Description: The Old Ironsides is Sacramento's oldest bar and music venue. Newly re-opened in 2022, capturing the history of Sacramento's nightlife.
The Old Ironsides bar and restaurant is celebrating its 88th anniversary this year. The family owned and operated establishment opened in 1934 as the very first business to obtain a liquor license in Sacramento after Prohibition. Now, 88 years later, the Old Ironsides is the oldest bar in Sacramento and is best known for its nightly live music, deeeelicious lunches, friendly staff and cheap drinks. It was recently named by Yahoo! as the best dive bar in Sacramento.
At the close of prohibition in 1933, William Bordisso was issued the first liquor license in Sacramento County. In 1934 he established the Old Ironsides here at Tenth and “S” Streets.
He fostered the relaxed neighborhood atmosphere that the Old Ironsides offers to this day. 84 years later, the Bordisso/Kanelos family continues this tradition of serving good food and drink in a friendly, family atmosphere.
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