Opened in the 1970s. This appears to be a regular Chinese restaurant without any tiki decor whatsoever. Tiki in the name only.

Open at least as early as 1969.

Open at least as early as 1963.

The Aku Tiki Restaurant Club was located on the Costera Miguel Alemán, in the Club Deportivo subdivision, almost at the beginning of Icacos beach. It was designed by Dick Meyers.

This restaurant closed in the 1970s to give rise to the construction of the Torre Playasol complex, today Torre de Acapulco.

Was located in the Regina Inn; the Inn is still there, but Ky-Tiki is no more.

Opening and closing dates are uncertain, but it was definitely in operation from 1969-1970.

Opened August 6th, 1962.

This restaurant was operated by Steve Crane Associates, which also operated the Kon-Tiki chain, and the Luau in Beverly Hills. It was in the Sheraton-Chicago; this building had begun as the Medinah Athletic Club, which was exclusively for Shriners. Today this hotel is an InterContinental.

There was a Kon-Tiki Ports in Boston as well. These locations featured themed rooms modeled after Singapore, Papeete, Saigon, and Macau.

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.

This restaurant, part of Steve Crane's Kon-Tiki chain, was in the Sheraton-Cleveland hotel on Public Square.

In 1961, Sheraton converted the Bronze Room to the Kon Tiki Restaurant.

This Kon-Tiki location closed in 1976.

The hotel is now the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, part of the Tower City Center mixed use complex.

This was a tiki-themed tattoo parlor that was open at least as early as 2009. The location is now home to Love Lost Tattoo since about 2013.

This was located in the Trade Winds West Motor Hotel. It originally was the Club Trade Winds restaurant.

The 40-room hotel opened in 1974 and expanded to 86 rooms in 1985.

If there were once any tiki elements at this site, they appear to have been long removed.

This hotel used to hold Trader Nick's, but in 1999 Trader Nick's was closed.

The old Trader Nick's location was home to a seafood restaurant called Steamers from 2000 to 2016. From 2017 to 2020, this location was home to a restaurant called Flagship, which appears to have been unable to withstand Covid closures. Flagship was replaced by Vista Steak and Seafood (current as of 2024).

Opened in 1980 and closed in 2013.

This location did have a bamboo trimmed bar and some tiki decor but it had more of a roadhouse atmosphere and was known for being a live music venue.

They closed due to rising rent.

Opened in 1950.

The Kon-Tiki raft used in Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 expedition across the Pacific is on view here, along with artifacts and information from all of Heyerdahl's many explorations. Associated with the museum is the Institute for Pacific Archaeology and Cultural History, which continues Heyerdahl's research.

Thor Heyerdahl passed away in April 2002.