of the Westin's Asian art with Hawaiian art. As mentioned above, many of the Asian statues still remain. But the overall decor is now Polynesian. Throughout the hotel's common areas are dozens of exhibits of shark-tooth weapons, hula instruments and drums and Kapa cloth (a couple of pieces dating back to the 18th century) and all the art is of pre-colonized Hawaii. Bright tropical patterns characterize the newly reupholstered restaurant and lobby furniture. The new lobby area rugs also have tropical themed patterns. Overall you will definitely feel that you are in a Hawaiian resort.

The mid-century furniture and swings are gone, and most of the original Tikis are history, except for 3 carvings on the beach, but the rooms still look basically the same.

The Planter's Lounge is now Duke's Canoe Club, the main restaurant and bar at the resort.

Throughout these remodels, they never tore down or altered the basic structure of the original Kauai Surf. A new tower has been added, flanking the pool, but the original towers still remain, seemingly untouched!

The hotel with which Marriott's Kauai Beach Club shares a campus has changed management and been re-branded as the Royal Sonesta Kauai Resort Lihue Hotel effective March 24, 2021.