Dylan Ettinger is a Los Angeles-based writer specializing in spirits, cocktails, and coffee with hands-on experience visiting distilleries and bars across the US, Europe, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

A remnant of post-war 1950s Tokyo, this district was once a black market that evolved into a number of small, makeshift bars. Today, stretched across six dimly lit streets (called yokocho ...

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While the phrase “snack bar” might seem a little odd in English, cozy “sunakku” drinking establishments have long been an iconic part of the Japanese nightlife. Although many snack bar ...

He came of legal drinking age in May 2020, when bars and restaurants in his home state of Washington were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regulations were looser in neighboring Idaho ...

Japanophiles and noodle hunters, start your engines: the countdown is on for intimate fine-dining, classic cakes, real-deal ...

Oct 11 (Reuters) - California bar examinees will be able to take the attorney licensing test from outside the Golden State once the new exam gets final approval for a February launch. The State ...

Their intimate bar also features a curated selection of ... Here I meandered down the narrow, lantern-lit alleyway of Omoide Yokocho and sampled local street food delicacies such as yakitori ...

Torrance Yokocho may be the most befuddling Japanese ... When in Japan, my idea of dessert is a pack of Kit Kat bars. They come in dozens of flavors over there. Wasabi Kit Kat anyone?

It’s Friday night and I’m sat in the corner of a dive bar in Hiroshima sipping a local plum wine and ... like the sensational yakitori (grilled meat skewers) at Omoide Yokocho – to Michelin-starred ...

In 2024 alone, it was named one of the top bars by Food & Wine and nabbed the number two spot for the World’s Best 50 Bars North America—and for good reason. Margaritas are blackened thanks to ...