Escape to Trader Vic’s for international cuisine, tropical cocktails and an unforgettable ambiance featuring hand carved tikis and palm-thatched ceilings. Trader Vic’s Atlanta, located on the lower level of the Hilton Atlanta, brings the Pacific Islands to the city. The Home of the Original Mai Tai. In 1944 a legend was born. The Trader handed a drink to a friend and they exclaimed, “it’s mai tai roa ae!” (Tahitian for “out of this world-the best”) and the first Mai Tai was born.
