Tiki Bars
Kon-Tiki Ports - Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (Closed)
This was a Steve Crane Associates restaurant, part of the same group of restaurants as the Kon-Tiki chain, and the Luau in Beverly Hills. It was in the Sheraton-Boston at Prudential Center.
There was a Kon-Tiki Ports in Chicago as well. These locations featured themed rooms modeled after Singapore, Papeete, Saigon, and Macau.
Tiki Lounge - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States (Closed)
Opened in 1999.
Connected to the Tahiti Restaurant (same address).
The 'Merara Tiki Lounge - at MacStack Tavern
Port Clinton, Ohio, United States
Soft opening July 3-4th, 2024.
Founded as a speakeasy tiki bar with a generally nautical theme inside a larger restaurant called MacStack Tavern in Port Clinton, Ohio outside Sandusky.
Tiki Di Amore - at Casa Di Amore
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
This outside tiki bar was launched during the summer of 2018 to compliment the already thriving Casa Di Amore Italian restaurant.
The themed environment features a private hut, seating around a fire pit, a life-size deep sea diver, and a throne embraced by a giant octopus, the “Tikipus,” created by locals 3 Specialty Design Services.
Tiki Hideaway - Leeds
Leeds, United Kingdom
Opened in 2010.
From Tiki Hideaway: "Welcome to our exciting tiki hideaway - situated upstairs at Call Lane Social. A 1950's inspired tropical slice of Tiki goodness for urban beachcombers. It’s escapism at its best – and the ultimate destination for the cocktail lover with its tiki décor and zombie cocktails set alight for you!"
In March of 2023, Tiki Hideaway opened a second location at 71a Seel Street, Liverpool, L1 4AZ. This new location is dubbed a "lair", hidden within the existing Mean-Eyed Cat Bar, though with its own exterior and entrance.
Tiki Tatsu-Ya
Austin, Texas, United States
Tiki Tatsu-Ya is a long-awaited tiki bar and restaurant in South Austin, Texas, that opened October 4th, 2021.
Owner is Tatsu Aikawa, who owns several restaurants in town including neighboring Ramen Tatsu-Ya, and was inspired to open a tiki bar by his brother Shion. Aikawa emphasized tiki's long tradition of incorporating Asian elements, and the heavy influence of Asian cultures on Hawaii. The drinks program is led by Cory Starr (previously of Chicago tiki bar Three Dots and a Dash) alongside Tatsu-Ya beverage director Michael Phillips and Tatsu-Ya sake sommelier Bryan Masamitsu Parsons. In addition to tiki drinks, there is also a tiki-inspired menu, with Japanese flavors and dishes strongly represented. The bar is housed in the former Backbeat space, right next to Ramen Tatsu-Ya's South Lamar shop.
Voodoo Tiki Bar & Lounge
Charleston, South Carolina, United States (Closed)
Voodoo Tiki Bar & Lounge was a funky, modern tiki/exotic/lounge bar and restaurant in the Avondale neighborhood of Charleston. It opened in early 2005. Tropical drinks were served in tiki mugs, and food was served late, until 1 a.m.
Caroline Smith-Adams, the face of Voodoo Tiki Bar for 15 years, passed away, so the team at Voodoo decided to rebrand the restaurant to honor her life.
From 10/22/2020 onward, the bar was re-branded as Caroline's Aloha Bar and given a new makeover along with a new website and Facebook page, until it closed on November 12th, 2022.
Tiki Tomb
Cape Town, South Africa
Tiki Tomb opened in Cape Town, South Africa on October 6th, 2023.
It is next to and shares space with Boma on Bree (bar & restaurant), in their basement, through a carved tiki face door on street level.
The bar was designed by Fabricant Design Studio.
It has a large open space for dancing with a long bar and DJ booth on one side and booth and table seating around the opposite perimeter which is decorated with tons of carved masks that look to have been greatly inspired by Bosko's work at False Idol in San Diego.
Kon Tiki Motel - El Centro
El Centro, California, United States (Closed)
This location had a very nice sign once-upon-a-time and was located on El Centro's motel row @1960s-70s.
Around 2012 it was converted to the "American Inn" and later to "Villa Hermosa Apartments".
Tiki Bar - Grau i Platja
Grau i Platja, Spain
Opened in 2010, this is a tiki-themed bar and nightclub in Gandia, Spain.
Tiki Tops
Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States (Closed)
This location opened in 1959 as a tiki themed coffee shop belonging to the Spencecliff Corporation which owned many classic tiki themed unique architectural sites. Today it is Flamingo. There were at least two other Tops locations, one in Waikiki and one in Waipahu.
Kahuna Tiki
Los Angeles, California, United States
Kahuna Tiki is a tiki-themed sushi restaurant with tropical drinks.
Kahuna Tiki initially opened without a liquor license and was only a sushi restaurant. A liquor license was added in June 2015, but for beer & wine only, no hard alcohol, so the tropical drinks on offer are made with sake, soju and the like (Their second location, Kahuna Tiki TU, has a full liquor license and an expanded cocktail menu featuring drinks with hard alcohol).
There is a very large outdoor patio with rock features, waterfalls, pools, trees, and beachcomber lamps.
Kahuna Tiki is known for its luau presentations and burlesque shows as well.
*NOTE: The owners have announced that this location may be closing in 2025, but as of February it appears a 6 month extension on the lease was reached. So, make sure to visit while it is still around. Their sister location, Kahuna Tiki TU, will remain open.