The Trident (restaurant)

The Trident is a restaurant in Sausalito, California, opened in 1966 as a bar-restaurant-music venue by the Kingston Trio. It is noted for its psychedelic murals dating to the 1960s, and its ties to the music counterculture of that era. The modern version of the Tequila Sunrise cocktail was invented there in the early 1970s.

History
Trident bartenders Bobby Lozoff and Billy Rice created the modern version of the Tequila Sunrise cocktail at the restaurant in 1972. It was served at a private party there organized by Bill Graham to kick off the Rolling Stones' 1972 tour in America. Mick Jagger had one, liked it, and he and his entourage started drinking them. They later ordered them all across America, even dubbing the tour itself their "cocaine and tequila sunrise tour".

During the summers of 1974, 1975 and 1976, Robin Williams worked as a dishwasher and busboy at The Trident.

The Trident closed in 1980. Shortly thereafter, Horizons opened and became a popular tourist destination until 2012, when it resumed its Trident title. The current owners also operate the Buena Vista Cafe in San Francisco. The restaurant is located in the former 1898 home of the San Francisco Yacht Club.