Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the home of tiki. Don the Beachcomber opened in Hollywood in 1934 and started a movement that spread around the world. Trader Vic Bergeron opened in Oakland the same year. Both men spent decades arguing about who invented the Mai Tai, and Los Angeles never quite let go of the answer.
North Hollywood · $$
Pouring since 1961. Tiny room, around 90 cocktails on the menu, no reservations. The Ray s Mistake is the move. Cash preferred. Open Wednesday to Saturday.
Anaheim · $$
Operating since 1958. Heritage tiki room with original carvings and a serious rum list. Open daily.
Hollywood · $$$
Modern tiki room with a 200 plus rum list and obsessive cocktail technique. Reserve.
North Hollywood · $$$
Modern tiki bar with a rotating rum focus. The cocktails are technical and the room is dark. Open daily.
Glendale · $$
Heritage barrel shaped roadside bar from 1941. Programmatic architecture. The cocktails are tiki-adjacent and the room is unique. Open daily.
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Heritage Polynesian-themed steakhouse from 1937. The cocktails are classic tiki and the prime rib is famous. Open daily.
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Order a Mai Tai built with multiple aged rums, a Zombie, or a Painkiller. Avoid anything blue.
Pouring since 1961. Tiny room, around 90 cocktails on the menu, no reservations. The Ray s Mistake is the move. Cash preferred. Open Wednesday to Saturday.
Operating since 1958. Heritage tiki room with original carvings and a serious rum list. Open daily.
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