No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Hawaiian Tropic Zone

729 7th Avenue · at 49th St.
Midtown West, Manhattan

Already closed by 2009 (October 2008)

In 2026

Closed; now 729 Seventh Avenue office building

Checked October 18, 2026.

A gigantic, Times Square, jungle and bikini themed restaurant and lounge. Think of it like an expensive, upscale Hooters, or Scores without the tits.

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Blue Fin (W Hotel) 0.1 mi Still pouring
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