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tiki bar
A bar or similar drinking establishment primarily serving tropical-themed cocktails, usually with Polynesian-style decor.
A tiki bar is a bar, pub, tavern, or similar drinking establishment whose primary offering consists of tropical-themed cocktails. Tiki bars are usually decorated in a Polynesian style, with torches, palm trees, fish nets, bamboo, and Hawaiian or Polynesian island music.
Tropical-themed cocktails are the primary offering. The listed decorations and music describe a common setting rather than a mandatory checklist.
A tropical decoration alone does not establish the use when the drinks lack that specialization. The cocktail offering distinguishes the bar from a general drinking establishment.
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