Tiki Bar Review #33 Kona Club Oakland, CA

Kona Club

When you have a Tiki bar with décor furnished by Bamboo Ben and Oceanic Arts, it has to be cool!

Hula girl at The Kona Club
Hula girl at The Kona Club

Imagine taking a typical local bar and turning it into a Tiki bar. This pretty much describes Kona Club.

Kona Club

You have your long bar…

Kona Club

Kona Club

Pool tables in the back…

Pool room at The Kona Club
Pool room at The Kona Club

…but with Tiki stools!

Kona Club Tiki stools
Kona Club Tiki stools

A back/side room…

Kona Club

Kona Club

Kona Club

Kona Club Tikis

…with an adult-sized Connect Four!

Adult size Connect 4 at The Kona Club
Adult size Connect 4 at The Kona Club

And all of it is decked out in glorious Tiki awesomeness!

Making drinks behind the bar was Lexi Thompson…

Lexi making drinks at The Kona Club
Lexi making drinks at The Kona Club

The drink menu was pretty impressive…

Kona Club drink menu
Kona Club drink menu

I went with Lexi’s recommendation: a Macadamia Nut Chi Chi…

Macadamia Nut Chi Chi
Macadamia Nut Chi Chi

This drink was great! Not rum-based, but Vodka-based with macadamia nut liqueur, cream de coconut, and pineapple. This would be a great to introduce someone to Tiki drinks. Not too boozy, not too sweet, but just tropical enough to take you away.

Kona Club has even has their own Tiki mug…

Kona Club Tiki Mug
Kona Club Tiki Mug

This guy came home with me!

Kona Club is a good time and totally worth a visit if you’re in Oakland. I consider the Bay Area to be the Tiki mecca and Kona Club is one of the many reasons why!

Lexi- Bartender at The Kona Club
Lexi- Bartender at The Kona Club

Kona Club

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