Our Take on Hawaika
Carrer del Bon Orde is an unremarkable Extramurs side street near Juan Llorens, which makes the door at number 19 land harder: behind it waits a full Polynesian harbor of bamboo, carved idols, water features, and booths built like beach huts. Hawaika has run this fantasy since 2003, which makes it one of Spain's longest-serving tiki bars.
The tiki community takes it seriously. Both mytiki.life and the Tiki Central forums log Hawaika as a genuine European tiki destination rather than a theme bar with paper umbrellas.
The menu sprawls far beyond rum: dozens of cocktails in custom carved mugs, a full no-alcohol list, plus slushies, crepes, and ice cream. Tripadvisor reviewers call the prices affordable for the level of production involved.
Reading the Room
The booths are the trick. Each seating bay is its own semi-private hut, so groups and couples get a pocket of the island to themselves, a detail reviewers single out constantly. Light stays dim, water trickles somewhere out of sight, and Valencia disappears for an hour.
The Menu, Edited
Who Shows Up, and When
Weeknights stay local and unhurried from the 5pm open; Friday and Saturday push to 1:30am with groups celebrating in the huts.
Sunday closes early at 10pm and Monday the island shuts entirely. Students, dates, and tiki pilgrims share the room without friction.
The Word on the Street
- Tripadvisor reviewers praise brilliant cocktails, the themed room, and welcoming staff across two decades of reviews.
- Tiki Central forum members log it as a legitimate stop on Europe's small tiki map.
- Restaurant Guru highlights the custom glassware and the breadth of the non-alcoholic list.
Go, or Skip
- Groups that want their own bamboo hut
- Designated drivers, the zero-proof list is real
- Avoid if you take your rum dry and your decor minimal
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