Pu-Pu Platter's was a bar, restaurant and nightclub in the small town of Mozac in central France's Auvergne region. It was opened in July 2016 by Alexandra Iwankow and Flavien Baster. The space was large, with a dance floor below and mezzanine seating above, all lined with bamboo and guarded by tikis.

As of 2020 and 2021, they added a pizzeria and built-out their location with an outdoor dining area and added trim and other decor -- using the downtime from Covid productively to add features for their customers.

Apparently, these additions were not enough. The restaurant closed Friday, September 15th, 2023.

The new owners re-named the space "Conquistador" and appear to have retained much of the bamboo and other natural materials in the decor, but are not upholding the tiki theme.

Noa Noa Wood Grill & Sushi Bar opened in 2000.

Named after Paul Gaugin's journal made during his first visit to Tahiti (1891-1893), wherein he documented his experiences. Several Gaugin prints decorate the interior as well.

There is also a thatch-covered bar with a palm tree, and a selection of tropical drinks is offered. The food menu's emphasis is on fresh fish and sushi.

There is a banquet room available to rent for private events, the Taharaa Room.

Tiki-Ko opened in Bakersfield in June 2016, and is owned by Roy Scarazzo and Sonya Gamargo. The interior, designed and built by Danny "Tiki Diablo" Gallardo, features vintage Witco pieces, beachcomber lamps, turquoise blue upholstery, and artwork by Tiki tOny. A full slate of traditional tropical cocktails is on offer, and there is a souvenir logo coconut mug available.

In June 2021, The Sinking Ship, a downstairs bar level, was opened. This basement bar, which has a capacity of 70 — more than twice the upstairs bar — has a mix of first come first served seating, and seven reserved areas, which can accommodate parties of two (like Quint's Cove) up to eight guests (Banana Crate Booth, which requires a $100 deposit good toward the bar tab). The entrance for The Sinking Ship is a few doors down from the main Tiki-Ko entrance at the corner. The Sinking Ship is packed with great details, from the Papua New Guinea masks throughout, to the sawfish rostrum hanging behind the bar, to the giant container of "Torpedo Juice" at the end of the bar. Flicker flame bulbs add atmosphere. The main ceiling is a giant map of the Caribbean, but other parts of the room have different ceiling treatments, including aged lauhala matting and corrugated metal papered in old Japanese newsprint. And there is something new to notice on each visit...

Tahiti Village is a resort south of the Las Vegas Strip (near the airport). It opened in 2007.

This large resort has timeshared and hotel rooms, and originally had the Tahiti Joe's tiki-themed restaurant on-site (closed in 2014).

The Village's current (as of 2021) bar is 17° South Booze and Bites, which is only lightly tropically themed, but does offer a cocktail menu.

Cocktails are also available at their poolside bar, The Sand Box.

There were some large tikis that spit water in the resort's pool and lazy river area - but from recent reports, these may have been removed.

Every Sunday is a Mermaid show at the Main Pool from 11 am - 12 pm.

The resort offers a shuttle to the Strip.

They have offered CheekyTiki brand tiki mugs in the past with heat decals for their location.

Tiki Heart opened in Berlin's Kreuzberg area in early 2006. It has two parts: upstairs, a cafe serving coffee, cocktails and food; downstairs, a shop selling clothes and accessories. Tiki Heart is adjacent to the Wild at Heart music venue, and caters to the rockabilly crowd.

Polynesian was on the Redondo Beach Pier and opened in 1969.

It was open throughout the 70s and into the 80s.

Much of the Pier burned down in 1988.

By then Polynesian had become the Edge Restaurant, which was destroyed in the fire, but it is unclear when the Polynesian closed and the Edge opened (probably some time between 1983 and 1988 since the Polynesian is said to have acquired a Barney West tiki from Helen Yue in 1983 that was previously at her restaurant, the Lahani Haloha).

This was the second location for the Luau Room in Louisville. It was originally located at the airport and was a Dobbs House Luau location. The restaurant was sold by Dobbs House to Vern Ferguson in 1983 as the airport expanded, and Ferguson relocated it to this spot near the University of Louisville.

Their logo sketch of a hut exterior with moai on the side was stolen directly from the Mai-Kai in Florida and appeared on ads and stationary.

Amazingly, much of the decor from this large paradise (9,000 sq. ft.) remained intact over the years, surviving incarnations as a Mexican restaurant, a Salvation Army (that's right -- imagine walking into a thrift store and being surrounded by tikis you can't buy!), and a nightclub. The owner of the property reportedly insisted the decor remain, and had more in storage. As of summer 2005, the space was for lease again.

Most recently, in 2018-2020, the property was leveled and incorporated into the 2400-2420 site for the new Marshall Louisville student housing complex intended to house students at the University of Louisville.

This classic Hawaiian hotel with striking views of Diamond Head near the beach of Waikiki was built in 1955 by famed American industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, and was originally named Kaiser's Hawaiian Village. The property began with a few buildings, but rapidly expanded, with soaring towers eventually contributing to Waikiki's skyline. The Rainbow Tower in particular is a local landmark. Kaiser also built a nearby geodesic dome auditorium, the Kaiser Aluminum Dome, where some Exotica classics were recorded.

Hilton purchased the hotel in 1961, and still owns it today.

