Tiki bars have always been havens for fantasy — an immersive experience, titillating in a Disney-musical kind of way. They’re the safest kind of strange. The pleasure of entering a tiki bar for the ...

Admit it: If you don't already have one, you want a Tiki bar: A corner to spend lazy days dreaming of surf-side adventures on a South Pacific paradise. It's possible. Portland's enchantment with ...

A tiki bar means many things to many people, from a Polynesian paradise to a Florida retreat. And at home, it can be the centerpiece of a backyard resort, a tropical escape from life's cares. "It's ...

When The Inferno Room co-owners Ed Rudisell and Chris Coy began dreaming about opening a tiki bar last year, they knew they wanted a huge, scary mask to greet visitors. And when it comes to ...

NOT SO LONG ago, just a few years in fact, America seemed determined to rid itself of all remaining traces of one of its most extravagant lapses in taste. But those who were out to cleanse the ...

Tiki culture is a lot more than expertly-crafted cocktails bartenders toil over — it's all about the theatrics. The incredibly immersive cocktail dens are like intimate movie sets, chock-full of ...

Those bastions of bamboo, puffer fish and fruity rum drinks are back, but a visit to two tiki hangouts reveals that not all bars are created equal. When I told my father, a consummate whiskey drinker, ...

It’s time to say “aloha”-- as in goodbye -- to one longtime Midtown bar and “aloha” -- as in hello -- to a new one, starting tomorrow. After 20 years, Lava Lounge owner Scott McCray has closed the ...