A Victorian-themed cocktail bar in Midtown, set in a late-19th-century building that captures something of the Gold Rush saloon aesthetic without being a theme park. The cocktail menu changes seasonally and emphasises California spirits — Central Valley brandy, Sacramento gin distilleries, Napa vermouth — alongside the classics. The bartenders know what they are doing.
The space fills up on weekend evenings and the noise level reflects it, but the early evening hours on weekdays are quieter and better for conversation. The building dates from the 1890s and retains its original tin ceiling and bar back — the Victorian ambience is genuinely earned rather than retrofitted.