In this Part 2 of our New York City’s Lower East Side bar crawl, we visit a magical alley.
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For those of us of a certain age and a penchant for visiting New York, Manhattan’s Lower East Side conjures up a certain dirty, gritty, “real” New York. This wistful view of the good/bad-old-days is summed up in Anthony Bourdain’s season 12 episode 7 of his show “Parts Unknown” where he looks back on his druggie days in the Lower East Side — a look-back made more poignant because this was Bourdain’s last TV episode, airing after his 2018 suicide.
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Suffering Bastard is a bar, hidden off the main drag in the charming historic section of Sanford inside Tuffy’s Bottle Shop & Lounge. It’s tiny, and you will need to make a reservation unless you want a long wait and risk not getting in at all…
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About half an hour outside of Orlando, Permanent Vacation is a speakeasy-type establishment hidden inside another bar – in this case, the Copper Rocket Pub.
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Jeanie and I were excited at the opportunity to visit this recently opened Tiki bar in Vancouver, Washington, and called ahead to make sure we would be able to get a seat…
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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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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”
Like the bar’s mixed Japanese/tiki decor, Austin‘s Tiki Tatsu-Ya infuses Japanese-inspired flavor into their cocktails to bring new twists on iconic tiki cocktails. This fusion exists primarily in the syrups, according to drinks manager Cory Starr.
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Tiki Tatsu-Ya, Austin’s new restaurant and bar, puts a Japanese twist on the tiki bar. But it is much more than that. Imagine the immersive bar re-imagined as theme park attraction where story and decor synchronize to complete the ideal immersive bar experience.
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