How to Use tiki bar in a Sentence

tiki bar

noun
  • Take the tiki bar home Don't let the fun stop at bar close.
    Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Hanalei is cute stores, tiki bars, shave ice and built for strolling.
    Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 14 June 2018
  • Take a tiki bar out on the open water with a rental from Cruisin’ Tikis.
    Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Nov. 2021
  • This was a time when the city needed a tiki bar, like the downtown South Seas Club.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2021
  • The lido deck, while small, had a pool, a tiki bar and quick access to some of the restaurants.
    Megan Dubois, Chron, 31 Dec. 2022
  • This pop-up tiki bar has moved on up to the rooftop of Hotel Metro downtown.
    jsonline.com, 21 June 2022
  • This mint-green, open-air tiki bar is a great place to grab a drink or a bite after a long day at the beach.
    Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Roger Squire handed off a small paddle from his seat behind the tiki bar at the helm of the boat.
    Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2022
  • Kevin Hopper dreams of owning a tiki bar on a beach far away.
    Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, 2 June 2018
  • Food & drink: A new tiki bar and a new Asian restaurant will open on the River Walk within the next few days.
    San Antonio Express-News, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Phillips gives me a tour of her backyard, which contains a tiki bar with a mural of a hula dancer on the wall.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The group ate at a nearby tiki bar and then came back to their room on the second floor to have a photoshoot in their swimming suits.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Just down the way JungleBird, at number 254, is a deeply cheeky tiki bar owned by the same folks as La Factoria.
    David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Wine Country is abuzz over a pair of new drinking spots: a natural wine haven and a tiki bar.
    Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2023
  • UnderTow, a tiki bar themed space that opened in 2016, is designed to look like the inside of a clipper ship.
    Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2020
  • The bustling new area is home to a coffee shop, food hall, sports bar, boutique grocery store, tiki bar, hotel and more.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 12 May 2021
  • Later, the party moved to a tiki bar for dinner and drinks, where plus-ones were invited to join.
    Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The legendary–but slightly out of the way–Tonga Hut tiki bar pops-up in the heart of Chinatown for one night only.
    Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, 8 May 2018
  • Though a number of tiki bars still remain, such as Trader Vic’s (est.
    Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, 2 June 2018
  • For example, there’s the newish wine bar Parigo which has a weekends-only tiki bar pop-up in the works.
    Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The two were chilling in what looked to be some sort of upscale tiki bar situation.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • These tiki bars become the place where everything slows down.
    Jacob Brogan, Smithsonian, 21 Aug. 2017
  • Notably, many of these modern mai tais exist at non-tiki bars.
    Lou Bustamante, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 May 2018
  • At Docks, patrons like the Seckers also can have a beer or a drink at the outdoor tiki bar and even bring their best friend — Fido or Rover — for a meal.
    Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 6 July 2018
  • Great tiki bars like this are a subset of noir bars: dark, busy, magnificent.
    Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • The coastal oasis also includes a private cerulean pool, hot tub, ping pong table, grill and tiki bar.
    Elise Thomson-Hohl, Southern Living, 24 June 2021
  • Outside the tiki bar, drinkers can add a dash of black rum to a cup of tea for a more tropical hot toddy or to your favorite crockpot hot cider.
    Nikita Richardson, Bon Appetit, 15 Feb. 2017
  • UnderTow, the tiki bar next door, is owned by the folks behind Century Grand.
    Allie Morris, Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2020
  • The front portion of the building holds Undertow, an immersive tiki bar, and the back half of the building is split between Platform 18 and the Grey Hen.
    Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2021
  • At the onsite tiki bar, find piña coladas by the pitcher, mai tais boozy with light and dark rum, and a creamy rum punch that'll creep up on you, so proceed with caution.
    Megha McSwain, Chron, 22 July 2022

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