Opened @ 2014.

This is a big family friendly venue that glories in the kitsch and is known for its very large fiberglass tikis inside and out as well as its inexpensive cocktails served in plastic cups.

They do serve food beyond the typical bar food one might expect.

They also have indoor as well as outdoor seating.

Opened April 13th, 2024.

Mary Oglesby and Paul Gilliam, who created and opened the Cameo cocktail bar in Midtown, are the co-owners of Mary's B.O.T.E.

The interior has a dark classic tiki feel with fish traps hanging from the ceiling above the bar, and a back-bar shelving unit stacked with booze and featuring what must represent many many hours of routering native style patterns.

Across from the bar and barstools are diner style booths lining the wall from front to back.

There is also a back patio decorated with pink and turquoise yard flamingos.

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."

For tikiphiles and Trader Vic's fans, they may find the "contemporary design elements" means a stripped-down atmosphere without all the flotsam and jetsam, carvings, and tapa cloth they've 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.

Still, that sounds pretty darn good. It may not be as immersive a tiki space as traditional Trader Vics locations, but with excellent food and drinks, it appears they are off to a fine start.

Omaha theater owner Ralph Goldberg opened the Beachcomber Room on November 15, 1941, as a dining, dancing and drinking addition to his Cinema Grill restaurant. The opening night act was Tavora and her South Seas Maids of Melody. The Beachcomber was decorated as a Pacific island paradise, in grand pre-tiki fashion, with plenty of bamboo and palm trees, including painted views of the ocean. As the “Home of the Famous Tropical Hurricane,” the Beachcomber promised that a tropical storm, complete with wind and rain, would erupt occasionally throughout the night.

The Beachcomber proved to be a popular lounge for its ability to attract top entertainers to its bandstand, including Fats Waller, the Mills Brothers, Scatman Crothers, the Nat King Cole Trio Coleman Hawkins, Louis Jordan and others. This popularity resulted in The Beachcomber being selected by Billboard Magazine as one of the “Leading Cocktail Lounges” in the region in their 1944 Yearbook.

It was not to last.

Despite its success, on May 1, 1944 the Omaha World Herald reported that the Beachcomber would be closed and remodeled into a VFW “G.I. Club,” bringing an abrupt end to this tropical night spot.

*NOTE: The B&W photo below shows the Cinema Grill exterior a couple years prior to the addition of The Beachcomber.

Opened May 12th, 2012.

The interior design was made by architecture team Mind the Ark, in collaboration with the owner of the bar and renowned street artist WD. The concept of this bar is a place of contrasts with classical, vintage style elements integrated unexpectedly with tropical culture atmosphere and Tiki references. Plaster decorative elements that decorate the ceiling of the interior and the facade of the wooden bar (eclecticism), in combination with abundant planting and vertical surfaces dressed with wallpaper with dominant theme of exotic birds and heavenly landscapes set up in an unexpected scenery: A bar in the Pacific 50s’ made by and for Westerners, beamed into an old house in Athens that moves on three levels (walkway, balcony and interior bar).

It appears that in the time since, the owners have personalized the space with more carved tikis and an abundance of House of Angostura advertising (who sponsor Tiki Week and other promotions).

From Ia Orana Polinesia:

"The Ia Orana Polinesia Cocktail Bar is located in the municipality of Sant Quirze del Vallès, about 30 minutes from Barcelona. A place to have a delicious cocktail in an atmosphere inspired by Polynesia. It is a unique bar in Spain, come and you will be surprised. The Ia Orana Polinesia Cocktail Bar is a place where you can relax and chat, surrounded by an exotic and elegant atmosphere. Take a seat and study their extensive menu, you will find high-quality cocktails with and without alcohol made by true professionals in the sector. In addition, Ia Orana Polinesia offers you live shows performed by native Polynesians, who will entertain you with their exotic dances. If you decide to go, try to reserve one of the cabins in the water, which are part of the VIP area. These cabins are the best area of ​​the bar, where you will enjoy a more intimate atmosphere, ideal for parties, events or groups. You will also find at your disposal a menu with tapas, cokes, salads and desserts."

