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A stop at Kahuna Tiki in the Los Angeles area for tropical drinks. The red cocktail pictured here comes topped with fruit and a paper umbrella, very much in the classic tiki tradition.
Southern California has a long tiki history going back to the mid-century Polynesian craze, and it’s still a great region for tiki bars today.
This stop was part of a summer trip to LA that also included Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood.
Earlier that day: a day at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Make tiki drinks at home
If a trip to a tiki bar gets you hooked, here’s what we’d start with for a home bar. The full list is on our Tiki Bar Gear page.
- Tiki mugs, because the mug is half the fun
- Smuggler’s Cove by Martin and Rebecca Cate, the go-to tiki cocktail book
- Beachbum Berry Remixed by Jeff Berry, classic tiki recipes
- A cocktail shaker set with a jigger and strainer
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