Like many, we’ve been looking forward to the opening of Munktiki’s Dead Man’s Isle now for a long time, and were delighted to finally get to spend a weekend in Astoria, and visit – not once, but twice. Consequently, our notes are a composite of those two experiences…
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These days there appears to be a new tiki bar opening every week. Tiki Tom’s in Walnut Creek CA is one of those new bars — but it’s an old bar, too. Tiki Tom’s owners took what was a vaguely tiki-ish dive bar, and, with the help of Bamboo Ben & Son, turned it into a proper tiki bar. And what a tiki bar — an instant classic that feels like it’s always been there.
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I have a thing for small tiki bars…
Tiki Ti and Hale Pele are at the top of my list and I really love the intimacy that a smaller tiki bar gives. When Julian and his wife Katie decided to turn a backyard shed into an tiki bar, they truly created a tiki experience that is cozy and tiki cool! It doesn’t take much to fill up a smaller tiki space but the Lujan Lagoon is filled top to bottom with incredible tiki décor. Here is how the Lujan Lagoon came to be…
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Sometimes, all it takes is a trip to Hawaii to plant the seeds of tiki…
Brain Bloodgood and his wife April flew out to Hawaii to get married and they came back husband and wife and an interest in tiki. That was over fifteen years ago and starting with a Koi pond, Brian slowly started to transform his backyard into a tiki, tropical oasis which includes Bloody’s Tikiroom which is a stand-alone structure that is so cool to relax either day or night! Here is Brain’s story…
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Devil’s Den reminded me why I love tiki bars, they’re fun!!
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What I love most about tiki bars is that they are dark, mysterious and have a slight tinge of danger. When I look at Tracy Folks velvet paintings, I get the same exact feelings. Tracy’s paintings create a dark mood where the sun is always setting. Here is Tracy’s story …
Continue reading “Tiki VIP #48 Tracy Folks – Black Velvet Painter (Mid Mod Design Team)”
In Italy, we recently had the opportunity – thanks to the tip from a friend – to take a break from our antiquities death march and kick back at a Tiki bar in the Eternal City! Continue reading “Makai Surf & Tiki Bar – Rome, Italy Guest Write Up By Tom Hemmen”
Deep in the heart of East Texas, you will find Eric AKA the RAD Man, and his wife Lisa AKA Leeza Rad’s home tiki bar. It’s called Tiki Encanto which means Enchanted Tiki in Spanish. When you live in a place where there’s no tiki, you bring you own, and that’s exactly what Eric and his wife did! They packed up their original tiki bar they built in California and moved it to East Texas. Here is RAD Man and Leeza Rad’s story …
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The Swongos are a surf band from the St. Croix River Valley on the Minnesota/Wisconsin border. I’m pretty sure there isn’t too much surfing going on but there but when it comes to Surf music, well that’s a different story! The Swongos play classic surf music with a couple different musical genres throw in for good measure. The Swongos are releasing their first album soon, it’s called Curious Tourist and here’s Tom (The Swongo’s guitarist) to tell you all about it …
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A couple years ago I did write up on Lucas Mark’s blog: The Meek Tiki for my Tiki Blogging series. Since then, Lucas and his wife Amber bought a home and converted their basement into an incredible home tiki bar. It’s called The Ritual Room and I feel lucky that I got to see this home tiki bar in person! Here is Lucas to tell you all about it …
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