About

BAR GOTO & BAR GOTO NIBAN

BAR GOTO—An award-winning cocktail bar in New York City's Lower East Side, Bar Goto blends Japanese cocktail tradition with New York drinking culture. Warm lighting, a rich green banquette, and framed bolt of silk kimono fabric from bartender-owner Kenta Goto’s family in Tokyo keep the bar's atmosphere personal and inviting. The focus is on excellent cocktails and a snackable food menu.

BAR GOTO NIBAN—Kenta and team expanded to Brooklyn with Bar Goto Niban in 2020 (Niban means ‘second’). Located on Bergen Street near Barclays Center, guests at Niban can sit at an extra-long walnut wood bar top, window banquette, or enjoy a drink and a bite at the standing bar. A hand painted mural of a golden Japanese garden scene spans nearly 40 feet and anchors the sophisticated, wood paneled space.

Bar Goto and Bar Goto Niban have become destinations for locals and for visitors from around the world. The pair of bars are known for relaxed, welcoming service, superb drinks, and some of the best bar food in the city. 

Accolades 

Eater "Essential Cocktail Bars of NYC" 2024

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

Esquire "Best Martinis in America" 2023

New York Times "100 Best Restaurants in NYC: For a Bar With Superb Snacks" 2023

World's 50 Best Bars, No. 83 2022

TOTC “Best U.S. Cocktail Bar” Finalist 2022 & 2018

James Beard Semifinalist “Outstanding Bar Program" 2018 & 2017

Esquire “Best Bars in America” 2017

Time Out New York "Bar of the Year" 2017

Bon Appétit “Bar of the Year” 2016

TOTC “Best U.S. Bartender” (Kenta Goto) 2011

Find Us

BAR GOTO  245 Eldridge St, New York, NY. 
BAR GOTO NIBAN  474 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY.