Opened January 2018.

“Tiki’s all about escapism,” says owner and general manager Christopher Straub. “We really want people to feel like, when they come in the door, this is a portal to a new world.”

Inside the dining room, there are bright blue vinyl-seated rattan bar stools and orange-tufted vinyl banquettes, hand-painted scenes by Boston artist Joanna Ciampa, tiki masks on the walls, and a wall of scallop shells—culled by Straub’s mother in Chatham—near the restrooms.

One lounge area features several Design Toscano tiki head tables (one of which is a design based on the signature tiki from the Crown Plaza/Hanalei Hotel in San Diego, California).

The kitchen serves Polynesian-inspired food like sushi, Crab Rangoon, and barbecue skewers, with classic and proprietary tiki cocktails made with fresh juices, homemade syrups and eccentric garnishes.

Live music acts play here on occasion.

Opened November 2018.

From their website: "Shore Leave is our interpretation of a tropical escape through the lens of our love for Boston's rich dining scene. Named after a sailor's leisure time on dry land, Shore Leave's tropical cocktails take you away from the hustle and bustle. We hope this space, music, and most importantly, our Shore Leave family, make every moment here feel like watching the sun go down with your feet in the sand. Tucked in off the main drag and just below the street in Boston's South End, Shore Leave is here to bring you along on our everyday vacation."

This bar and restaurant has received high praise for its cocktails and cuisine. However, if you are going there to check out tiki carvings, you will be disappointed. In one interview about building out the concept for the bar, Chef Lynch explains: We were really excited to work with them on figuring out how we can make tiki interesting in a basement without cultural appropriation. Trying to bend more towards the tropical and jungle themes and less towards the Polynesian idol themes was really important to us, and to not make it look like we just hung a bunch of knickknacks everywhere.

Despite this avoidance of idols, you may still have spotted some vintage tiki mugs on display if you looked carefully...although in May 2021 the bar announced a re-doubling of their efforts to stamp out anything that might be interpreted as cultural appropriation or insensitivity.

This was the first location for Albert Gee's Poly-Asian.

It had three distinctly defined spaces: The Poly-Asian Dining Room, The Kabuki Tea House, and The Club Luau -- a private section of the Poly-Asian.

Albert Gee sold it to Peter Chin in 1962 and it continued until 1969.

A second location was opened at 5200 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX (sometimes listed as 5138 Westheimer, Houston, TX) by Albert Gee after selling his first location in 1962. This second location had, until recently, been a Dobb's House Luau location.

Both Poly-Asian locations advertised themselves as serving Polynesian, Cantonese, and Japanese cuisine as well as Tropical Beverages.

Jane E. Gee, Albert's wife, outlived her husband of 38 years but passed away in 2019 at the age of 98. She was a co-owner of the business.

The original Poly-Asian was located at 9530 S. Main St., Houston TX. Albert Gee sold it to Peter Chin in 1962 and it continued until 1969.

This second location was opened at 5200 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX (sometimes listed as 5138 Westheimer, Houston, TX) by Albert Gee after selling his first location in 1962. This second location had, until recently, been a Dobb's House Luau location.

The Poly-Asian advertised itself as serving Polynesian, Cantonese, and Japanese cuisine as well as Tropical Beverages.

The second floor of this location was home to the "Club Luau".

Jane E. Gee, Albert's wife, outlived her husband of 38 years but passed away in 2019 at the age of 98. She was a co-owner of the business.

Oh No! Lulu was created by foodie mogul trifecta Luis Morandi, Patricia Scheuer, and Ludovico De Biaggi.

It opened in Spring 2019.

The name is a play on “Honolulu”.

Most of the drinks are served in locally hand-crafted ceramic vessels that resemble everything from sharks to skulls to tiki gods and the food menu includes dishes like Café Habana-inspired grilled corn, poke bowls, and pu-pu platters.

The bar features a tiki fireplace, a ton of hanging rattan basket lights, a very long bamboo bar, toucan and exotic flower print wallpaper, and some tiki masks.

Tiki Rock Bar opened in January 2019.

