Wicked Grounds

Wicked Grounds was a kink-friendly cafe, boutique, and education space located at 289 8th St in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood, operating from September 2009 until the permanent closure of its brick-and-mortar location at the end of June 2023. Founded by Ryan Galiotto and Rose White and later owned by Mir Bilodeau (Miriam Green), it combined a coffeehouse and fetish boutique with an upstairs workshop space. Citing roughly $80,000 in debt and reduced foot traffic post-pandemic, the owner closed the physical venue in June 2023 and pivoted to an online-only model, now operating as Wicked Grounds Annex.