The Monkey's Paw Tiki Bar - Springfield

Springfield, Oregon, United States

This brick and mortar location opened on May 5th 2021. Around August 2020 it originated as a pop-up and was further developed into a full-time permanent bar.

Monkey’s Paw co-owner Teren Baker says he and another co-owner, Jameson Cowman, discovered how tiki bars could be cool while attending a punk rock music festival in Las Vegas. They visited Frankie’s Tiki Room in Vegas, and Baker says it challenged his assumptions about tiki bars.

The heart of the bar is its lounge environment. There aren’t any clocks inside the building, and the windows are blacked out. Baker says the bar isn’t looking to have raucous live shows at the bar, but rather more intimate events, such as the December 2021 Elvis impersonator David Lomond.

Their tiki mugs are made by a local pottery, Down the Road Clayworks!