tiki bar

American  

[tee-kee bahr] / ˈti ki ˈbɑr /

noun

plural

tiki bars

1. a bar or restaurant that has a theme inspired by an exoticized combination of various Pacific Island cultures and usually serves elaborate rum cocktails.

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Other Word Forms

• tiki-bar
  adjective

Example Sentences

Stolen Saddle in Chicago—a three-story, 16,000-square-foot behemoth on a busy strip near Wrigley Field—was, until recently, a tiki bar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

She sports a tiki bar and theater in a converted cargo hold at one end and an exhibit about Rosie the Riveter at the other.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2025

Over the toss of the tide and an arcade full of screaming children, I could hear the opening bassline of New Order’s “Blue Monday” emanating from inside the tiki bar.

From Salon • May 27, 2024

Her play, about a lonely, full-grown man with an imaginary friend who drinks away his life at a tiki bar until he is aided by some residents of his small town outside Rochester, New York.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

Viviana had built the deck herself, and erected a fully-stocked tiki bar, complete with carved masks, coconuts, and a thatched roof.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson