Bar and Cocktail History Walking Tour
Date and Time
- Saturday, Dec 13, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Location
Landing at Leidesdorff
Leidesdorff St
Details
Learn about shanghaiing, sailors, bars inside boats, Emperor Norton and Barbary Coast saloons, the Bank Exchange and the Pisco Punch, earthquake whiskey and drag royalty, the influence of vermouth and grand hotel bars, Cocktail Bill Boothby and the House of Shields, The So Different and slummers’ tours.
This history walking tour (note: not a pub crawl) is mostly outdoors, but ends the day at a 1907 saloon that upholds the traditions and décor of an earlier era of cocktails in San Francisco – and share a drink together there!
🗓️ Saturday, Dec 13 | 2:30 PM – 4:15 PM
📍 Landing at Leidesdorff (across from the Big Map on Commercial Street)
Information and tickets available at the link.