Mahiki in London, photo by tikiracer
London’s new tiki bar, Mahiki, opened just a couple of days ago. Some speak preview pictures have been posted to Tiki Central, and the place looks dark and elegant — just how I like my tiki bars! I’m eager to hear some reports now that it’s open to the public. Mahiki’s location at 1 Dover Street in Mayfair is just a few blocks from where the Mayfair Beachcomber once was. Legend has it that Joseph Banks, a botanist who gained his fame as part of Captain Cook’s 1768 expedition to Tahiti, stayed at 1 Dover Street and regaled visitors with tales of his South Seas adventures while mixing drinks with rum and botanicals he had collected.
Cheekytiki is throwing a party at Mahiki on November 10, starting at 6:30 p.m. From Tiki Chris:
What:
Bring your aloha spirit to Mahiki: London’s newest tiki bar designed, decorated, and kitted out by CheekyTiki. Come see what we’ve been up for the past few months!Where:
Mahiki
Number 1 Dover Street
Mayfair (Green Park Tube)
London W1S 4LDWhen:
6:30 pm until ???
Friday
10 November 2006How:
Please RSVP by replying to chris@cheekytiki.com and let us know how many will be in your party.
- CheekyTiki night at Mahiki [CheekyTiki Blog]
- Mahiki, London [Critiki]
- CheekyTiki night at Mahiki (London) [Tiki Central]
- Mahiki – New London TIki Bar – secret photos [Tiki Central]
- Joseph Banks [Wikipedia]
- Mahiki: New London Tiki Bar on its Way [Humu Kon Tiki]
November 4th, 2006 at 2:32 am
here is some other pics I took :
http://virani-le-beachcomber.blogspot.com/2006/10/mahiki.html
November 6th, 2006 at 10:52 am
Fantastic, thanks Virani!
November 12th, 2006 at 2:18 pm
Great to at last have a tiki bar in mayfair!
My clubbing have posted a review here: http://www.myclubbing.net/club-and-bar-listing/22/Mahiki/
Q
December 8th, 2006 at 7:18 am
“Great to at last have a tiki bar in mayfair!”
Hey, I’m excited about Mahiki too, but Trader Vic’s has been in Mayfair since the Sixties.