A fixture on Old City's Second Street since 1976, Sassafras serves as a warm and inviting portal back to the Roaring Twenties with its wood-paneled walls and romantic lighting. The menu swings between upscale comfort food, award-winning burgers, and classic cocktails that evoke the era. Live jazz floats through five nights a week, and the bar pours until 2 a.m., making it equally suited for an early evening dinner or a late-night nightcap. The bartenders know how to build a proper drink, and the overall atmosphere hums with the kind of understated elegance that comes from nearly fifty years of doing one thing well. This is Old City sophistication at its most accessible.