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Escape to paradise at the Bay Area's best tiki haven and the Home of the Original Mai Tai®!

Couldn’t resist this photo from @tikisandtumbler

Couldn’t resist this photo from @tikisandtumblers this Thirsty Thursday. Hope your week went well and wishing everyone a easy Friday before the weekend! #tradervicsemeryville #tradervics #maitai #maitaination

Tiki Tuesday! Our Ku Tiki by Bay Area artist Barne

Tiki Tuesday! Our Ku Tiki by Bay Area artist Barney West greets you as you pull up to the front. #tradervics #tradervicsemeryville #tikituesday #barneywest

More than 50 years ago, the Hawaiian lei made a su

More than 50 years ago, the Hawaiian lei made a surprise appearance during Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic Selma to Montgomery marches at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. To give and wear a lei is a Hawaiian emblem and gesture of love. And, during the third and final march that started on March 21, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights protesters were seen leading the crowd of thousands adorned in flower lei.

The garlands were initially organized to be sent to King as a symbolic action of support and solidarity by Reverend Abraham Akaka, the older brother of U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka and then-reverend of Kawaiahao Church, a realization first reported by the seminal black digest Jet Magazine in 1991.

The two reverends had developed a friendship over the years bound by their belief in nonviolence and social justice.

King visited Hawaii a number of times during his life. Just a year before the Selma marches, he spoke at a Honolulu conference for the Hawaii State Human Rights Commission—the first committee of its kind in the United States—of which Rev. Akaka was a board member. King found the Islands’ multiethnic population and everyday society to be an inspirational source of “racial harmony” as the struggle of African Americans made headlines across the continental U.S.

The lei themselves, however, were hand delivered by a five-person contingent who flew to Selma to participate in the iconic marches. One of the individuals, Nona Ferdon, remembers what she can of the morning, telling the Human Flower Project, a blog dedicated to international floral news and topics, “It was all on short notice and we showed up at the airport around 5 in the afternoon. There was no publicity or anything like that, we just said goodbye to some friends and left [for Selma, Alabama]. Taking leis was just something that anyone from Hawaii would do almost automatically.”

Chinese New Year! Lion Dancers tonight and Saturda

Chinese New Year! Lion Dancers tonight and Saturday night to ring in the Lunar New Year. #tradervicsemeryville #tradervics #liondancers

Trader Vic’s Emeryville will be closed for Lunch

Trader Vic’s Emeryville will be closed for Lunch on Friday, January 16th. Reopening at 4 in the lounge and 5 for dinner #tradervicsemeryville

January Lunch Trio Specials! Choose a starter, mai

January Lunch Trio Specials! Choose a starter, main course and a dessert. This month’s mains: Herb Marinated Flat Iron Steak or Crispy Chicken Katsu or Pan Seared Salmon #tradervics #tradervicsemeryville #lunchtime

Happy Hour is on! We’re ready! #tradervics #tra

Happy Hour is on! We’re ready! #tradervics #tradervicsemeryville #thirstythursday #maitai #maitaination

Nippon Tea Punch packs a punch! A blend of Japanes

Nippon Tea Punch packs a punch! A blend of Japanese Tea, light and dark and dark rum, peach liqueur and citrus #tradervics #tradervicsemeryville #tikimugs

"Sezon Kè Kontan" The perfect wintertime cocktail

"Sezon Kè Kontan"
The perfect wintertime cocktail with 8 Year Rhum Barbancourt, Bourbon, coffee liqueur, and a hint of cinnamon. The name is Haitian for "Joyful Season" #tradervics #tradervicsemeryville #rhum #haitianrhum

2019! We celebrated with Book Signings, Bazaars an

2019! We celebrated with Book Signings, Bazaars and Fashion Shows, Bar Takeovers, Mug Launches, Music , and a HUGE party for our favorite cocktail’s 75th Anniversary Trader Vic’s Mai Tai! MAHALO to all and especially to all the Trader Vic’s Emeryville’s Staff ❤️🌺 Happy New Year #tradervics tradervics #tradervicsemeryville #maitai #maitaination #tikiyakiorchestra #tikiculture #bestof2019 @shannonmustipher @tikidiablo @latitude29nola @retrodivadotcom @tikiyaki @cjcook1767 @tradervicsworldwide @paganidolsf @jeanie.with.a.bottle @ladieswhotiki

Season of Sharing! Gather some friends and make it

Season of Sharing! Gather some friends and make it a Luau. #tradervicsemeryville #tradervics #scorpionbowl #luau #punchbowl

Thank Tiki it’s Friday! Our lounge is open tonig

Thank Tiki it’s Friday! Our lounge is open tonight at 4:00 and our dining room at 5:00
#tradervicsemeryville #tradervics #thanktikiitsfriday #maitai #maitaination

Did somebody leave their hat behind? Mele Kalikima

Did somebody leave their hat behind? Mele Kalikimaka to all our Ohana! #tradervicsemeryville #tradervics #ohanameansfamily #melekalikimaka

Looks like our little Menehune needs a break from

Looks like our little Menehune needs a break from all this Christmas shopping! Mai Tai anyone? Lounge opens at 4. I’m just sayin. #tradervics#tradervicsemeryville #menehune #maitai #maitaination

Baby it’s getting chilly! Warm up tonight at our

Baby it’s getting chilly! Warm up tonight at our all night happy hour in our lounge tonight. Starts at 4 ! #tradervics #tradervicsemeryville #emeryvillemarina #sanfranciscobay #tikihappyhour

Take a break from the Holiday Rush. Our December c

Take a break from the Holiday Rush. Our December cocktail special, Spiked Blackberry Punch. A festive winter libation with Passion fruit, blackberry liqueur, light & spiced rums. #tradervicsemeryville #tradervics #maitai #maitaination

Happy National Repeal Day! Are we having Rum Yet?

Happy National Repeal Day! Are we having Rum Yet? #tradervics #tradervicsemeryville #maitai #maitaination

Our little fishes make great gifts this holiday se

Our little fishes make great gifts this holiday season. We have a great gift shop loaded with swag! #tradervics #tradervicsemeryville #maitai #tikimugs #tikiswag #tikicocktails

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃!!! Wishing everyone a

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃!!! Wishing everyone a wonderful day with friends and family! Here are the people that are part of our family. Thank you!
#tradervics #tradervicsemeryville #tikithanksgiving #ohanameansfamily

Happy Tuesday! Make is a “Tiki Tuesday”! Our t

Happy Tuesday! Make is a “Tiki Tuesday”! Our tiki shown here was carved by master carver, Barney West. Be sure to look around when visiting Trader Vic’s Emeryville, his creations are all around the restaurant. #tradervics #tradervicsemeryville #tikicarver #Barneywest #maitai

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