OUR  STORY

Bar Goto is an award-winning bar known for outstanding cocktails, relaxed, welcoming service, and some of the best bar snacks in New York City. Open on Eldridge Street in the Lower East Side since 2015.

In 2020, bartender-owner Kenta Goto (about) and team expanded to open sister bar Bar Goto Niban in Park Slope, Brooklyn, near Barclays Center.

Visit us at both bars Tuesday to Sunday for cocktails, sake, shochu, Japanese whisky, and delicious bites.

Walk in only; complete parties seated first-come, first-served.

Accolades:

“Best U.S. Cocktail Bar” Finalist TOTC, 2022 & '18

"World's 50 Best Bars" 51-100, 2022 & '18

James Beard Award “Outstanding Bar Program” Semifinalist, 2018 & '17

“Essential Cocktail Bars of NYC” Eater, 2025

"Best Chicken Wings in NYC" Eater, 2025

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

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

“Best Martinis in America" Esquire, 2023

“Best Bars in America” Esquire, 2017

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

“Bar of the Year” Bon Appétit, 2016

⚲ BAR GOTO 245 Eldridge St. New York, NY 10002 [map]

⚲ BAR GOTO NIBAN 474 Bergen St. Brooklyn, NY 11217 [map]