Saloon Keeper 1933
Lecce, Italy
Saloon Keeper 1933 is a speakeasy-style cocktail bar on Piazzetta Chiesa Greca in Lecce, and it pitches itself less as a bar than as a doorway in time, with a cat as its guide and Follow the Cat as its motto. Its drinks have been pitched as trips to other times: absinthe for those who dream of the Belle Époque, popcorn and brandy for film lovers, and banana and spice for anyone whose heart is in the Caribbean. Fridays belong to music. The 2026 season opened in March with jazz on piano and voice, and it ran into summer with a night of New Orleans jazz from the 1950s and 1960s, sets of voice and guitar, and a lounge trio.
