Living in New England means that when fall comes the temperature can go from 60 degrees to a snowy 25 degrees in 24 hours.  We may love the colors that the fall brings but there is nothing like sipping a drink at a Tiki Bar while sitting with your toes in the sand. If you want the word Chill to be what you’re doing rather than what’s in the air, you need to know the best tiki bars to visit during the fall!

Sandbar at Opal Sands Resort | Clearwater Beach, Florida

With direct access to the beach, Sandbar is a restaurant and bar enclosed in a tiki hut roof that provides both resort guests and local beachgoers with a view stretching all the way down the best named beach in the nation. 

Sandbar’s beach atmosphere is the place to be for relaxed and casual gatherings with friends for daytime or evening food and drinks. The culinary menu features lighter, casual fare including jerk chicken flatbreads or gorgonzola grilled steak salads, paired with an extensive cocktail program incorporating fresh juices, fruits, and herbs such as the Mango Poolside that combines Bacardi superior rum, mango puree, cold pressed persian lime and valencia orange juice, with a touch of 100% organic agave nectar, topped with fresh mint. 

Chill & Grill Beach Bar | Curaçao

Kickstart the weekend like a true Curaçaoan at Curaçao’s “it” bar during happy hour at LionsDive Beach Resort Curaçao’s colorful tiki bar, Chill Beach Bar & Grill. If the music and traveling scent of Chill’s ultimate BBQ skewers aren’t enough to guide the way, the crowd of people will surely lead you right to it. It seems as if the entire island comes together every Friday evening to drink Blue Curaçao cocktails and local beers like Amstel Bright and Polar, right before capturing sight of the beautiful sunset on the sands of Mambo Beach. So, grab a hammock and chill beachside like a true local. 

 

Lido Beach Resort | Sarasota, Florida 

Specializing in Gulf coast sunsets and all things R&R, travelers consider Lido Beach Resort their go-to destination when life demands the simplicity of a Piña Colada and a tan. When it’s time to catch some rays, a 300-foot stretch of powder white sand beach awaits, or hit one of the property’s two pools – one family friendly and one adults-only. The adults-only pool is conveniently situated next to the Tiki Bar, which features a fresh cocktail menu and tasty beachside bites like the crowd-favorite Chili-Lime Grilled Fish Tacos or Beer Battered Cod served in poolside baskets.  Guests can also enjoy epic nightly sunsets, and the unreal bloody mary bar at the Lido Beach Grille, complete with Sarasota’s only panoramic view of the city skyline and west coast shoreline.

 

The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar | San Francisco, CA

Located at the iconic Fairmont San Francisco hotel, Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar has delighted guests with its tropical décor, decadent libations and Polynesian-fusion cuisine since 1945. Following its $1 Million restoration by Gensler San Francisco, Tonga Room has rekindled the excitement of its unique and time-honored décor, recapturing its original tiki glory.

The bar area features a sleek granite top bar and luxurious “good luck red” leather banquettes. Colorful tribal wall coverings add excitement throughout the restaurant.

Tonga Room features The Island Groove Band, which performs top-40 hits from a thatch-covered barge on the “lagoon;” a dance floor built from the remains of the S.S. Forester, a schooner that once traveled between San Francisco and the South Sea Islands; and periodic tropical rainstorms, complete with thunder and lightning.

 

Salty’s Tiki Bar and beach lounge | St Pete Beach, FL

At Salty’s Tiki Bar and Beach Lounge at Trade Winds Resort, you won’t have to miss a minute of sunshine to enjoy light fare, frozen drinks, cold beer or a glass of wine. A brand new lounge area has been added that extends onto the beach so you can enjoy live music with your toes in the sand.