Press & Awards
OUTSTANDING BAR PROGRAM, SEMIFINALIST
2018, 2017
BEST US COCKTAIL BAR, FINALIST
2022, 2018
BEST US COCKTAIL BAR, SEMIFINALIST
2024, 2023, 2020, 2017
... and featured in
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13 of the Best Bar Snacks in NYC
VINEPAIR | January 26, 2026
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The Best Cocktail Bars In NYC
INFATUATION | December 5, 2025
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Our Favorite Cocktails of 2024
PUNCH | December 12, 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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The 27 Best Bars in NYC, Right This Way
COSMOPOLITAN | August 15, 2022
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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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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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The Greatest Martinis in the World
BLOOMBERG | June 19, 2018
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Sakura Martini, 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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Sake Is Having a Moment: Here’s the Right Way to Drink It
VOGUE | April 30, 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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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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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