Yerba Buena @ Verdi Club
Overview:
A weekly salsa event by the founders of the Yerba Buena Social Club. Designed for the after-work crowd, Yerba Buena @ Verdi Club is held every Thursday night at the Verdi Club in the Mission district in SF. Ultimate sprung hardwood floors. Beginner friendly salsa lesson with Felipe Martinez.
Free parking available and well lit, both on the street and if needed in the parking lot of the Safeway at 16th St and Bryant a block away and open 24 hours.
April 2nd: The pre-party for the 7th Annual San Francisco Salsa Festival will be held here.
Details:
| Event: | Salsa Dancing Lesson, Salsa Dancing Social |
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| Date: | Every Thursday | |
| Time: | 8:00pm - Happy hour 8:30pm - Beginner friendly salsa dance lesson 10:15pm - Dancing to Bay Area and visiting DJs 1am - Doors close |
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| Cost: | $15 ($12 on DJ Night) | |
| Instructors: | Felipe Martinez | |
| Address: | Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa St San Francisco, CA 94110 Get Directions via Google Maps  |
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| Contact: | danieltgreen@me.com Visit Website  Event Facebook Page |
Important: Event times are subject to change. Always double check with the event organizer before making plans.
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5 people found this review helpful
With the closing of Café Cocomo came a mad scramble among Bay Area Salseros on what to do about Thursday night cravings. It didn’t take long for the Yerba Buena Social Club to claim Thursday as their Salsa night at The Verdi Club. Having expanded their schedule of casual socials to this location, Salseros can now decompress readjust to the post-Cocomo era. The “Verdi” is clean, spacious and provides a great wooden dance floor in the main room. The stage and sound system are appealing and will definitely draw on the great reservoir of bay area musical talent. With a separate bar away from the dance floor, this venue promises to be the main attraction on Thursday nights. Parking is available and the area is well lit and reasonably safe. I like this club and plan to visit as often as possible.
3 people found this review helpful
Visited this place 9/25 and 10/2.
9/25 was lackluster though 10/2 seemed much livelier. Did spot a few more of the Cafe Cocomo refugees on 10/2.
Al’s review aptly describes the place and I really could not add much more. Leave the powder at home as this place has a beautiful large wood floor that is recently refinished. There is also free drinking water at the bar.
It’s open to dancers of “all levels” so do come out and give it a shot.
I went there April 1st, just before the SF Salsa Festival, and it had 10 times as many people as it usually has – I guess that night was good because it latched on to the festival in ads. Previous times I’ve gone because I liked the bands that were playing, but the place has been dead every time even though it had good bands. I think it is because it is overpriced – $15 on a weekday – and the promoter is disliked. It had maybe 20 people one night, and the same on two others I remember – and probably most were friends of the band. The space is large, the floor is ok, the facility is ok, the bands are often good, and the dj is ok. I’m pretty sure it is just the overpriced admission and disliked promoter that cause the event to fail.