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
Press
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The Essential Cocktail Bars of NYC
EATER NY | March 13, 2025
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EATER: The Best Chicken Wings in NYC
EATER NY | January 7, 2025
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Our Favorite Cocktails of 2024
PUNCH | December 12, 2024
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26 Best Bars in New York City
CN TRAVELER | May 3, 2024
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I Never Order the Same Drink Twice—Except This One
PUNCH | January 3, 2024
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The Thousand Best: An Expertly Curated, Always-Updated Guide to New York’s Best Restaurants and Bars.
NEW YORK MAGAZINE | 2023
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Five Japanese Cocktail Bars With Fantastic Food
THE NEW YORK TIMES | October 5, 2023
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Best Cocktail Bars in the U.S.
FOOD & WINE | March 13, 2023
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These Floral, Fruity Cocktails Are Fresh from Tokyo
FOOD & WINE | August 26, 2022
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The 27 Best Bars in NYC, Right This Way
COSMOPOLITAN | August 15, 2022
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An Umami Drink: Bar Goto Niban Transforms Classic Cocktails And Snacks
BK READER | July 19, 2022
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The Best Places to Drink in Brooklyn
VINEPAIR | May 24, 2022
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Word of Mouth: Sake in Brooklyn
COOL HUNTING | October 13, 2021
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BAR GOTO NIBAN, The Best New Cocktail Destinations Around the World
BARRON'S | October 2, 2021
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Best New US Cocktail Bar Finalist [BAR GOTO NIBAN]
TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION | 2020
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New York’s Newest Must-Visit Cocktail Bar, Bar Goto Niban
THE DAILY BEAST | February 19, 2020
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The Acclaimed Bar Goto Expands to Brooklyn
NEW YORK MAGAZINE | January 27, 2020
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Bon Appétit's NYC100
BON APPÉTIT | July 9, 2019
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New York’s Most Romantic Restaurants, According to 14 Chefs
NEW YORK MAGAZINE | February 5, 2019
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It’s Highball Season. Here’s Where to Try Some of the Best in the U.S.
THE NEW YORK TIMES | August 10, 2018
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The Greatest Martinis in the World
BLOOMBERG | June 19, 2018
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James Beard Outstanding Bar Program, Semifinalist
JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION | 2017 & 2018
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12 Floral Cocktail Recipes to Make Right Now
SAVEUR | January 30, 2018
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The 8 Best NYC Bars to Ring in the Holidays
BON APPÉTIT | December 13, 2017
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New York’s Best Bar Food Will Satisfy Every Drunk Craving [VIDEO]
NEW YORK MAGAZINE | August 17, 2017
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Esquire Best Bars in America
ESQUIRE | 2017
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Time Out New York Bar Awards, Bar of the Year
TIME OUT NY | 2017
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Sake Is Having a Moment: Here’s the Right Way to Drink It
VOGUE | April 30, 2017
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The Absolute Best Izakayas in New York
NEW YORK MAGAZINE | April 24, 2017
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How Bar Goto Got It Right
LIQUOR.COM | March 9, 2017
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Bar Goto: Bar of the Year
BON APPÉTIT | 2016
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Love Potions
WINE ENTHUSIAST | July 22, 2016
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GQ's 8 Favorite New Dishes of 2016, Bar Goto Kombu Celery
GQ | May 25, 2016
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Sublime Cocktails and Elevated Bar Snacks on the Lower East Side [REVIEW]
BON APPÉTIT | April 4, 2016
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15 Chic New York City Bars for Design Lovers
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST | January 15, 2016
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15 Best Dishes: Eater's Senior Critic Lists His Favorite Dishes Of The Year
EATER NY | December 14, 2015
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Bar Goto: Hospitality in Action
THE NEW YORKER | December 10, 2015
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Bar Guide 2015: 27 Bars Across the Country That You Should Visit Right Now
ELLE | December 10, 2015
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How Kenta Goto Opened One of NYC’s Most Unique New Cocktail Bars
NEW YORK MAGAZINE | October 26, 2015
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Tokyo Tippling - Bartender Kenta Goto's Insider's Guide To Drinking In Tokyo
TASTING TABLE | October 19, 2015
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A Sake and Spirits Temple Lands on the Lower East Side [REVIEW]
TIME OUT NEW YORK | September 29, 2015
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Boîte: Bar Goto, a New Japanese Bar on the Lower East Side
THE NEW YORK TIMES | September 23, 2015
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Meet Kenta Goto, the Quiet Mastermind Behind New York’s Best New Bar
BLOOMBERG | September 1, 2015
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Inside Kenta Goto’s Reinvention of the Japanese Cocktail Bar
PUNCH | August 24, 2015
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The Pour: Cocktail Rehab for the Saketini
SAVEUR | August 17, 2015
BAR GOTO/BAR GOTO NIBAN 2025.