Entry No. 36 — the Los Angeles file — filed under: speakeasy-bar

Tiki-Ti

This twelve-seat tropical hut on a busy stretch of Sunset has been run by the same Filipino-American family since bartender Ray Buhen, one of the original Don the Beachcomber crew, opened it in 1961 in a former violin-repair shop. The menu runs past ninety rum drinks, and when a bartender shouts the name of the house cocktail, the whole bar yells it back. It is absurdly tiny, cash-preferred (there's an ATM at the bar), and the line out the door is part of the ritual.

The move: Squeeze into the 12-seat bar, order whatever cocktail the bartender is hollering about, and join the room when they shout it back.

📍 Before you go Cash only, around 12 seats, no reservations and frequent lines; closed Sun-Tue.

• 📍 Silver Lake / Los Feliz border
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 4427 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23