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SF Tiki Crawl 2008, Trader Vics Emeryville

Trader Vics Emeryville, it’s not quite where it all started, but this is certainly the epicenter of the Trader Vic’s Tiki empire. [singlepic=325,480,360,,center] Seated at the bar or dining in the restaurant, the emphasis is on scintillating suppers and delightful drinks.  Walking in between large Tiki statues, the diner is immediately greeted with a picture [...]

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SF Tiki Crawl 2008, Kona Club

The Third stop on our crawl through the East Bay was the Kona Club on Piedmont Ave. A few good hours were spent in this place, soaking in some of the most awesome decor I’ve seen in the “new wave” of tiki bars opened in the past decade.  From the Tapa print entrance to the [...]

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SF Tiki Crawl 2008, Conga Lounge

Over on College, just above Rustica sits the Conga Room, a real urban paradise.  They offer porch seating, lovely punchy libations, and some of the best bar bites, including Rustica’s famous pizza. The Conga Room has been around for about for years now, having opened in 2003.  The owners had some tiki dreams, and seeing [...]

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SF Tiki Crawl 2008, Forbidden Island

Sunday brought us into the East Bay, home of the Original Trader Vic’s, now an empty parking lot at 6500 San Pablo Ave in Oakland, CA.  This was where the Magic happened, transforming a little rib shack called Hinky Dinks into the international Marvel it was then, and still is today. There’s plenty of time [...]

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SF Crawl 2008, Bamboo Hut

The second stop on our San Francisco trip is the sweet and petite Bamboo Hut on Broadway.  The Bamboo Hut is unassuming from the outside, seated between a few adult DVD stores, but once inside the Tikis realy stand out, as well as a few poles, Lauhala matting, and puffer fish scattered about. [singlepic=310,480,360,,center] Volcano [...]

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SF Crawl 2008, Tonga Room

[singlepic=308,480,360,,center] Though not the first stop on the crawl, our first stop in San Francisco found us at the Tonga Room in the Fairmont Hotel.  The Tonga Room has been around in various forms since the 1920s, making it a regular watering hole for San Francisco tiki-philes.  Speaking of water, it’s one of the only [...]

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Twittering from the Tiki Crawl!

Hey folks! I’ve re-enabled the twitter sidebar so you can follow along my adventures.  They’re not likely to be too exciting, just the usual drunken debachery, but in exotic foreign locales!  See where I’m drinking, and what!  See my itinerary at the Tiki Crawl website. Tonight it looks like we’ll be hitting the Fairmont’s Tonga [...]

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