Monday, August 31, 2026

The Best Dive Bars in Los Angeles, by the Record

Los Angeles has sent exactly one place into the record so far: Tiki-Ti, honored by Difford's Guide.

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  1. Rank 1. Tiki-Ti

    Polynesian Cocktail Bar

    A tiki bar so small it was once a violin-repair shop, which tells you everything about the square footage and nothing about the ambition. Three generations of the same family have been pouring Mai Tais under the thatched canopy on Sunset since the sixties, and they do not serve beer or wine, so don't ask. Modern tiki bars tend to look like this place photoshopped. The original is still doing it straight.


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