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Bourbon & Branch
Speakeasy, Cocktail Bar, and Whisky Bar$$$$
Tenderloin, San Francisco
This speakeasy is famous for their whiskey. It's one of the most popular in the city!
"Vodka Lime Gimlet is the best drink you'll order all night."(21 Tips)
"Revolver = bourbon perfection"(9 Tips)
"Try the Citizen Cane! Delicious!"(4 Tips)
"... of a speakeasy, the Imperial Eagle is actually really good. It's like a peachy..."(5 Tips)
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Favorite Cocktail so far is the "Cucumber Gimlet": Vodka + Elderflower + Lime Juice + Orange Bitters + Sparkling White Wine + Cucumber Sliver = Amazeballs!
Carl FigueiredoDecember 8, 2013Scoff Law....order it, drink it, & be the best version of you you can be.
Hotel TonightAugust 17, 2011Go to bourbonandbranch.com to reserve a table and get the entry password. Be transported immediately upon entering this downtown spot.- Markus AarstadOctober 28, 2013Designed to resemble a speak-easy (one stood here in the 1920s) this is among the city’s hippest bars.
MattersOfGrey.comJuly 7, 2013if you find this place, enter. Sit back, sip a bourbon drink, and watch.
BravoJanuary 27, 2010The culty speak-easy makes outstanding hand-crafted cocktails. One or two are enough, but I always want many more. -Elizabeth Falkner, Top Chef
Pamela Ringer-BritzDecember 9, 2011My favorite thing here, is the cloth napkins they place your drink on. Also - the around 40 page drink book.
Andres DouglasJuly 12, 2016Try to get into the speakeasy within the speakeasy - http://www.thewilsonbar.com
Susan LohAugust 15, 20111) find a baller friend. 2) convince him/her to rent out the hidden cigar room. 3) sip and enjoy.
- Chris CaloJune 7, 2011Definitely one of the coolest places I've ever been. Great atmosphere, excellent cocktails.
Shelly CustodioNovember 4, 2011Make reservations. My password was "joint" but I'm sure they change it up. Try the cucumber gimlet!
Dave S.December 4, 2011This place is more at attentive filling your water glass than most restaurants. You know what though? I want my moonshine!
Men's Health MagNovember 15, 2011These old-timers are keeping things on the hush-hush, and not just with the lack of a marquee. No cell phones. No cosmos. No standing around at the bar. Get a Buffalo Trace bourbon. Taste the history.
American WayNovember 16, 2011Don’t even think of ordering a cosmo at this speakeasy-style lounge, which serves real-fruit cocktails and award-winning whiskeys like Noah’s Mill, handmade in the hills of Kentucky. Read more
Karlsson's VodkaApril 26, 2012Head to the Wilson and try the Charlie Chan cocktail - made with Karlsson's Gold Vodka!
MsAntheaJuly 21, 2010Death in the Afternoon AND cloth cocktail napkins, this is a classy place. Get the password and go. You won't be sorry.
Taylor LorenJune 13, 2013you need a reservation for the password! also, no cameras/cellphones allowed
Jacqueline FernandezOctober 22, 2018I was really excited to come and check this place out. Unfortunately it was a total bust. When you realize it's been 40 minutes waiting for a drink then you call it quits and leave.
Eric AuldMarch 28, 2013Booking required if you want to sit down, otherwise they have a crazier bar area.
Third Eye BlindOctober 21, 2013Rollin' through the TL, sippin' some gin n' juice... actually homemade bitters.
Ira SerkesJuly 28, 2011I walked in, smiled, went through the secret bookshelf door and smiled even more. What an amazing place!
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Bourbon & Branch is a glimpse back to the 1920's, the era of Prohibition, when sale of alcohol was outlawed. You'll experience the ambiance of a speakeasy that operated illegally here from 1921-33. Then, our address was listed in the Telephone Directory as "The Ipswitch - A Beverage Parlor".
Closed until 6:00 PM (Show more)
- Mon–Sun
- 6:00 PM–2:00 AM
(415) 346-1735
Features
Reservations
Yes
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Food & Drink
Drinks
Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails
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