Fortune cookies. Martinis. The Gap.
All got their start in San Francisco. And now you can add one that's making a comeback: Pisco Punch.
Yes, they're serving it waterside at La Mar, but the only place in town using the original, century-old recipe is Pisco Latin Lounge, flipping its sign to abierto on Friday.
The pressed-tin ceiling might remind you of a pre-Prohibition saloon, but the Carrara marble floor and long ebony bar will make you feel like you've hopped a cross-hemispheric flight and ended up in a swank Buenos Aires lounge. (With any luck the clientele will be just as tan.)
Lead her back to the sofas, boarded by a water-filled moat that creates a candle-lit mood without the fire hazard—and share tapas like Peruanitos (mini-burgers and yucca shoestrings) or sweets like the Bomba de Chocolate.
While the tequila-based El Flaco and long list of South American wines are tempting, you'll want to start with the aforementioned Original Recipe Pisco Punch. It's made with a special combination of lime and pineapple, plus one ingredient we promised we wouldn't divulge.
You'll just have to keep ordering until you figure it out.
All got their start in San Francisco. And now you can add one that's making a comeback: Pisco Punch.
Yes, they're serving it waterside at La Mar, but the only place in town using the original, century-old recipe is Pisco Latin Lounge, flipping its sign to abierto on Friday.
The pressed-tin ceiling might remind you of a pre-Prohibition saloon, but the Carrara marble floor and long ebony bar will make you feel like you've hopped a cross-hemispheric flight and ended up in a swank Buenos Aires lounge. (With any luck the clientele will be just as tan.)
Lead her back to the sofas, boarded by a water-filled moat that creates a candle-lit mood without the fire hazard—and share tapas like Peruanitos (mini-burgers and yucca shoestrings) or sweets like the Bomba de Chocolate.
While the tequila-based El Flaco and long list of South American wines are tempting, you'll want to start with the aforementioned Original Recipe Pisco Punch. It's made with a special combination of lime and pineapple, plus one ingredient we promised we wouldn't divulge.
You'll just have to keep ordering until you figure it out.
