
Kenta Goto (ex Pegu Club) offers cocktails & food with a Japanese spin at this contemporary izakaya.
From Google Maps reviews.
Bar GOTO is a refined Japanese-style cocktail bar tucked away in the Lower East Side, offering a quietly impressive and thoughtfully executed drinking experience. The bar earned international recognition in 2022 and is led by Kenta Goto, a bartender trained at Pegu Club. His approach reinterprets modern cocktails through a Japanese lens, emphasizing balance, restraint, and ingredient logic rather than excess or spectacle. From the moment you step inside, the warm amber lighting and orderly, in
Had a great time at Goto! I had 3 of their good and strong sakura martinis! Place is a but small.Atmosphere was great and customer service was good,they were always checking on me. I will be back soon!
This bar got on my list because it was listed to have one of the better martinis in town however, their martinis are made with sake which I’m not a huge fan of sake - I understand this is a personal choice. Everything was good. It wasn’t amazing. It was good the wings however we must stand out with the flavor. I just don’t really like to eat wet wings. They allowed us to enter for standup space which the standup space here was quite enjoyable. We came in for a quick drink as we were kind of bar
From the Jul 2, 2024 health inspection. Lower-priority items are listed after the serious ones.

Evidence of mice was found on site.

Gaps, cracks, or clutter make it easy for pests to get in and nest.