Tiki Bars
Kon-Tiki - Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (Closed)
This was the seventh restaurant in the Kon-Tiki chain, owned by Stephen Crane. It opened on August 23, 1965. It was located in the Sheraton-Gibson Hotel, on the edge of Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati.
Closed February 1974.
The Sheraton-Gibson Hotel was demolished in 1977.
El Tiki - Trujui
Trujui, Argentina (Closed)
El Tiki was a nightclub, restaurant and bar in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It operated for nine years, from October 2007 through May 2016.
Sutra Tiki Bar
Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Closed)
Sutra Tiki Bar operated in the late '00s in Toronto's Little Italy neighborhood, until it closed in 2012. The bar had relatively light tiki theming, was quite small and narrow, and had a sand-filled back patio.
Lani Tiki Lounge
London, United Kingdom (Closed)
This tiki bar/nightclub on the south side of London opened in 2008 and closed just a few months later in 2009. The bar had three levels, the main level had a dance floor, while the upper level had a lounge with karaoke.
Converted to Fish & Chip Shop -- now Goddards at Greenwich Pie & Mash.
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.
Emerald Tiki
Baldwin Place, New York, United States (Closed)
Restaurant in a small town in New York state, next to a driving range.
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.
Ungawa Tiki Bar
Bergantino, Italy (Closed)
Ungawa was a small tiki bar in a small village on the Po river in the middle of northern Italy. It hosted live music, mainly rockabilly acts.
They opened in 2005 and closed in 2017.
Kon-Tiki Theatre
Trotwood, Ohio, United States (Closed)
The Kon-Tiki Theatre opened in August 1968, the first movie that showed there was "The Odd Couple" starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The structure was a mix of Asian and Polynesian influences; there were illuminated tiki masks on the outside of the building, lava rock and abalone on the exterior, and giant clamshell sinks in the restrooms. It was owned by the Levin Theater Company chain. It had one screen when it opened, and two more screens were added over the years, at which point it was re-named Kon-Tiki Cinemas 1-2-3.
In 1987, the theater was leased to another company, who renamed it the Salem Avenue Cinemas.
Last operated by Loews, it was closed on January 31, 1999 and sat vacant until January 4, 2005.
Over time, there was extensive damage to the building, due to vandals breaking in, and some busted water pipes that left a nasty mold problem. In the end, the Levins (who still owned the property) donated the Kon-Tiki to the city of Trotwood. The city demolished the building on January 5, 2005, to allow the space to be redeveloped.
Kon-Tiki - Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Kon-Tiki dates from 1955 and still has some great details from the period. Rather than being a tiki bar, it was inspired by the famed Kon-Tiki voyage; the exploration's logo is used as the logo of the bar. The Floss Bar is connected inside.
Closed briefly for a couple of months in 2016 but re-opened under new ownership.
Although the Kon-Tiki looks much the same as it has for the last 60+ years, as the new signs proclaim, it is now one of the first legal weed coffee shops in Zurich. You can buy four different strains of cannabis at the counter — Lion Haze, Orange Bud, Purple Bud and Kon-Tiki Kush — and smoke your purchase in the large upstairs lounge. However, by law, their cannabis can contain no more than 1% THC, so may be less potent than some users are expecting.
Kon Tiki Camping Resorts
St. Augustine, Florida, United States (Closed)
The Kon-Tiki was opened in 1967 by former WWII veteran Bob Sonntag along with a group of investors.
Prior to opening the Kon-Tiki Mr. Sonntag was a director of marketing for a pharmaceutical company.
The 20' tall tiki was created to compete with other nearby state-run campgrounds.
In 1979 the investors chose to sell the property in large part due to rising value of oceanfront property.
At the time of the closing Mr. Sonntag says his campground hosted over one million guests.
Tabou Tiki Room
Berlin, Germany (Closed)
Tabou Tiki Room opened in July 2004, with carvings by California artist Danny "Tiki Diablo" Gallardo, and artwork by German artist Moritz R.
Logo and signature tiki mug designed by Tiki tOny.
There was a change in ownership in 2006, and the Tabou Tiki Room closed some time shortly after that.
Some of the decor from the Tabou Tiki Room wound up at Tiki Brett.