tiki bar
noun
: a restaurant or bar decorated in a simulated Polynesian theme that usually serves exotic cocktails
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Down below, the brick basement — once scratch storage — has been reshaped as a speakeasy‑style hangout with a tiki bar and pool table, the kind of low‑ceilinged space that practically demands blues or bluegrass, Daniel said.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Walk a block over to Water Witch, a lively tiki bar whose mocktails are as fun as their alcoholic offerings (the Verjus Siren, with passionfruit and cinnamon, is topped with sparklers; $8).
—Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Shoppers are treated to a line of color-happy haulers that can be taken from the beach to the tiki bar and back again, or else sported in your own chilly city as a reminder of unforgettable memories made during PTO.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Other historic bars on the list Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar at Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, offers a one-of-a-kind tiki bar experience.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Walk a block over to Water Witch, a lively tiki bar whose mocktails are as fun as their alcoholic offerings (the Verjus Siren, with passionfruit and cinnamon, is topped with sparklers; $8).
—Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Shoppers are treated to a line of color-happy haulers that can be taken from the beach to the tiki bar and back again, or else sported in your own chilly city as a reminder of unforgettable memories made during PTO.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Other historic bars on the list Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar at Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, offers a one-of-a-kind tiki bar experience.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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