Opened 2001.

This sad and (thankfully) short-lived attempt at modern-day tiki (so modern-day, they decided to leave out anything remotely tiki) was not built to attract the Polynesian Pop audience.

In 2004, they moved on to their next concept, and Star Bar moved in. Currently, as of 2021, this location is home to Sagaponack NYC, a seafood restaurant.

Built in 1968.

The Aku Tiki Inn features an imposing moai at the entrance, complete with glowing red eyes. Some nice Witco pieces can be seen in the lobby. Connected to the Aku Tiki Inn is the Traders Restaurant (with the Aku Tiki Bar).

The Hawaiian Inn can be found just down the street.

In 2004, the oceanfront hotel sustained some damage from Hurricane Charley. The signature moai at the front of the hotel was damaged beyond repair. By 2005 the hotel had been repaired, with a new signature moai built with the help of Florida tiki artist Wayne Coombs.

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.

Soft opening on December 1st, 2024 and officially opened December 10th, 2024.

This is a traditionally decorated tiki bar with art, tiki carvings, flotsam and jetsam, swag lamps, and dim lighting for a mysterious twilight experience.

They serve a menu of traditional tiki cocktails (see below).

They have merch on their Etsy store (see below).

Opened in January 2020.

This is a very sparsely decorated location without the large carvings and layers that you would expect from old school locations like Trader Vics. They do have some jungle monkey and hula girl wallpapered accent walls, some rattan furniture, and a few rattan ceiling fans. However, the peach-painted exterior, poured concrete bartop, and simple white globe lights in the front windows could call to mind any of hundreds of other differently themed gastropubs around the country.

Drinks are served in appropriate glassware or in generic tiki mugs and their drink menu offers an equal distribution of classics, signature cocktails, and machine-blended slushie drinks. They also have an extensive catalogue of rums and other spirits.

Their food menu offers fried chicken sandwiches, spam, and hots dogs among other things.

By all accounts their food and drinks are on point (and although the Pickle Painkiller is questionable, the restaurant's owner is Jacob Hadjigeorgis, the man behind Upper West Side’s wildly popular southern comfort food restaurant Jacob’s Pickles, so it gets a pass). Despite the interior theming leaving a bit to be desired, it's still a very pleasant place to spend an hour or two in the city.

Burnt Ends opened in March 2021, above the Dr. BBQ Restaurant, located in the EDGE District of St. Petersburg.

Frank Simontics, known as the Tiki Rancher, was called on to blend classic tiki design with Dr. BBQ’s smokehouse roots in the second-floor bar. Design elements included charred end cuts of wood with red backlighting, and simulating glowing embers. There was also a thatch and bamboo awning and an 8-foot moai-like figure of Ray “Dr. BBQ” Lampe greeting guests at street level.

Closed December 2022. Though quite popular, the restaurant was only leasing the space and the owners were offered a deal to sell the property which they could not turn down.

Opened February, 2020.

The interior is notable for two large moai statues on the way to the front bar where hanging basket lights provide a warm glow. Rattan seating throughout. At least a couple of different seating areas in back, including one with bright leaf print wallpaper in peach and tan beachy tones and another with a tiki fountain and blue-painted walls with a chandelier made from netting, a puffer fish, and glass fish floats.

The name Water Witch is an homage to the Navy’s USS Water Witch that was taken by the Confederates during the Civil War. Eventually, the Water Witch was burned to prevent recapture and still remains underwater off the Savannah coast.

The bar serves classic and original tiki cocktails and does have a small food menu also, including a pupu platter.

The Downtown Tiki Lounge was opened by two friends, Jim Wilkinson and Dennis Romero, in 2010.

The decor in the bar was a mix of beach, Caribbean and Polynesian (many of the carvings appeared to be Indonesian imports), and the music was typically reggae. The place was full of surfboards provided by Seven Tiki Rum (who also provided the glassware). There was a comfortable seating area near the front, and the rear had a small raised seating area.

The drink menu appeared at first glance to have a few classics, including a Sidewinder's Fang from the long-gone San Mateo power palace, The Lanai. The tribute was a wonderful gesture, but sadly anyone who was excited to have that great drink would be disappointed: what they served had the same name, but not at all the same recipe. The drinks tended strongly to the sweet and chemical side, and could perhaps have used an upgrade in ingredients.

Closed permanently in 2020-2021.

Opened in 2008.

Tiki Brett was a small bar located underneath Classic Tattoo, a tattoo parlor featured on a German reality show inspired by Miami Ink, called Tattoo - Berlin sticht zu. The manager of the tattoo parlor, Thomas Fender, ran the bar. Much of the decor came from Berlin's beloved Tabou Tiki Room.

Closed in 2009.

Alaska Railroad 351 is a Pullman-Standard coach built in 1958.

Originally delivered to C&NW (Chicago & Northwestern Railroad) as a long-distance Gallery car.

The "Tiki Railbar" as 351 came to be called was one of two lounge cars in service for the 1997 Florida Fun Train, the other (352) was decorated in a 50s diner style.

The Tiki Railbar decor was not much more than some bamboo & thatch with a couple of fake palm trees.

Both cars (351 & 352) were acquired by Alaska Railroad alongside the rest of the FFT equipment in 1999. They initially maintained their original Florida interior and configuration, with only the exterior being repainted; in 2006, the cars were retrofitted to become café-lounge cars, with seating for 39-49 passengers.

So the "Tiki Railbar" appears to be no more, but car 351 is still running. The car appears to now be decorated with a curated mini museum of photos celebrating the Alaska Railroad's proud past.

Claire Fieberg opened The Tiny Tiki in 2018.

It is true to its name at less than 500 square feet, but provides a needed dose of tiki to the Spokane area.

The bar closed in June 2021, looking for new owners to take over. This took a while, but they did eventually re-open @ February 2024.

This is the newer sister location to the first Kahuna Tiki in North Hollywood, owned and operated by Carey Ysais.

It features sushi and Polynesian style food and tiki cocktails.

Opened in December 2020, the Kahuna Tiki TU is located at the site of the historic and former Mikado Sushi Bar in Valley Village.

The Kahuna Tiki TU and the adjacent Mikado Hotel were both built in 1957. They are under separate ownership.

This location has a full liquor license and a full range of cocktails featuring hard alcohol, whereas the first Kahuna Tiki location has a limited liquor license and features beer and wine, and a more limited range of tropical cocktails made with sake and soju and the like.

You can sit at "The Jungle Bar" (a more intimate area with three thatched booths and velvet paintings), the sushi bar, the main hall with tables or booths, the "Party Room" (complete with jukebox and windows overlooking the pool), or sit outside on the patio next to the pool itself.

Check their calendar for burlesque shows, karaoke, hula performances, ukulele performances, or other live entertainment.