Tatarian

The Tatarian, which comes from the owners of another cocktail heavy hitter, Union Lodge No. 1, is an homage to the Berkeley neighborhood’s past, when property buyers would receive a shade tree as a gift from the city; you'll still see Tatarian maples standing proudly in the area. The cocktails here incorporate specific liquors, liqueurs, bitters and glasses to remind imbibers of oak, cypress, sequoia and Hawaiian banyan trees. The Scotch and whiskey list is extensive and surprisingly affordable given the neighborhood; we recommend pursuing that list before drifting to something sweeter, like the sloe-gin-based Baobab.