Crispy pork skin is served with pickled mustard greens and jalapeno, miso maple glaze, tonkotsu butter toast and even the humble crinkle fry is kicked up with ao-nori and a curry dipping sauce. The kitchen raises the concept to another level. Noah Fecks for Katana Kitten Raise a glass to the world’s best bars and bartenders of 2022 The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation just announced its top 10 nominees for the 16th annual Spirited. The trademark Megroni #2 features shochu, genever, aged umeshu, caffo red bitter and kinome. The Hinoki Martini starts with both vodka and gin and then takes a twist with the addition of fino sherry, junmai daiginjo and hinoki tree essence. Their menu is divided between highballs, boilermakers and signature cocktails along with a healthy assortment of sake, beer and wine.Īn otherworldly command of Japanese techniques and ingredients merge to produce familiar cocktails as you’ve never tasted before. Don’t be fooled by the jovial atmosphere the team is fanatically serious about their craft.
Behind the long bar, the hospitable staff broadly smiles at each guest. Walking into the space, one is surrounded by Japanese posters of 80s US blockbusters and the sounds of upbeat music. As the photos on the website show, every snack that comes out of the kitchen is a mini work of. As the name implies, Katana Kitten is Japanese-themed as well as whimsical, but not in a kitschy, kawaii kind of way. Tales of the Cocktail: Best New Bartending Book 2022 Award presented by Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic. Award-winning mixologist Masahiro Urushido of Katana Kitten in New York City, on the craft of Japanese cocktail making with co-author Michael Anstendig. Welcome to a Japanese dive bar serving some serious drinks. New York Katana Kitten’s ‘director of deliciousness’ Masahiro Urushido is an icon. Katana Kitten is a fairly new addition to the overcrowded NYC cocktail scene, and yet by all accounts this bar is worth seeking out. THE JAPANESE ART OF THE COCKTAILby MASASHIRO URUSHIDO.
Dive bars serving craft cocktails are nothing new, but Masahiro Urushido’s Katana Kitten takes the concept to the next level.
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