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Where to Find Tiki Drinks Around Boston

Sip on colorful, rum-filled cocktails while forgetting Boston’s weather

byDana Hatic
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The Saturn cocktail at Tiki Rock
|Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater
byDana Hatic

波士頓可能進入寒冷的幾個月,但city’s bars serve a taste of warmer climes year-round in the form of Tiki drinks. Tiki bars famously strive for an aura of laid-back escapism and island vibes, with drinks full of a whole lot of fruit and flowers in festive glassware. These colorful, often elaborately adorned beverages pack a punch (and in some casesarepunch), and fortunately they’re not too hard to find around Greater Boston.

Find them right downtown, tucked away in a backroom bar in Central Square, inside of a Chinese restaurant in Brookline Village, and beyond. Plus, keep an eye out: More Tiki is on the way to Boston very soon, courtesy of forthcomingBar MezzanasiblingShore Leave, opening later in 2018.

Start your Boston-area Tiki journey with these 16 options.

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Kowloon Restaurant

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As if the visually striking exterior ofKowloonweren’t enough, this Saugus staple has been a mainstay of Greater Boston’s Tiki scene for decades. Its drink menu includes its most popular mai tais and scorpion bowls, plus blue Hawaiis and more. The restaurant doubles as a comedy club, and it hasgroup-sized cocktailsfor the truly festive occasion.

948 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906
(781) 233-0077
(781) 233-0077
Exterior view of a restaurant with a large A-frame entrance and red signage
Kowloon in Saugus
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Backbar

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Though hard to find for the uninitiated,Backbaris worth the hunt, hidden at the end of a hallway inside a door on the edge of a back parking lot in Somerville: The cocktail list is far from ordinary and often includes Tiki-style drinks — or an option to have the bartenders whip up a drink of choice, including something rum- or fruit-filled. The bar even has its own collection of Tiki mugs (including the pictured shark).

7 Sanborn Ct, Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 718-0249
(617) 718-0249
A Backbar Tiki drink called cashew at the beach
A Backbar Tiki drink called cashew at the beach
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Highland Fried

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Highland Friedcarries on the fried-chicken-and-Tiki Monday tradition of its big sibling,Highland Kitchen, all week long. The fried chicken-focused Inman Square restaurant has a fullmenuof Tiki drinks, including a navy grog, mai tai, and long suffering bastard. A few beverages come frozen, and many come in signature glassware.

1271 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 714-4662
(617) 714-4662
Tiki drinks at Highland Fried
Tiki drinks at Highland Fried
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Sumiao Hunan Kitchen

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Located in Cambridge’s Kendall Square,Sumiao Hunan Kitchendips into the Tiki repertoire with its own take on a mai tai and a painkiller. The restaurant also has a shareable fishbowl full of rums and juices.

270 Third St, Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 945-0907
(617) 945-0907
Mai tai at Sumiao Hunan Kitchen
Mai tai at Sumiao Hunan Kitchen
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Brick & Mortar

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Brick & Mortarhas no sign outside, but if you know which door to open, inside and upstairs you’ll find plenty of excellent cocktails. Tiki-leaning options include the Rockaway Beach, made with rum and toasted coconut, and the Singapore Sling, a classic gin and cherry brandy concoction.

567 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 491-0016
(617) 491-0016
Specialty bar glassware: a horse head with a pony head cozying up to it. A frozen cocktail and neon bendy straws are coming up out of the top. The glassware sits on a curved wooden bar with a brick wall in the background.
If you’re lucky, you might catch a glimpse of Brick & Mortar’s VIP “ponies in the surf” glassware
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A4cade

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Conspicuously inconspicuous behind aRoxy’s Grilled Cheesein Central Square isA4Cade, a backroom bar collaboration between Roxy’s andArea Fourthat’s full of arcade games anddrinks, many of them Tiki-inspired. A drink dubbed “beach better have my mango,” for example, is a mango rum blend with vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, citrus, and bitters, while “patient zero” is “the original zombie.” Drinks are available for one or for groups, with extra straws.