Formerly located in a secret lounge above the Downtown Grill (2020-2024).

The Monkey's Paw closed their Downtown Grill location and re-opened at this new location in the basement of Pearl Passionate Cuisine & Cocktails (which closed June 23rd, 2024).

The Pearl venue became a new location called The Monkey's Paw Tropical Tapas on July 11th, 2024 with tapas dining upstairs and the Monkey's Paw Tiki Lounge downstairs.

Reservations must specifically choose which areas patrons wish to reserve (restaurant or lounge).

Opened May 20th, 2021.

This modern interior may look a bit spartan next to old school Trader Vic's style venues with their intensely layered and darkened interiors packed with carvings and artwork. Instead, the Ark Royal has lots of white wall space behind the bar and another brick wall painted in white as well -- both reflecting light from high-ceilinged windows in the day time.

However, at night, with swag lamps and other ambient lighting, the interior is moodier, and if it is available, one can always retreat to their "Taboo Room" with its couches, swag carpet, and lauhala matting on the ceiling for a more intimate visit.

The Ark Royal's Mission Statement:

"The Ark Royal is a modern Tiki lounge in Downtown Raleigh, though our name comes from an old ship commissioned in 1586 by Sir Walter Raleigh.

Raleigh, the man, was a scholar, an explorer, and truthfully, he was a pirate. Much of his later life was spent hunting for the fabled City of Gold; El Dorado.

Raleigh theorized, studied, searched and struggled to that mythical city, though the poor bastard was beheaded by King James before he could discover it.

Our lounge is not an ode to Sir Walter Raleigh, rather it is an ode to exploration, adventure and discovery. Our exotic cocktails feature ingredients from many cultures from many regions around the world. This blend of spices, spirits, sweeteners and liqueurs offers fascinating insight into a whole world of history, tradition and flavor.

The style of cocktails we offer are known as Tiki, but originally, they were known as exotic drinks, or as Don the Beachcomber called them; 'Rhum Rhapsodies.'

Tiki is exploration. It is adventure. It is discovery. It is The Ark Royal."

Opened in 2015.

Luau Tiki Bar's Mission Statement:

"The idea for the Luau Tiki Bar was born from a passion for making drinks, a concept bar in pure exotic style that aims to convey the idyllic atmosphere and mixing style of the typical bars born in the American tiki era in the mid-1930s."

This outside tiki bar was launched during the summer of 2018 to compliment the already thriving Casa Di Amore Italian restaurant.

The themed environment features a private hut, seating around a fire pit, a life-size deep sea diver, and a throne embraced by a giant octopus, the “Tikipus,” created by locals 3 Specialty Design Services.

Frank Kerwin's restaurant, The Seacomber, “America’s Tropical Showplace,” opened at 22725 Pacific Coast Highway on April 4, 1946.

This pre-tiki showplace included dining and cocktails within The Royal Hawaiian Room, the Coral Sea Cocktail Bar, the Princess Pupule Room, the Marine Deck and the Grand Salon.

Kerwin, a former boxing announcer and sports promoter, had previously managed the Club New Yorker in the basement of the Hotel Christie on Hollywood Boulevard, and The Merry-Go-Round cocktail lounge in the CBS Radio Playhouse on Vine Street.

This venue must have lasted at least through 1950, since newspaper ads proclaim the opening of a sister location on November 1, 1950, when Frank Kerwin opened the Wilshire Seacomber at Wilshire and San Vicente.

It is not clear when these two locations closed.

Today, the original Malibu location is home to a McDonalds.

Opened @2021.

The owner's name is Jae Heon Kim. He used to work at Trader Vics in London for 6 years before opening his own bar.

Mahalo is in the very busy and thriving Itaewon District with tons of foot traffic. Entrance on ground floor, but stairs lead up to a second and third story area.