Tiki Tiki Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan (bar) - Locating Tiki

T TikiDiego Member San Diego, CA Joined: Jul 16, 2006 Posts: 99	T TikiDiego Posted posted on Sun, Dec 2, 2007 4:16 AM Well here I am in Tokyo, and I just got back into my hotel from a visit to the Tiki Tiki. Since I got a nice buzz from the cocktails going, I thought this would be the right time to post my thoughts on the place. I'm staying near the Tokyo tower, so it took a slightly adventurous subway ride to get over to the Shinjuku area where the place is. If you're going to go there, it's hard to see from the street. Look for the Saisan Plaza (across the street from the Isetan building). It takes up the entire fourth floor of the building. Seriously, this place was off the hook. Easily one of my favorite tiki bars I've ever been too. As soon as you exit the elevator, you're greated by the animatronic tiki that talks in Japanese with moving eyes and mouth. The bartender (who was from Iran) told me the place had been in business in the same place for 26 years!! It doesn't look that old at all, it's been kept up very well. The only clue to it's age is the slight deterioriating OA looking shell lamps. The decor was fantastic overall. It would be busting the gauges on the TiPSY meter. The music was a nice mix of hawaiian tunes. They have a few TVs spread out throughout the place which was playing Lilo & Stitch over and over again. Food was great! I had the Spicy Pork Laulau and Pineapple fried rice. I had a generous share of cocktails too. The mascot "Tiki Tiki" was a blended drink with barely any booze in it at all. The mug rules, but the drink was a dissapointing. The Mai Tai was decent - and it was super strong. Also had a fantastic drink called the Hana Uma Bay, with a fresh lychee on top. It had midori in the bottom of the drink and what I assume was some blue caracao on the top along with what tasted like some mountain dew. It was really tasty. I was also able to see the Hula Dancers! Yay! They are still out of the "Tropical Daquiri" skull mug, but I was able to get the ashtray that matches the TikiTiki mug, so I was more then pleased with my scores. Both are marked with the Tiki Tiki logo on the bottom in white silkscreen. No manufacturer mark. This is definately a must see for any Tiki Centralite that is going to be in Japan. I did take a few pics, and I'll post them when I get back to home in San Diego.

Well here I am in Tokyo, and I just got back into my hotel from a visit to the Tiki Tiki. Since I got a nice buzz from the cocktails going, I thought this would be the right time to post my thoughts on the place. I'm staying near the Tokyo tower, so it took a slightly adventurous subway ride to get over to the Shinjuku area where the place is. If you're going to go there, it's hard to see from the street. Look for the Saisan Plaza (across the street from the Isetan building). It takes up the entire fourth floor of the building.

Seriously, this place was off the hook. Easily one of my favorite tiki bars I've ever been too. As soon as you exit the elevator, you're greated by the animatronic tiki that talks in Japanese with moving eyes and mouth.

The bartender (who was from Iran) told me the place had been in business in the same place for 26 years!! It doesn't look that old at all, it's been kept up very well. The only clue to it's age is the slight deterioriating OA looking shell lamps. The decor was fantastic overall. It would be busting the gauges on the TiPSY meter. The music was a nice mix of hawaiian tunes. They have a few TVs spread out throughout the place which was playing Lilo & Stitch over and over again.

Food was great! I had the Spicy Pork Laulau and Pineapple fried rice. I had a generous share of cocktails too. The mascot "Tiki Tiki" was a blended drink with barely any booze in it at all. The mug rules, but the drink was a dissapointing. The Mai Tai was decent - and it was super strong. Also had a fantastic drink called the Hana Uma Bay, with a fresh lychee on top. It had midori in the bottom of the drink and what I assume was some blue caracao on the top along with what tasted like some mountain dew. It was really tasty.

I was also able to see the Hula Dancers! Yay!

They are still out of the "Tropical Daquiri" skull mug, but I was able to get the ashtray that matches the TikiTiki mug, so I was more then pleased with my scores. Both are marked with the Tiki Tiki logo on the bottom in white silkscreen. No manufacturer mark.

This is definately a must see for any Tiki Centralite that is going to be in Japan. I did take a few pics, and I'll post them when I get back to home in San Diego.

Post #347272 by TikiDiego on Sun, Dec 2, 2007 4:16 AM