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This Trader Vic's location supplanted the nearby original Oakland Trader Vic's

, and has been the company's flagship restaurant since it opened in 1972. The Emeryville Trader Vic's is positioned near the end of a spit in San Francisco Bay, and has beautiful views of the nearby marina and city lights across the water.

The Emeryville Trader Vic's closed at the end of April 2010 for renovations, and reopened on September 28, 2010. The newly-refreshed Trader Vic's Emeryville has a stronger focus on tiki decor, and works to strike the balance between the sunny blue marina view and the moodiness of a traditional Tiki bar. Many of the carvings, lighting and other decorative elements have come from other, now-closed Trader Vic's restaurants from around the globe.

The restaurant is large, with several banquet rooms available for private parties. There is a large bar area near the entrance, and two dining rooms at the back of the restaurant.

How to find it

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Trader Vic's is near the end of Anchor Drive. It is set back from the road, so look for a sign that says "Trader Vic's".

Parking

There is valet parking available if you enter at the sign, but if you would rather self-park, there is parking available on the street (you'll have a bit of a walk to the building).

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Hope Chest

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Sometime after 6p

IITYWYBMAD

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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

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Comments

tikiwithray

April 24, 2017, 3:57 PM

If your planning a tiki trip to the Bay Area, Trader Vic's is a must! It is truly a tiki palace! Here is my full write up....

http://www.tikiwithray.com/tiki-bar-review-30-trader-vics-emeryville-ca/

KevinCrossman

KevinCrossman is a semi-regular at Trader Vic's.

February 27, 2017, 10:05 PM

I love this location. The maitre de here can be fussy ("I can seat you without a reservation but you need to be done by 7:30") but she's also given us primo seats at times including one of the small private rooms for a birthday dinner for six. The staff here is really friendly and though the prices for dinner are high, I always feel that the food is high quality. We've also had a great time in the bar eating the pupus (the Crab Rangoon is amazing!).

This location is sort of a pain to get to (for those of us south of the Bay Bridge, and the forced valet parking isn't awesome either (though the valets work hard to move things along). But it is so worth it to have the wonderful drinks and bayfront atmosphere.

Aqua

Aqua has visited Trader Vic's.

January 15, 2017, 12:59 AM

Went here with a party of 7 and had a great time. We were seated in this nice, secluded room with a view of the water. The scorpion bowl was delicious and the food was good but not mind-blowing. Overall a really positive experience.

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