Club Waikiki - Chicago, IL - Vintage Tiki Bar - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt Size:M Tiki bars like this one

Tiki bars like this one weren't just restaurants

and Haddad are living their best lives on a Maui beach

Kiru Steaks stood on West 8th Street in Los Angeles during the mid-century era

Large hand-lettered script reads "Knights" beneath block sans-serif text reading "NEW YORK

Distressed white block text reads "I LIKE 'EM REAL" above a painterly Christmas tree illustration topped with a golden star

Club Waikiki - Chicago, IL - Vintage Tiki Bar - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt Size:M Tiki bars like this oneClub Waikiki on Wilson Avenue brought the South Pacific to Chicago's Uptown neighborhood during the mid century tiki craze. Blending Cantonese cuisine with steaks, seafood, and exotic tropical drinks, it embodied the postwar American fascination with Polynesian escapism. Spots like this gave working families a taste of paradise without ever leaving the city. Part of our Vintage Tiki collection, celebrating the defunct golden era bars of yesteryear.