Location: Downtown
The Financial District is the heart of this booming
metropolis. After the 1906 earthquake and fire, nothing was
left. The skyscrapers came down in a crumble and left the early
century executives at a stand still. Within time, the Financial
District re-built itself and today can easily be spotted from
anywhere on the Bay.
Robert Buich of Tadich Grill, the oldest restaurant in San
Francisco, says that there are two drinks of the Financial
District, one ordered at lunch and the other after work.
At lunch, people working in the Financial District would not
order a cocktail or anything stronger, unlike the three martinis
of the past.
"They are still on the clock and have to go back to the
office," he said.
Thus, a glass of "local" Chardonnay, grown and
bottled in the nearby wine country, would be the drink of choice
among execs at the noon hour. However, at precisely the stroke
of five, the drink would be a Vodka Martini made with a premium
like the locally produced Skyy Vodka.
"They may drink less, but they’re drinking much
better. Quantity down, quality up," said Buich.