From Tiki Rock Bar:

"The bar is located in the American Dream Diner in the basement of the restaurant. WOW! This is the expression we regularly hear from our customers who come for the first time to the TIKI ROCK BAR. We have designed this place to take you not only to travel to the tropical Polynesian islands, but also to travel to the 1940s, 1950s, the golden age of American Tiki. Discover and taste a great selection of Rums from many parts of the Pacific and Caribbean. Max and Justine, our experienced bartenders, will be happy to prepare the best of classic Tiki cocktails as well as our delicious signature creations. Welcome to Tiki Rock Bar, a taste of paradise. Aloha, TIKI ROCK! "

This bar opened in 2010 at the Colquitt St. location and ran successfully for 9 years before closing on June 30th, 2019.

However, after a full year, they made a surprise re-opening at a new location on Caryl St., on July 6th, 2020. The Caryl St. location was very focused on outdoor space with murals on exterior walls, tables, and umbrellas to allow social distancing and air flow during Covid.

This re-opening would be short-lived, however, as Covid forced them to shutter their doors once more on October 12th, 2020.

They opened yet again for a short time but closed for good in July 2021.

This classic Portugese tiki bar is not as highly decorated as some of the other Portugese or Spanish tiki bars, but it does have some of the familiar decor, such as amazing tile-work on walls and bar, a working fountain inside, and a plethora of porcelain Spanish-style tiki mugs. It looks to be fairly well preserved (probably opened in the 70s) and although the flooring looks new and some areas might have a fresh coat of paint, it is still much like opening a vintage time capsule.

The first Brass Monkey Tiki Bar opened at the end of 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2018, this new sister location, Brass Monkey Esbjerg, opened its doors.

From their website:

"At Brass Monkey Esbjerg, we are proud to offer one of Denmark's largest assortments of rum, consisting of selected spirits from around the world. Come by and taste some of the finest rum the world has to offer, or relax with one of our popular cocktails. We have something for everyone, and even if rum is not for you, of course we also have a small selection of other delicious and refreshing things on the menu.

If you are involved in a little party and trouble, we regularly hold small Limbo competitions. How low can you go?"

Appears to have closed some time at the end of 2021 and then re-opened in August 2022 under a new name as The Tiki Hut.

Joseph Stephenson "Steve" Crane (February 7, 1916 – February 6, 1985) was an American actor and restaurateur. A Columbia Pictures actor in the early 1940s, Crane opened the Luau, a popular celebrity restaurant in Beverly Hills, in 1953 and established a successful 25-year career in the restaurant industry. Steve also owned the Kon-Tiki chain in Sheratons, and Ports-o-Call restaurants.

In addition to his own accomplishments, Crane is often remembered as Lana Turner's twice ex-husband and the father of her only child Cheryl. Steve's first marriage to Turner in 1942 was annulled when it was discovered he was not divorced from his first wife. Turner then married Steve again in 1943 because she was expecting a child.

Started some time in the 1950s.

Known as a place to hear live jazz in the 1950s, legendary performer Anita O'Day sang at the Hula Hut as did "Queen of the Boogie" Hadda Brooks in 1957.

A North Coast Journal article written by Joseph Byrd states:

"The Hula Hut's facade was bamboo, cluttered with flotsam and fishing nets; inside it was lit with torches...Primitive masks and 'tribal' carvings were prominent, and tropical-themed fabrics festooned the booths. Hula girls were languorously draped around the printed menu, which featured exotic rum drinks, sweetened with fruit juices, flavored syrups and liqueurs. Beverages were usually served in equally exotic vessels, each with its garnish of fruit and oversized straw."

The Hula Hut endured a fire in 1957 and was built back better than ever. B&W newspaper photo below shows then-owner Tony Marciane and waitress Shirley Kiltz re-decorating with masks after first re-build.

However, the bar then succumbed to a second fire in 1958 which spelled its demise.

Matiki opened at the end of September 2017 after 4 months of construction and is the first and only tiki bar in Vienna.

The space itself is rather small, sparsely decorated, and modern-looking -- gray/white/green paint with a few cut-out wall alcoves featuring small tiki carvings and puffer fish. Accents around the room include bamboo trim and a Tahitian-patterned wood bar molding.

A few potted ferns hang in the windows.

The focus is more on the bar and drinks. The back bar displays a lot more than just rum with hundreds of spirit bottles ranging from Ardberg scotch to Don Julio tequila, so there should be a range for all tastes. Their cocktail program has received wide acclaim.

They also sculpt and manufacture their own custom tiki mugs for sale -- available online through a separate website below.