Tiki Central / Locating Tiki / Wusong Road, Cambridge, MA
Post #818890 by Kevidently on Mon, Sep 14, 2026 5:28 AM
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My local bar! I started up Wusong Wednesdays there in its first year and the menu kept improving. The drinks menu is smallish now because they opened a new place and decided to temporarily scale back the drinks - but the bartenders are deeply familiar with classic tiki. I order a Jet Pilot there weekly (best one I've ever had) and it's almost a novelty when I order something on the menu. Fun fact: I have celiac and initially couldn't eat anything on the menu. Because of me, they bought a new oven and now have gluten-safe stuff all over the menu. Not to toot my own horn, but I thought that really showed a commitment to their customers. There are two floors - the bottom floor feels more deeply tiki and the upstairs a little less so. That said, while tikis are present, they're less prominent than Asian-inspired decor; the intent of Wusong Road was supposed to be the New England "tiki" restaurants of the 80s and 90s, but elevated with more tiki in it. Also: the music is world music, moving far away from anything truly tiki. No exotica, no surf, no bossa nova; not even yacht rock. It is consistently the element of Wusong that its regulars take issue with. Otherwise, a fantastic place. |