292 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 714-3960
(617) 714-3960
A Doctor Who-inspired Tardis drinking vessel with bendy straws and figurines coming out of it.
One of A4cade’s many non-traditional drink receptacles
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Tiki Rock

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Tiki Rock’s drinks are fancy, funky, and sometimes fiery — and they mirror the decor of the restaurant. Drink out of a pineapple, or sip on mai tais, punches, and more cocktails garnished with fruit and flowers. Severalcocktailsare modeled after the original Tiki drinks served at Trader Vic’s in California, while others feature Tiki Rock’s own spin.

2 Broad St, Boston, MA 02109
(617) 670-2222
(617) 670-2222
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Tiki Rock cocktails
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Shojo

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The Shojo cocktail menu typically has a few solid options on the Tiki front, such as a mai tai or the loneliest monk, made with rums, Frangelico, pineapple, and lime. Order some shadowless fries and bulgogi beef baos, too.

9 Tyler St, Boston, MA 02111
(617) 423-7888
(617) 423-7888
A painkiller at Shojo
A painkiller at Shojo
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Drink

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Drinkin Fort Point is known for its lack of cocktail menu and its skilled bartenders’ abilities to craft the kind of beverage to best suit customers’ tastes. It also tips its hat to Tikion the second Sundayof each month, where the bar showcases Tiki drinks and tropical snacks.

348 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210
(617) 695-1806
(617) 695-1806
Drink
Tiki Sundays at Drink
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Blue Dragon

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Ming Tsai’sBlue Dragongoes all out with its Tiki drinks, featuring a standaloneTiki cocktail menuof all the mai tais, hurricanes, painkillers, and zombies imaginable. There are also shareable Tiki cocktails, including a dragon bowl with rum, passionfruit, cinnamon, and a special house-made gluten-free orgeat.

324 A St, Boston, MA 02210
(617) 338-8585
(617) 338-8585
A Tiki drink at Blue Dragon
A Tiki drink at Blue Dragon
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Hojoko

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From mai tais to Saturns to a big shareable portion of rum punch, boisterous Fenway restaurantHojokohas its Tiki bases covered.

1271 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 670-0507
(617) 670-0507
Four hands grab pink straws leading to a big glass of a shared pink cocktail, garnished with orchids. A bottle of champagne is tipped into the glass.
The royal waioli punch at Hojoko
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Lion's Tail

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The vast and frequently updated cocktailmenuatLion’s Tailfeatures the creative whims of proprietor Jarek Mountain and his team, Tiki and otherwise. One example is called “Paul Rudd’s Hawaiian name from Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (yes, all the drinks have clever or wacky names), which is made with a rum base, pineapple, lime, and more. There are also daiquiris and an assortment of adventurous cocktails, along with some familiar bar classics.

354 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
(857) 239-9276
(857) 239-9276
This Lion’s Tail drink is called “Paul Rudd’s Hawaiian name from Forgetting Sarah Marshall”
This Lion’s Tail drink is called “Paul Rudd’s Hawaiian name from Forgetting Sarah Marshall”
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Banyan Bar + Refuge

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With a focus on dishes from several different Asian cuisines,Banyan’scocktails float along the equator across the Pacific and including some classical Tiki drinks like painkillers and mai tais. There’s also a scorpion bowl for two to four people that’s made with a rum blend, plenty of fruit, and curaçao.

553 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 556-4211
(617) 556-4211
Scorpion bowl at Banyan
Scorpion bowl at Banyan
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Tiger Mama

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Tiger Mama’scocktailsspan a large swath of Asia and the Pacific and include a mai tai inspired by the classic drink served at Trader Vic’s in California. There’s also a blue Hawaii Five-O and more.

1363 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 425-6262
(617) 425-6262
Tiger Mama
Mai tai at Tiger Mama
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Feng Shui Sushi & Dumplings

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The recently openedFeng Shuihasa few riffson the classic mai tai, including one that uses oolong-infused curaçao, and other versions with mango and Grey Goose. There are scorpion bowls and zombies as well.

1926 Beacon St, Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 396-8268
(617) 396-8268
A scorpion bowl at Feng Shui Sushi & Dumplings
A scorpion bowl at Feng Shui Sushi & Dumplings
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Blossom Bar

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Blossom Bar’s decor includes palm fronds and bamboo fixtures, and while the food menu leans Sichuan, the drink menu leans tropical and Tiki, with options ranging from the Bocadillo Sour with rum and guava to the Caracas Express with rum, brown butter banana, and lime.

