Highland Park, Los Angeles ยท bar
Hidden beside the entrance to Highland Park Bowl with a shell game at the door, this is the kind of tiki bar that makes you work a little for the first drink. Inside: hand-carved stools, vintage fishing floats, bamboo everywhere, and rum cocktails ranging from classic Mai Tais to the flaming Dark Magic. Reservations run in tight 90-minute windows, but the room has enough energy to make it feel like you slipped into a much longer night.