Bar Goto

245 Eldridge Street New York, NY 10002

Kenta Goto has ensured that cosy Bar Goto has been one of NYC’s best bars since it opened in 2015. This “escape to Japan” gem might play 1980s hair metal music while killer miso black sesame chicken wings and a menu of different okonomiyaki (savoury Japanese “pancakes”) flow out of the kitchen, but cocktails seal the deal, whether it’s a simple Shiso Sparkler of gin, shiso, lemon and prosecco, or a silky-soft cucumber melon soda fizzy with gin, lemon, cucumber, Midori and Calpico (a tangy milk soda from Japan). The house Sakura Martini is a signature gin martini, unfolding in layers with sake, Maraschino and cherry blossoms.