Wusong Road

Located at 112 Mt Auburn Street in Cambridge, MA (just steps from Harvard Square), Wusong Road is a lively and stylish modern tiki bar that marries tropical aesthetics, Asian-American cuisine, and craft cocktails. Founded by chef-owner Jason Doo (who draws on his childhood in his family’s Chinese-American restaurant in Malden), Wusong Road channels both the mid-century Chinese-American dining tradition and island-escape fun. You enter a narrow historic building (the former Conductor’s Building) and are greeted by bold décor: basket lamps, tropical wallpaper, lush greenery, and a carved-dragon entry upstairs into the full tiki lounge. The cocktail menu is spectacular for rum lovers and tiki aficionados: custom mugs, exotic ingredients, house-aged spirits, and creative riffs on classics. For instance, a “Private Cask Mai Tai” featuring 17-year-old Fijian rum finished in ume-plum casks, or a “Saturn” with Japanese gin, maracuya nectar, and toasted almond orgeat. On the food side, the kitchen serves inventive takes on Chinese-American bar food: crab rangoons with scallion crème fraîche, roasted duck with bao, Peking ravioli, and other playful dishes that nod to nostalgia while being elevated. The crowd is a mix of Harvard Square students, young professionals, friends looking for a fun night out, and tiki-cocktail enthusiasts. The vibe is upbeat and stylish but also relaxed enough to linger. Reservations are suggested for peak times, though the bar area is often walk-in friendly. For a memorable night: go upstairs into the lounge, order a rum-heavy signature drink, maybe sample a food share plate of bao or spareribs, soak in the tropical décor, and stay late—the venue is open until midnight on Thursdays-Saturdays.