The three stages of how we drink

Mike Dang  |  07:22 PM, Friday, January 20, 2012
   
 
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Cocktail bar drinkers typically spend $45 per visit.


Our sample of cocktail bars shows a larger spread of about 55 percent of checks under $50. The median spending at cocktail bars in 2010 and 2011 was $45. At a popular cocktail bar in San Francisco called The Alembic, drinkers typically spend around $47 during their visit.