The Saloon San Francisco

Tonight was the night of bars!

We started with the much anticipated Grant & Green, where we found great music! We then hopped a bit around and ended up in The Saloon, where I asked the bartender "what drink do you recommend?" and he, a stereotypical saloon bartender -- big and wearing an apron -- replied with the now infamous quote …

... "who's who" of celebrities (read: actors/musicians) who have dropped in. After Cafe Trieste, we walked past the oldest saloon in San Francisco still standing today.  Established in 1861, the saloon was also the oldest whorehouse in town.  ...

That's right you guessed it we headed to San Francisco. We just caught the shuttle bus from the hostel and it took us practically to our hostel in SF. I had thought this journey was going to be a nightmare- 8and a half hours on a bus but it ...

... corner. 1873 - 1893 Hugh Mooney - The earliest records show Mr. Mooney as the first Proprietor of this great corner saloon during the days when San Francisco was the Wildest of the Wild West towns. 1893 - 1920 Patrick J.  McGinnis E.S.Q.  - ...

... anticipated Grant & Green, where we found great music! We then hopped a bit around and ended up in The Saloon, where I asked the bartender "what drink do you recommend?" and he, a stereotypical saloon bartender -- big and wearing an apron -- replied ...

... city by city.  The nearest branch, which still offers accommodations, is in Berkeley. In The Underground Guide to San Francisco, I found the hotels Europa (310 Columbus & Broadway; (415) 391-5779) and Golden Eagle (420 Broadway, near Montgomery; ...

... that Jack Kerouac used to frequent, and had a drink and a chat in there, and then we went on to the Saloon, the oldest pub in San Francisco, which has live blues players on every night. Laura absolutely loved this place, whereas it wasn't really my cup ...