Trader Vic's, Munich, Germany (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sat, May 19, 2012 8:32 AM A repeated hommage for this singular location, which in my opinion is the most original, old, authentic Trader Vic's in the world, after the Chicago and Beverly Hills are gone now. Atlanta is close, yes, and London, too, but the cavernous labyrinth of this place gives it that hideaway feel that a good Tiki bar should have. There are some pretty bad photos of it in this thread so far, and I am hoping these, albeit a bit grainy, will do it some better justice: I met with my old friends Jo, Olaf and Kai here a couple of nights ago. There were also Gustav, who I met at Hukilau, and Gert, my friend and A.D. on all my shoots. I had the trademark Munich Sour, Navy Grog, and a Fog Cutter: This place is a real time warp, densely textured from every angle: From this p.o.v. the place might have looked empty.... ...but actually, once you made your way down the tunnels... ...one found several fully seated dining rooms. Since this Trader Vic's is in one of THE most expensive hotels in Munich, it has traditionally been a rendezvous for the well-heeled locals, too... ...where on weekends, reservations are needed. So why change anything! :) Jo talked us to visit another swell watering hole... The "Golden Bar", in an old Nazi-architecture building that recently had its original golden wall maps uncovered... ...and is now a busy craft cocktail hang out. Kai was happy to get the "Van Hagen", a cocktail created by Jo... ...served in a mug that he had designed, made by Chiki Tiki:

A repeated hommage for this singular location, which in my opinion is the most original, old, authentic Trader Vic's in the world, after the Chicago and Beverly Hills are gone now. Atlanta is close, yes, and London, too, but the cavernous labyrinth of this place gives it that hideaway feel that a good Tiki bar should have. There are some pretty bad photos of it in this thread so far, and I am hoping these, albeit a bit grainy, will do it some better justice:

I met with my old friends Jo, Olaf and Kai here a couple of nights ago. There were also Gustav, who I met at Hukilau, and Gert, my friend and A.D. on all my shoots. I had the trademark Munich Sour, Navy Grog, and a Fog Cutter: