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January 2025 update: Tiki gardens and new dining options open as @TheMaiKai menus get a refresh. Latest news, including a look at the repurposed Chinese oven room at https://t.co/5eH0aJNuw8 #maikai #maikairestaurant #maikaireopening #maikairestoration

WFOR-Channel 4, the CBS station in Miami, visits general manager Kern Mattei for a look (and taste) of the pleasures of @TheMaiKai .... https://t.co/i0T5WV3giW #maikai #maikairestaurant #maikaireopening #maikairestoration

The sixth Inuhele weekender returns to Atlanta Jan 24-26 with seminars, artists and vendors, live entertainment, authentic luau, more. Full preview, Q&A with organizer Jonathan Chaffin at https://t.co/xvwLg9aKAX or https://t.co/6qSy1cMang #inuhele #inuhele2025 #tiki #tikievent

Join me and @cocktailwonk for a deep dive into historic spirits Jan. 31 at Miami Rum Congress. "Reexamining Golden Era Rums of the Mai Tai, Mai Kai, and Beyond" will include Cory Starr (@TheMaiKai) and Myssi Davis (Rum Traveler). More at https://t.co/mDWh0x6cyg #miamirumcongress

Iconic restaurants revived: Don the Beachcomber, Mai-Kai, Trader Vic's are top Tiki stories of 2024. Full list, including legends lost, Tiki bar openings and closings, plus more at https://t.co/xvwLg9acLp or https://t.co/FAQoJKJdPy #tiki #tikinews #donnbeach #maikai #tradervics

The Tiki Times: Preview the 2025 calendar of events. Check our comprehensive list and save these dates now: https://t.co/rcpIQHwsT0 #tiki #tikievents #tikifestivals #tikiart #tikimusic #rumevents #rumfests #surfmusic #surfmusicfests

The Year in Tiki 2024: Recap the top events in photos, video. Look back at the action-packed year's top happenings - including photos, video and social posts. https://t.co/76ognAUqd0 #tiki #tikievents #tikifestivals #tikiart #tikimusic #tikicocktails #tikimusic #rumfests

A little touch of reggae, at @TheMaiKai 68th anniversary celebration, courtesy of the Island Serenaders ... https://t.co/HzuQfcZ6ZB #maikai #maikairestaurant #maikaireopening #maikairestoration #polynesianrestaurant #tikibar #tikirestaurant #tiki #floridatiki

Happy New Year from @TheMaiKai! It was great to celebrate at the historic restaurant once again. Mahalo to manager Kern Mattei, beverage director Cory Starr, and everyone else who made the evening possible. #maikai #maikairestaurant #maikaireopening #polynesianrestaurant #tiki

Images from @TheMaiKai 68th anniversary on Dec. 28, Part 2: From the new outdoor Bora Bora Bar, to the spectacular showroom, to the just-opened tiki garden, there was a lot to enjoy at Saturday's gathering. #maikai #maikairestaurant #maikaireopening #floridatiki #tiki #tikibar

Ring in the New Year at @TheMaiKai for the first time since 2019. Don't miss three sets by the Mai-Kai musicians, featuring some non-traditional tunes especially for this event in the Molokai Bar. #maikai #maikairestaurant #maikaireopening #maikairestoration #polynesianrestaurant

Images from @TheMaiKai 68th anniversary on Dec. 28, Part 1: The historic restaurant marked the occasion by opening the back garden and walking paths to the public for the first time since the 2020 closing. Here's a sneak peek before guests arrived. #maikai #maikaireopening

1956-2024: @TheMaiKai marks 68 years of Polynesian Pop history. As guests celebrate the $20M restoration and reopening, take a look back at key dates and photos over the restaurant's rich history at https://t.co/xvwLg9aKAX or https://t.co/qFhs4aTqr6 #maikai #maikairestaurant

If you're feeling adventurous, take to the high seas this holiday season with an eggnog spiked with potent Navy rums. Atomic Navy Nog recipe and back story at https://t.co/xvwLg9aKAX or https://t.co/FkIvHdOEDi

The back bar at @TheMaiKai - viewable via a window in the gift shop - looks great with the addition of a portrait of founding owners Bob and Jack Thornton with original mixologist Mariano Licudine. Okole Maluna Society is a reference to a cocktail challenge for guests from 1960.

Best rums of 2024 #rum #rhum #ron https://t.co/mviNO9hnpk

All nine of the custom mugs used for signature cocktails at @TheMaiKai are available in the gift shop. The new Tahitian Drum and Hala Kahiki mugs were created for the reopening by Central Florida artists Joe and Donella Vitale. #maikai #maikairestaurant #tikimug #tikimugs

Celebrate the holidays and the return of @TheMaiKai with the Barrel Before Christmas, a special cocktail from 2019 that you can make following the recipe at https://t.co/xvwLg9aKAX. More seasonal sippers at https://t.co/R6ts4R89IE #maikai #rumbarrel #tikidrink #tikicocktail

Hurricane Dunder, featuring three potent pot-still Jamaican rums, is featured in our story on the devastating 2024 storm season at https://t.co/xvwLg9aKAX. Recipe at https://t.co/EAhlPl2bxq ... #tikicocktail #hurricanecocktail #tiki #floridatiki