295 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 734-1870
(617) 734-1870
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Kowloon Restaurant

948 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906

As if the visually striking exterior ofKowloonweren’t enough, this Saugus staple has been a mainstay of Greater Boston’s Tiki scene for decades. Its drink menu includes its most popular mai tais and scorpion bowls, plus blue Hawaiis and more. The restaurant doubles as a comedy club, and it hasgroup-sized cocktailsfor the truly festive occasion.

948 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906
(781) 233-0077
(781) 233-0077
Exterior view of a restaurant with a large A-frame entrance and red signage
Kowloon in Saugus
Terrence B. Doyle/Eater

Backbar

7 Sanborn Ct, Somerville, MA 02143

Though hard to find for the uninitiated,Backbaris worth the hunt, hidden at the end of a hallway inside a door on the edge of a back parking lot in Somerville: The cocktail list is far from ordinary and often includes Tiki-style drinks — or an option to have the bartenders whip up a drink of choice, including something rum- or fruit-filled. The bar even has its own collection of Tiki mugs (including the pictured shark).

7 Sanborn Ct, Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 718-0249
(617) 718-0249
A Backbar Tiki drink called cashew at the beach
A Backbar Tiki drink called cashew at the beach
Backbar/Instagram

Highland Fried

1271 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Highland Friedcarries on the fried-chicken-and-Tiki Monday tradition of its big sibling,Highland Kitchen, all week long. The fried chicken-focused Inman Square restaurant has a fullmenuof Tiki drinks, including a navy grog, mai tai, and long suffering bastard. A few beverages come frozen, and many come in signature glassware.

1271 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 714-4662
(617) 714-4662
Tiki drinks at Highland Fried
Tiki drinks at Highland Fried
Highland Fried/Facebook

Sumiao Hunan Kitchen

270 Third St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Located in Cambridge’s Kendall Square,Sumiao Hunan Kitchendips into the Tiki repertoire with its own take on a mai tai and a painkiller. The restaurant also has a shareable fishbowl full of rums and juices.

270 Third St, Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 945-0907
(617) 945-0907
Mai tai at Sumiao Hunan Kitchen
Mai tai at Sumiao Hunan Kitchen
Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater

Brick & Mortar

567 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

Brick & Mortarhas no sign outside, but if you know which door to open, inside and upstairs you’ll find plenty of excellent cocktails. Tiki-leaning options include the Rockaway Beach, made with rum and toasted coconut, and the Singapore Sling, a classic gin and cherry brandy concoction.

567 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 491-0016
(617) 491-0016
Specialty bar glassware: a horse head with a pony head cozying up to it. A frozen cocktail and neon bendy straws are coming up out of the top. The glassware sits on a curved wooden bar with a brick wall in the background.
If you’re lucky, you might catch a glimpse of Brick & Mortar’s VIP “ponies in the surf” glassware
Emily Phares/Eater

A4cade

292 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

Conspicuously inconspicuous behind aRoxy’s Grilled Cheesein Central Square isA4Cade, a backroom bar collaboration between Roxy’s andArea Fourthat’s full of arcade games anddrinks, many of them Tiki-inspired. A drink dubbed “beach better have my mango,” for example, is a mango rum blend with vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, citrus, and bitters, while “patient zero” is “the original zombie.” Drinks are available for one or for groups, with extra straws.

292 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 714-3960
(617) 714-3960
A Doctor Who-inspired Tardis drinking vessel with bendy straws and figurines coming out of it.
One of A4cade’s many non-traditional drink receptacles
Zac Wolf

Tiki Rock

2 Broad St, Boston, MA 02109

Tiki Rock’s drinks are fancy, funky, and sometimes fiery — and they mirror the decor of the restaurant. Drink out of a pineapple, or sip on mai tais, punches, and more cocktails garnished with fruit and flowers. Severalcocktailsare modeled after the original Tiki drinks served at Trader Vic’s in California, while others feature Tiki Rock’s own spin.

2 Broad St, Boston, MA 02109
(617) 670-2222
(617) 670-2222
tiki rock
Tiki Rock cocktails
Tiki Rock/Facebook

Shojo

9 Tyler St, Boston, MA 02111

The Shojo cocktail menu typically has a few solid options on the Tiki front, such as a mai tai or the loneliest monk, made with rums, Frangelico, pineapple, and lime. Order some shadowless fries and bulgogi beef baos, too.

