BAR GOTO & BAR GOTO NIBAN

"...destinations for Japanese-inflected cocktails, spirits...and some of the best bar snacks in New York City." -The New York Times

"For a lot of knowledgeable drinkers in New York, Goto has become the go-to." -Esquire

“Best Bars in New York City”, Condé Nast Traveler  (2024)

“Essential Cocktail Bars of NYC”, Eater (2024)

“Best Cocktail Bars in the U.S.”, Food & Wine (2023)

“Best Martinis in America", Esquire (2023)

“100 Best Restaurants in NYC: A Bar With Superb Snacks”, The New York Times (2023)

Tales of the Cocktail “Best U.S. Cocktail Bar” Finalist (2022, 2018)

James Beard Award “Outstanding Bar Program” Semifinalist (2018, 2017)

“Best Bars in America”, Esquire (2017)

“Bar of the Year”, Time Out New York (2017)

“Bar of the Year”, Bon Appétit (2016)

Tales of the Cocktail “Best U.S. Bartender” - Kenta Goto (2011)

BAR GOTO is a Lower East Side cocktail bar that blends Japanese tradition and New York bar culture...a New York bar with a Japanese soul. Open on Eldridge Street since 2015, warm lighting and a framed bolt of silk kimono fabric from bartender-owner Kenta Goto's family in Tokyo keep the atmosphere personal. The focus is on great cocktails, a snackable food menu, and relaxed, welcoming service. (245 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002)

Kenta and team expanded to Brooklyn with a second bar, BAR GOTO NIBAN, in 2020. Located on Bergen Street in Park Slope (near Barclays Center), Bar Goto Niban's minimal storefront hides a striking interior. Guests can choose to sit at the extra-long walnut bar top, tables at the window banquette, or enjoy a drink and a bite at the drink rail. A hand painted mural of a Japanese garden scene on gold anchors the sleek, wood paneled space. (474 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11217)  

BAR GOTO/BAR GOTO NIBAN 2024.