Tiki-Tock - at The Frenchman Hotel - New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Opened in April of 2023.
This was more of a tropical bar than a tiki bar.
Other than "Tiki" in the name, there was nothing in the decor to support the "tikiness" of the venue. It would have been equally at home in Mexico or Jamaica or the Caribbean.
Palapa thatched umbrellas designated seating areas and there were runners of palm thatching around the top and bottom of the bar which looked like they could be quickly torn down in an afternoon if the Frenchman Hotel decided its Patio needed a re-fresh and a different theme...which appears to be what eventually happened...
One corner had some tropical wallpaper and a few large tropical flower prints. There were no tiki carvings or Polynesian artworks.
And, the stark concrete floor, large exposed brick walls, and black-painted industrial metal ceiling were at odds with the rest of the decor.
Despite this, they had a very good menu of tropical and tiki cocktails and drew high praise for the quality of their cocktails, created by Patrick Williams, VP of operations and innovation for Angevin & Co., which owns the hotel and bar.
Closed as of March, 2025.
Details
- Type
- Bar
- Phone
- (504) 688-2900
- Address
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Closed?
- Yes (Permanently)
- Links
Gallery
2 Visits
Cape FM – 30 Sept 2023
Something different, but very New Orleans - a courtyard (outside) Tiki bar. Dress accordingly.
You enter (and exit) by walking down a dramatic red lit hallway full of mirrors. Definitely memorable. Drinks were pretty good, somewhere between Tiki Tolteca and Latitude 29 IMO. One of the few places that I've been to recently that still serves the drinks in really cool mugs! Plus you're at the base of Frenchman street, so a great place to start the night and then go and hear some live music.
Lady Catalina – Date: Unknown
Great use of outdoor space.