9 Tyler St, Boston, MA 02111
(617) 423-7888
(617) 423-7888
A painkiller at Shojo
A painkiller at Shojo
Shojo/Facebook

Drink

348 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210

Drinkin Fort Point is known for its lack of cocktail menu and its skilled bartenders’ abilities to craft the kind of beverage to best suit customers’ tastes. It also tips its hat to Tikion the second Sundayof each month, where the bar showcases Tiki drinks and tropical snacks.

348 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210
(617) 695-1806
(617) 695-1806
Drink
Tiki Sundays at Drink
Drink/Instagram

Blue Dragon

324 A St, Boston, MA 02210

Ming Tsai’sBlue Dragongoes all out with its Tiki drinks, featuring a standaloneTiki cocktail menuof all the mai tais, hurricanes, painkillers, and zombies imaginable. There are also shareable Tiki cocktails, including a dragon bowl with rum, passionfruit, cinnamon, and a special house-made gluten-free orgeat.

324 A St, Boston, MA 02210
(617) 338-8585
(617) 338-8585
A Tiki drink at Blue Dragon
A Tiki drink at Blue Dragon
Blue Dragon/Facebook

Hojoko

1271 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215

From mai tais to Saturns to a big shareable portion of rum punch, boisterous Fenway restaurantHojokohas its Tiki bases covered.

1271 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 670-0507
(617) 670-0507
Four hands grab pink straws leading to a big glass of a shared pink cocktail, garnished with orchids. A bottle of champagne is tipped into the glass.
The royal waioli punch at Hojoko
Pierce Twohig

Lion's Tail

354 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118

The vast and frequently updated cocktailmenuatLion’s Tailfeatures the creative whims of proprietor Jarek Mountain and his team, Tiki and otherwise. One example is called “Paul Rudd’s Hawaiian name from Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (yes, all the drinks have clever or wacky names), which is made with a rum base, pineapple, lime, and more. There are also daiquiris and an assortment of adventurous cocktails, along with some familiar bar classics.

354 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
(857) 239-9276
(857) 239-9276
This Lion’s Tail drink is called “Paul Rudd’s Hawaiian name from Forgetting Sarah Marshall”
This Lion’s Tail drink is called “Paul Rudd’s Hawaiian name from Forgetting Sarah Marshall”
Lion’s Tail/Facebook

Banyan Bar + Refuge

553 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

With a focus on dishes from several different Asian cuisines,Banyan’scocktails float along the equator across the Pacific and including some classical Tiki drinks like painkillers and mai tais. There’s also a scorpion bowl for two to four people that’s made with a rum blend, plenty of fruit, and curaçao.

553 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 556-4211
(617) 556-4211
Scorpion bowl at Banyan
Scorpion bowl at Banyan
Banyan/Instagram

Tiger Mama

1363 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215

Tiger Mama’scocktailsspan a large swath of Asia and the Pacific and include a mai tai inspired by the classic drink served at Trader Vic’s in California. There’s also a blue Hawaii Five-O and more.

1363 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 425-6262
(617) 425-6262
Tiger Mama
Mai tai at Tiger Mama
Tiger Mama/Facebook

Feng Shui Sushi & Dumplings

1926 Beacon St, Brighton, MA 02135

The recently openedFeng Shuihasa few riffson the classic mai tai, including one that uses oolong-infused curaçao, and other versions with mango and Grey Goose. There are scorpion bowls and zombies as well.

1926 Beacon St, Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 396-8268
(617) 396-8268
A scorpion bowl at Feng Shui Sushi & Dumplings
A scorpion bowl at Feng Shui Sushi & Dumplings
Feng Shui Sushi & Dumplings/Facebook

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Blossom Bar

295 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02445

Blossom Bar’s decor includes palm fronds and bamboo fixtures, and while the food menu leans Sichuan, the drink menu leans tropical and Tiki, with options ranging from the Bocadillo Sour with rum and guava to the Caracas Express with rum, brown butter banana, and lime.

295 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 734-1870
(617) 734-1870
Blossom Bar
Blossom Bar cocktail
Blossom Bar/Instagram

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