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Directions:

Thirsty Bear is located 2 1/2 blocks from the BART Station at Montgomery. Moscone Center Garage is on the same block as the Thirsty Bear, enter the garage on 3rd, between Folsom & Howard.

From Montgomery BART head 2 blocks south on New Montgomery and Right on Howard Street. Thirsty Bear is in the middle of the block.

12:00 pm
Thirsty Bear

Munches have become a way to meet like-minded kinky folk in an informal and hassle-free environment. Usually the setting for a "munch" is a restaurant or coffee shop or similar environment.

The first munch was started here in the SF Bay Area. One day (in approximately April, 1992), a woman named STella™posted a news article to Usenet newsgroup, alt.sex.bondage, saying she would be at Kirk's in Palo Alto (a hamburger take-out restaurant 30 miles south of SF) that evening and that anyone wishing to join her was welcome. Several people did show up that night and hence the first "BurgerMunch" (later shortened to munch) was born.

Several years later, munches have become a common occurrence nationwide (and in some cases, worldwide) thanks to the Internet. Here in the SF Bay Area, the original BurgerMunch may be long gone, but there are numerous other munches that take place regularly

Who to expect to meet:

The SF Munch draws about 40 to 50 people each month, ages range from folks in their 50’s and 60’s to at least one regular who is under 20, most of our group is in their 30’s and 40’s. It is a mixed crowd of men and women , some into D/s, some into SM, some into fetish attire, we see people who are just discovering the scene and people who have been educators and authors that have been recognized in the community for many years.

A Beginners Guide to BDSM Munches is

an article written by SF local Jay Wiseman. It delves deeper into his perspective of what a munch is, what it isn't, "proper" munch etiquette, and provides a good solid overview of how to navigate the interesting social dynamic that is a BDSM munch.

$5.00 Admission fee

One of the qualities that makes the munch distinctive is that the restaurant is excellent, the food and service are first rate, and they do cost a bit more

The restaurant does a big bar business of Friday & Saturday night, so we need to motivate staff to give up evening shifts in order to serve us in the afternoon. Unlike those of us in the community who are motivated simply by the desire to serve, many service professionals are motivated by money.

In order to be sure that the service staff is well compensated, and to be certain that everyone pays for their beverages, there will be a $5.00/person charge for everyone that comes to the munch, this will cover all coffee and soft drinks.

In addition to soft drinks, the Thirsty Bear brews beer, and has a wonderful lunch menu Each person is expected to pay $5.00 for soft drinks, plus whatever else they order. Please add 25% to the menu price to cover tax and gratuity.
Almost every month, we have someone who leaves without paying, or without paying enough. Please remember that as much fun as we are, hosting this event is a business decision for the restaurant, let's keep them wanting us back.

We want to make sure that everyone still considers the SF/SOJ Munch to be a good value, so in partnership with the SF Citadel, everyone who pays $5.00 for the munch will get a receipt which can be redeemed for $5.00 off admission to a SF Citadel event.
The coupon is good for any Saturday night, SF Citadel sponsored, party during the next three months.

More events at the Community Events Calendar.