This new speakeasy-style bar in Oro Valley is an immersive ode to tiki culture
Cabali is a modern speakeasy-style tiki bar that opened in February, next to The Landing in Oro Valley. The bar is headed by Doug "Fini" Finical who runs The Landing and sister restaurant Fini's Landing with Scott Mencke and Tyler Moody.
A visit to Cabali is an experience, a marriage of tiki and modernism. It's just a perk that food and drinks are part of it.
Cabali features a menu of nine specialty cocktails that includes the Painkiller, with Jamaican dark rum and coconut liqueur; the Tandori Express, with smoked pineapple rum, coconut liqueur and curry sauce; and the $65 rum cocktail Zombie Bow, which is $65 for a reason — it's for a minimum of four people. Barrio Brewing Co. is also releasing a private-label beer for Cabali dubbed Tiki Barrio.
Bites include Spam sliders, wonton tacos, curried short ribs and coconut shrimp.
Finical has also spent decades collecting more than 1,000 tiki mugs — a collection that he lovingly calls an obsession.
Many of his mugs are on display at Cabali. Soon, all of them will be encased in an installation at the tiki bar. Eventually, you'll be able to order a drink at Cabali and take home the tiki mug it's served in.
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