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 2023

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

“Best Martinis in America", Esquire 2023

“Best U.S. Cocktail Bar”, Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award Finalist 2022, 2018; Semifinalist 2024, 2023, 2020

“Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar” (Bar Goto Niban), Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award Finalist 2020

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

“Outstanding Bar Program”, James Beard Award 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

“Best U.S. Bartender” (Kenta Goto), Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award 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 since 2015, warm lighting and a framed bolt of silk kimono fabric from bartender-owner Kenta Goto's family in Tokyo keep the Eldridge Street spot's atmosphere personal and inviting. The focus is on great cocktails, a snackable food menu, and relaxed, welcoming service. 

Five years after opening Bar Goto, 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.

Both bars are open Tuesday through Sunday. No reservations; complete parties first-come, first-served.

⚲ 245 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002 [Bar Goto]

⚲ 474 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 [Bar Goto Niban]

BAR GOTO/BAR GOTO NIBAN 2024.