The Hilton Hawaiian Village and its Shell Bar were also the setting for the TV show Hawaiian Eye, produced by Warner Brothers in Burbank and originally broadcast on ABC-TV from 1959 to 1963. Hawaiian Eye was a "private eye" adventure in modern Honolulu, with murder and mayhem set against the tropical scenery of the islands. The show had a vacation-like atmosphere with plots rum-infused with luaus, surfing, ukuleles, and Navy Grogs. Anthony Eisley and Robert Conrad were the private investigators working from their stylish poolside office. Pretty nightclub singer Connie Stevens performed each week in the adjacent Shell Bar, and Hawaiian-born Poncie Ponce added to the fun as a colorful cab driver. Even the villains on the show each week seemed to be on vacation. The most familiar icon of Hawaiian Eye, however, was the tiki seen at the opening and closing of every episode. The tiki also stood in the Hawaiian Eye headquarters and served as a sort of good-luck charm for the private eyes. See photos below...

There was even a "Hawaiian Eye" cocktail with its own mug on the original menu.

Martin Denny played regularly in the Shell Bar, and for a couple of years Arthur Lyman played here with him.

There is currently no Shell Bar (or other tiki bar here), but you can get tropical cocktails at the Tropics Bar & Grill.

*Original Cocktail Menu shown below.

This bar was subject to a 1949 FBI investigation as a front for the mob.

The liquor license had been transferred to Marilyn, wife of David Yaras. David could not obtain a license himself because of his criminal record. The PD also believed the location was a front for Joe Massey, a hoodlum from Detroit, Michigan.

It's not clear exactly what "Tahiti Package Store" was, but since members of "the family" were involved in running the Tahiti Bar, I suppose the packages could have been just about anything.

Open through at least 1958.

Most recently as of 2020-21, this location was home to Studio 23, a nightclub, but it appears to have closed recently.

Polynesian Village was located in the Hotel Somerset and operated for twenty years, from 1948 to 1968. Then it was bought by Bobby Seto, moved to a new location, and was rechristened Aku-Aku.

The Somerset's sister hotel in Chicago, the Edgewater Beach Hotel, also had a Polynesian Village.

The Hotel Somerset was converted to condominiums in the 1980s, but from the outside it still doesn’t look much different from when it was built in 1897.

This resort was originally just referred to as "The Fijian", or technically, "The Fijian Yanuca Island Resort".

On June, 25, 1966 the formal laying of a foundation stone for the first 36 of the 108 lagoon wing rooms was officiated by Sir Derek Jakeway, the last Governor of Fiji before Independence.

It was built in 18 months at a cost of F$1.7 million.

A year later on October 22, 1967 the resort was officially opened by Ratu George Cakobau, the Paramount Chief of the Kubuna Confederacy.

When opened, it had the 108 rooms, a pool, the Lagoon Restaurant, Golden Cowrie Restaurant, Black Marlin Bar, and about 130 staff. It's original logo symbol was a conch shell.

Eventually, the resort was sold in 1974 to Malaysian-Chinese business magnate Robert Kuok. Kuok had introduced a luxury hotel brand in 1971, named Shangri-La, after the fictional utopia in which inhabitants enjoy unheard-of longevity. Robert Kuok is a highly respected businessman in Asia - a legendary Chinese entrepreneur, commodities trader, hotelier and property mogul. Kuok's wealth is rooted in palm oil and shipping. At age 94 Kuok's personal wealth was $18.9 billion according to the Forbes’ 2018 The World’s Billionaires list. With the change in ownership, the resort came under the management of the Kuok owned Shangri-La International Group and the davui conch shell was replaced by the Shangri-La logo. Over the years Shangri La invested heavily in the resort

In 2017, the resort celebrated its 50th Birthday as the Golden Lady in the Fijian tourism industry.

The Resort has grown from 108 rooms to 442.

It is home to five restaurants, six bars, a spa, a nine hole golf course, three pools and most recent addition – Fiji’s largest inflatable water park – all combined, these facilities makes the resort, the largest single hotel in Fiji.

Of the six bars, The Black Marlin, has been here in one form or another since the very beginning and is the most iconic.

From their website:

"Every last detail of Black Marlin Tropical Bar has been carefully considered from the high ceilings featuring classic Fijian architecture and intricate local 'Masi' decorations to the colonial Caribbean feel of the private room. Whether you’re looking for a private corner to enjoy a rum-inspired cocktail or a vibrant tropical bar for a boogie, Black Marlin has it all. With over 100 rums on offer, including two varieties created exclusively for the resort, Yanuca Island small batch rum, take your pick from the many tiki classics."

Although The Black Marlin is wholly remodeled from what the original bar looked like (see photos below), they have attempted to give it a more classic tiki bar feel, including of course, several large carved tikis at the back of the bar, cocktails served in tiki mugs, and a huge emphasis on rum.

The Black Marlin is not to be confused with the sleeker, brightly lit, and more modern looking Golden Cowrie Lounge also on premises. Or the Bilo Bar, or the Beach Bar & Grill, or other poolside bars also on premises.

Opened Friday, September 13th, 2024.

According to its designers: "The Bamboo Room by Trader Vic’s, located within the stylish Esmé Miami Beach Hotel at 1438 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach, offers a seductive atmosphere where the past and present collide. Spanning 1,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space, the lounge can accommodate up to 50 seated guests. Inspired by the original Trader Vic’s Bamboo Room, this venue pays homage to classic tiki culture while incorporating contemporary design elements. Its accents, tropical décor and innovative cocktail menu create an exotic, escapist ambiance that transports guests to a different era."

Many tikiphiles and Trader Vic's fans found the "contemporary design elements" meant a stripped-down atmosphere without all the flotsam and jetsam, carvings, and tapa cloth they'd come to appreciate at other Trader Vic's locations -- just another fine dining environment, but with an impressive array of cocktails served in Trader Vic's tiki mugs and food supplied by Sushi Bar next door.

It may not have been as immersive a tiki space as traditional Trader Vics locations, but with excellent food and drinks, it appeared they might still make a go of it, but this did not last long.

Closed April 20, 2026.