Honi Honi is a summer weekend-only experience on the patio at Ferndale's lauded cocktail bar The Oakland. The mai tais and daiquiris are budget-friendly and ideal to cool down on a warm night. For something a little fancier try the shareable Volcano. Michael Zadoorian, author of Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit, is a huge fan of their Zombie. "The new school take at Honi Honi even surpasses the Zombie from the lost and much lamented Kahiki of Columbus, Ohio. That says a lot."

Detroit's iconic tiki destination Chin Tiki, is sadly a figment of the past, but the nostalgia lives on at Chin's Chop Suey in Livonia where you can partake in a variety of tropical drinks served in vintage tiki mugs with old-school Chinese food.

Check out the unique round bar of Two James and fulfil your tiki desires with the rye/tai cocktail — an adventurous marriage of rye, mescal, lime, ginger, pineapple, and Campari with a Peychaud's float.

While the bottled beer list (and soon to be tap system) is unrivaled, Mudgie's makes a mean cocktail as well. Check out the sweet and spicy If You're Not Into Yoga. Rum, chili, coconut and pineapple can't scream tiki any more if they tried.

With a deep cocktail list, you can't go wrong with anything at The Standby. For the tiki hunter out there, check out the rum-based Crimes of Passion or the eye-catching, shareable Fabonacci's Curse served in a giant bronze pineapple.

You might think this is only a wine bar but you would be wrong. On the last Thursday of every month, this oenophile's dream turns into a tiki bar. Olivene — named after the owner's mother — is a signature cocktail with Jamaican rum, Cynar, lime Amaretto, and elderflower.

Not the new kid on the block anymore, this Chinese fusion spot has made quite the name for itself and the bar program is standout. Belly up and order a Coconut Telephone. It's aged rum, laphroaig, pineapple, coco lopez and allspice. You might not be familiar with all the ingredients but the flavors will help transport you to a paradise state of mind.