Tiki Bars
Aloha-Luau Lounge
Berlin, Germany (Closed)
Aloha-Luau Lounge was a short-lived pop-up in the Kreuzberg area of Berlin in early 2007. There was a small bar in the back of the space, with an art gallery in the front. Aloha-Luau offered classic tiki drinks like Zombies, Navy Grogs and Mai Tais.
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.
Emerald Tiki
Baldwin Place, New York, United States (Closed)
Restaurant in a small town in New York state, next to a driving range.
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.
The Beverly Hills Hotel Lounge
Beverly Hills, California, United States
The Beverly Hills Hotel still stands, and indeed still has a lounge, but there was at least a short period when they jumped on the tiki bandwagon and had a small lounge menu of Polynesian drinks, complete with requisite color drawings.
Today, their most notable contribution to the tropical lifestyle remains their banana leaf wallpaper. The Martinique® banana leaf wallpaper was created in 1942 by heritage Southern California textile brand CW Stockwell, and selected by famed designer Don Loper in 1949 to adorn the walls of the newly renovated and redesigned hotel. It is on display at the Fountain Coffee Room, which has also restored the 19 bar stools that originally surrounded the classic curved soda fountain counter, built in 1949. Unfortunately, the Coffee Room does not serve cocktails -- although they do offer wine and champagne in addition to their ice cream shakes.
The Rendez'vous
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
The Rendez'vous opened in Summer 2005. Tropical drinks are served in tiki mugs and volcano bowls, and are mixed using fresh ingredients -- including mint. Decor includes pieces from Oceanic Arts and local carver Lake Tiki. Pretzels are available, and light food may be added in the future.
Hawaiian Interiorz
Palm Desert, California, United States (Closed)
Opened in 2003.
Hawaiian-style interior design & furniture showroom.
As of 2021, this site is home to Elite Physical Therapy (Formerly Palm Desert Physical Therapy).
The new location for Hawaiian Interiorz is:
74-104 Highway 111 (#2) Palm Desert CA 92260
Akua Motor Inn
Anaheim, California, United States
Opened on or slightly before October 5th, 1961 when they started advertising in the Santa Ana Register.
Akua Motor Inn used to be known as Akua Motor Hotel. The Palms restaurant used to be right next door.
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.
Harbor Hut
Morro Bay, California, United States
This used to be Samoa Hut.
The Harbor Hut has been family owned and operated since 1951.
There is also a fish and chips take-out building on the property called "The Li'l Hut".
Their original outdoor tikis have deteriorated and they have replaced some of them with more modern carvings. One old standing rootball headed tiki has lost his body and just the head remains if you compare earlier to later photos below...