This Trader Vic's location operated from 1986 to the late 2000s. It was located in the Hotel New Otani.

The founder of the Trader Vic's chain, Victor Jules Bergeron, is interred with his wife Helen in the Mausoleum at Mountain View Cemetery. You will find them on the bottom floor at about eye level, near the west-facing end entrance. If you visit, be sure to bring some menehunes to leave in remembrance.

On the second floor of the same Mausoleum, Henry J. Kaiser is interred. Henry J. Kaiser's connection to tiki is that he built the Kaiser Aluminum Dome, where Arthur Lyman's albums were recorded, and the Hawaiian Village, which was later purchased by the Hilton chain.

This Trader Vic's was a mainstay in the Savoy Hilton from April 3rd, 1958 onward, but was demolished in 1965 to make way for the General Motors building. At that time, the restaurant moved across the street to a location in the Plaza Hotel. Both Bob Fosse and Stanley Kubrick were regulars, and in 1964, Kubrick first discussed his idea for 2001: A Space Odyssey here.

Waikiki Wally's, opened by Hayne Suthon in 2002, was a modern Polynesian restaurant with nods to Polynesian pop history. It was connected via a tunnel to Lucky Cheng's, a drag cabaret also owned by Suthon; Waikiki Wally's closed in January 2009 when Lucky Cheng's moved to a new location.

Their menu art and several promotional ad cards featured art by Richie Fahey.

Opened in 2000.

Located in the Hotel Intercontinental.

The Munich Trader Vic's is located in the Hotel Bayerischer Hof. It opened in time for Munich's 1972 Olympic Games. It remains a great example of the golden days of Trader Vic's design.

Opened in 1997.

Located in La Alcazaba, a resort/luxury apartment complex in Marbella, Spain. It changed from Trader Vic's to simply "Polynesians" in 2009, and operated under that name until 2013. It is now closed.

Opened in 1999 at the Ritz Carlton Bahrain Hotel & Spa.

When the London Trader Vic's opened at the London Hilton in 1963, it was the first expansion outside of North America. In 1978, Warren Zevon immortalized the London Trader Vic's in his song "Werewolves of London" from his Excitable Boy album: "I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's... his hair was perfect."

In July 2011, a fire in the hotel caused some minor damage, requiring a short closure and a bit of remodeling in the dining room.

As of November 27th, 2022, the General Manager of Trader Vic's London stated that their lease was not renewed by Hilton and this location would close on December 31st, 2022.

There was a petition and much sadness in the tiki community, but this location did, in fact, shut its doors at the end of 2022.

Opened in 1973.

This Trader Vic's was located in the Crown Center Hotel (later the Westin Hotel or Westin Crown Center) and closed in 1996 when its lease was not renewed by the hotel.

A 1973 clipping from The Kansas City Times reveals that all the Trader Vic's cooks were immigrant Chinese without any fluency in English. After complaining that they couldn't function outside the restaurant with their poor English skills, the manager (after searching in vain for a community college course for adult ESL learners) delegated his secretary, Ms. Chere Simons, to tutor them after work, and though she had never taught ESL, she put her degree in Elementary Education to work and had great success. Soon, they no longer had to depend on Trader Vic's staff to write their rent checks for them or sign their leases, or do things that many native English speakers take for granted, and they could be heard practicing their newfound English skills in the kitchen during work hours as well.

This listing is for Bamboo Ben's Showroom, which he closed in 2010 to focus on custom installations. He can (and should!) still be contacted for all your tiki and bamboo construction needs.

Ben is the grandson of "the original beachcomber," artist Eli Hedley, who was responsible for outfitting many of the grand tiki establishments of the original golden era of Polynesian Pop. Bamboo Ben crafts beautiful bamboo pieces, tiki bars in particular, and today is himself responsible for the buildouts of many of the better modern-day tiki bars and tropical environments.

Bamboo Ben's Showroom is where he once offered unique pieces of bamboo art and furniture to the general public.

La Mariana Sailing Club is the last remaining bastion of true original Polynesian Pop in Hawaii. It opened in 1955, and over the years, it has become a sort of museum of Waikiki's tiki past: the tikis here came out of the Kon-Tiki in the Sheraton-Waikiki, lamps came from the Trader Vic's, and tables and chairs came from Don the Beachcomber. Original owner Annette La Mariana Nahinu ran the operation until her death in 2008. La Mariana features a lively piano bar, and guests can join in on the singing.

La Mariana's original location was 50 yards from its current location; it moved in 1973. There is an 80-boat slip attached to the restaurant which sits on Ke'ehi Lagoon.

After a 2-year-long shuttering because of COVID, La Mariana re-opened on May 31st, 2022. During the shutdowns, Gecko made many renovations and they did much to the front of the house and bar, including the addition of a new point-of-sale system. This was a soft re-open with many ongoing renovations still taking place, especially in back of house.