In this Part 3 of our three-part odyssey, we arrive at Paradise Lost at the western edge of New York City’s East Village.
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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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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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Inside Passage — the new immersive bar on Capitol Hill near downtown Seattle wants to let you know that it is not a tiki bar …
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On this episode of Secret Tiki Escapes we head to Gig Harbor WA to visit Stephen Curran’s home tiki bar: Twa-Wal-Kut’s Rocking Jellyfish Lounge …
Somewhere hidden in Heidi and Stephen’s Mid-century modern home you’ll find their tiki bar, the Twa-Wal-Kut’s Rocking Jellyfish Lounge, a beautiful modern-style tiki bar! I’ve been sworn to secrecy on how to get inside. Here is Heidi and Stephen’s story …
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