Trader Vic's
Former locations

Trader Vic's

Section Title: Former locations
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Country	State/Province	City	Year opened	Year closed	Notes

United States	Oregon	Portland	2011	Located in the Pearl District from 1996 to March 2016, formerly located in the Benson Hotel from 1959 to 1996	Rent for the location was said to be $20,000 a month and the restaurant never made a profit.

United States	California	Oakland	1934	1972	The original Trader Vic's restaurant, originally known as "Hinky Dink's"; closed and relocated to Emeryville, California, in November 1972

United States	California	San Francisco	1951	1994	20 Cosmo Place

United States	Colorado	Denver	1954	1978	Originally opened under the name "The Outrigger", located in Hotel Cosmopolitan at 18th and Broadway. Name changed to Trader Vic's in 1962.

United States	California	Beverly Hills	1955	2007	Located in The Beverly Hilton; closed in April 2007 as a result of reconstruction plans to convert the hotel to a Waldorf Astoria.

United States	Illinois	Chicago	1957	2005	Located in The Palmer House Hilton; closed on New Year's Eve in December 2005 as a result of the hotel's acquisition by Thor Equities

United States	New York	New York	1958	1965	Located in the Savoy-Plaza Hotel; opened in April 1958; closed in 1965 when the hotel was demolished to make room for construction of the General Motors Building

Cuba	Havana	Havana	1958	1960	Opened in the Habana Hilton just before Castro took power in Cuba in 1959. After the hotel was nationalized and renamed the Habana Libre, the restaurant was renamed Polinesio, and still operates today with the original tiki theme and much of the original Trader Vic's decor.

United States	District of Columbia	Washington	1961	1995	Located in the Statler Hotel Washington, later known as the Capital Hilton

Canada	British Columbia	Vancouver	1961	1996	Located in the Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina at Coal Harbour

United States	Arizona	Scottsdale	1962	1990

United States	Michigan	Detroit	1963	1975	Located in the Detroit Statler Hotel. Opened in 1963 while the hotel was operated under the Hilton name.

United States	Massachusetts	Boston	1965	?	This Trader Vic's was in the Statler Hilton (now Boston Park Plaza). It was in operation in the early '70s.

United States	New York	New York	1965	1989	Located in the basement of the Plaza Hotel; opened in 1965 following the closure of the previous location at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel; contained an outrigger canoe used in the film Mutiny on the Bounty; closed in 1989 as a result of Donald Trump's purchase of the Plaza Hotel.

United States	Missouri	St. Louis	1968	1985	Located in the Bel Air East Motor Hotel at 4th and Washington

United States	Missouri	Kansas City	1973	1996	Located in Crown Center in the Westin Hotel; closed in 1996 when its lease was not renewed by the hotel

Canada	Ontario	Toronto	1975	1991	Located in the basement of the Hotel Toronto (now the Hilton Toronto). Now occupied by a Ruth's Chris Steak House.

United States	Colorado	Denver	1978	1985	Opened in the Denver Hilton in 1978 after the previous Denver location closed at the Hotel Cosmopolitan

Japan	Osaka	1986	2006	Opened in September 1986 at the Hotel New Otani Osaka. Closed in June 2006.

Lebanon	Beirut	2000	2006	Opened in 2000 at the Gefinor Rotana Hotel. Closed in 2006.

United States	California	Palo Alto	2001	2012	When it opened in 2001, it was the first new Trader Vic's location in the United States in 28 years. Closed in August 2012

Germany	Berlin	Berlin	2003	2009	Located at the Hilton Berlin; opened in April 2003; closed March 2009

Germany	Hamburg	Hamburg	1991	2013	Located at the Radisson Hotel

Germany	Dusseldorf	North Rhine - Westphalia	1987	1999	Located at the Hotel Breidenbacher Hof. In 1999 the hotel closed, was eventually torn down and rebuilt, and when the hotel finally reopened in 2008 Trader Vic's was gone.

United States	California	San Francisco	2004	2007	Located in the Civic Center; closed December 2007

United States	Washington	Seattle	1948	1991	Located in the Benjamin Franklin Hotel (site of the present-day Westin Hotel); closed June 1991

United States	Washington	Bellevue	2006	2008	Located in Lincoln Square, adjacent to the Bellevue Westin; opened in March 2006; closed in August 2008

United States	Arizona	Scottsdale	2006	2011	Located in Hotel Valley Ho; opened in summer 2006; closed in July 2011 to make way for a more casual restaurant that would be open for more than just dinner

China	Shanghai	2006	2008	Opened in December 2006; closed February 2008

United States	Texas	Dallas	1967	1989	Located in the Hilton Inn off North Central Expressway and Mockingbird Lane; opened in March 1967; closed in 1989

United States	Texas	Dallas	2007	2010	Located in the Hotel Palomar (former Hilton Inn); opened in March 2007; closed in January 2010 for temporary renovations due to a burst pipe; closure was announced to be permanent in April 2010

United States	Texas	Houston	1965	1986	Located in the Shamrock Hilton

United States	Florida	Destin	2007	2010	Located in the Palms of Destin resort; opened in April 2007; closed in 2010

United States	Nevada	Las Vegas	2007	2009	Located in the Miracle Mile Shops at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino; opened in October 2007; closed in 2009

China	Beijing	2007	2008	Opened in December 2007; closed in February 2008

United States	Illinois	Chicago	2008	2011	Opened in December 2008 on the ground floor of the Newberry Plaza building, using much of the original decor from the former Palmer House Hilton location; closed in July 2011

United States	California	Los Angeles	2009	2014	Located in the L.A. Live entertainment district, adjacent to the Staples Center; opened in 2009; closed March 2014

India	Maharashtra	Mumbai	2013	UNKNOWN	Located in High Street Phoenix

United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Dubai	2012	UNKNOWN	Located in Dubai Festival City

United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Dubai	2014	UNKNOWN	Trader Vic's Mai-Tai Lounge; Located in Al Fattan Marine Towers

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Trader Vic's opened in 1951 at 20 Cosmo Place in San Francisco.

final_sentence: Trader Vic's opened in 1951 at 20 Cosmo Place in San Francisco.