Black Cat

Black Cat, located in Tenderloin, is a throwback to a swinging supper club. Live jazz music trickles the space as glasses clink and patrons sip on delicious cocktails. The space is a nod to the Tenderloin area that was a swinging hot spot for jazz clubs and arts dating back to 1950s and 1960s. The clubs in this area hosted Miles Davis and his talented friends and the Black Cat wants to replicate that and bring the era to a new generation.
As far as food goes, this is a superb club so don’t expect large heaving plates. Black Cat has a wide range of smaller dishes—all reasonably priced and not more than $16 each. Fresh and baked oysters are to die for as are the grilled Turkish figs, deviled eggs and creamed corn in a jar with toast. For something hot and comforting (or to soak up all those cocktails!), we recommend a pot pie of oyster, smoked pork tongue and horseradish.

As this is a supper club after all, you can’t go past a cocktail or two (or three). The bar staff are top notch and work tirelessly to concoct a range of delicious drinks to delight every palate and bring back again the drinks and recipes from a bygone era. Crowd favourites are the Queens Park Swizzle with dark rum, lime, mint, cane sugar and bitters and of course the ever-classic martini.
Don’t miss: Deviled eggs and a martini.