The Bamboo Club has once again slipped into its Halloween alter ego, The Tremble Club—and for its third year, the annual takeover comes with a new owner and a whole lot of collective pride.
This is newly minted owner Kevin Larsen‘s first Halloween at the helm of the beloved Zaferia tiki bar. What he’s most proud of is how thoroughly the team has embraced the transformation: From the decorations to the cocktails, this year’s Tremble Club is an all-hands affair, with bar manager Devyn Langenheim and his crew leading the drinks.
“I am genuinely proud to say this was a collective endeavor,” Kevin said. “Every single person was involved in this reimagining of the space. From the decor and vibe of the space to the cocktails, every person behind the bar contributed to the drinks… It feels like a genuinely Long Beach Halloween takeover.”
And, if you plan on going—especially on weekends or during peak evening hours—prepare for the crowds.
The Bamboo Club’s Halloween takeover is already breaking sales records…
“We’ve simply been crushing it,” Kevin said. “We keep breaking sales records every weekend.”
And that makes sense: The Los Angeles Times featured The Bamboo Club at the top of a listicle for the best regional bars to get your Halloween on. For a space whose personality has always rested as much on its people as on its love of rum, these things—collective participation, garnering regional attention, all the while keeping it local—matter.
When I first covered Tremble Club’s debut in 2024, it was the spooky sibling of Bamboo’s Christmas transformation, The Tinsel Club: six cocktails, webs overhead, skulls scattered about, and a skeleton in vintage scuba gear welcoming you into the madness. By its second year, the menu had expanded, helping turn a seasonal experiment into a Long Beach tradition. This year’s menu keeps that playful spirit moving with ten excessively decorated, over-the-top drinks.
That willingness to let the crew create also fits the approach Kevin outlined: Protect the character people already love while giving the bar room to evolve. The tradition continues, with the people running it getting to leave their fingerprints on the fun.
Long Beach should be a holiday takeover hub for the region…
And I’ll happily repeat the sentiment behind my earliest coverage: Long Beach benefits when its bars commit to a holiday. Give people a room worth gathering in. Give the bartenders an excuse to get weird. Build something they’ll look forward to returning to next October.
Three years in, The Tremble Club is doing exactly that.
A look at The Treble Club, Bamboo Club’s Halloween takeover cocktail menu…
All cocktails are $17. Get any cocktail in a 2026 Tremble Club glass by Ken Ruzic for $22 more; get both glasses for $40.
Perfect Specimen: Brugal 1888 rum | falernum | lime | pineapple | orange | honey | sugar guava | chlorophyll | float of Worthy Park dark rum
Forbidden Fruit: Martell VS | Humboldt apple brandy | Kuleana agricole | Trader Vic’s macadamia nut | apple purée | lemon | cinnamon | Angostura bitters | Gardinia mix
The Thing: Oolong-infused Tito’s | Luxardo Del Santo | lime | pineapple | coconut | pomegranate | activated charcoal
Soylent Green: 1800 Coconut tequila | cachaça | falernum | lime | orgeat | kiwi | cinnamon | a wisp of absinthe | alcoholic coconut boba
Dark Matters: Ron del Barrilito Rum | Koloa cocoa rum | orange | coconut cream | pineapple | ube | toasted black sesame foam (frozen)
Freak on a Lychee: Denizen 8-year rum | Old Forester | Licor 43 | lychee | corn orgeat | lime | calamansi bitters (contains soy) | Add a dark rum float for $2
Blood Rave: Del Maguey Vida mezcal | Aperol | Luxardo cherry | cinnamon | simple | pineapple | lime | Angostura bitters
Zoinks! Scoobs!: Toasted coconut & date-infused Kuleana agricole | Midori | spiced pear liqueur | falernum | coconut | pineapple | lemon | cinnamon | boozy non-dairy whipped cream
One Wish Willow: Del Maguey Vida mezcal | Montenegro | Black Pool rum | Luxardo maraschino | Luxardo apricot | Aztec chocolate bitters | orange bitters | Antica sweet vermouth
White Zombie: Clement agricole | pisco | Wray & Nephew | Luxardo apricot | lime | Don’s mix | falernum | absinthe
The Bamboo Club is located at 3522 E. Anaheim St.
