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05/30/2026
Few distilleries have shaped modern Japanese whisky quite like Chichibu.
Founded by Ichiro Akuto in 2008, the distillery has become known for its meticulous craftsmanship, small-batch production, and highly sought-after releases.
This featured flight explores three expressions from Ichiro’s Malt, offering a look at the range and character that have made Chichibu one of the most respected names in whisky.
Available at Bar Kamon.
05/22/2026
RYUKYU COCKTAIL NIGHT 🌺
Over two nights, Bar Kamon welcomes Satoshi Sugiura of El Lequio, Okinawa for a collaboration exploring modern Japanese cocktail culture through the lens of Okinawan hospitality and regional influence.
Thursday, June 4th- An intimate cocktail pairing experience featuring four cocktails from El Lequio alongside pairings from Chef Josh .addictions .Limited to 10 guests per seating.Reservation inquiries: [email protected]
Friday, June 5th-Guest shift featuring cocktails from El Lequio available throughout evening service until sold out.Reservations recommended via OpenTable.
Presented with support from , , and .
05/18/2026
On Thursday, June 4th, Bar Kamon will host a masterclass with Satoshi Sugiura of El Lequio, Okinawa.
This educational tasting and discussion will explore Okinawan spirits, regional identity, and modern Japanese hospitality through the lens of the Lequio Series.
The session will feature Kokuto de Lequio, Awamori de Lequio, and conversation surrounding Okinawan cocktail culture, spirit production, and hospitality.
Thursday, June 4th
1:00 PM
Hosted at Bar Kamon
Presented with support from High Road Spirits.
Limited seating available.
To express interest, please email [email protected]
05/09/2026
Recap from an unforgettable night at during our time in Japan.
Huge thank you to the entire BW Cave team for the hospitality, generosity, and warm welcome throughout the guest shift. Experiences like this are a reminder of how much there is still to learn, and how inspiring it is to see different approaches to craft and service firsthand.
We’re incredibly grateful to  for supporting the trip and helping make opportunities like this possible.
Very thankful for the chance to keep learning, growing, and bringing that inspiration back home to Bar Kamon.
05/05/2026
Not everything is on the back bar.
Some of it is felt.
04/27/2026
It starts with a bite.
Then a drink.
And somewhere in between, the night finds its pace.
Crafted with care by our team, every night.
04/25/2026
A night behind the bar.
Different hands. Same intention.
Grateful for the people who show up and do it right, every time.
03/30/2026
Wolf & Crane × Bar Kamon
A bar with a real presence in DTLA —
defined by consistency, thoughtful drinks, and years in Little Tokyo.
For one evening, they bring their style to San Diego —
their approach to the bar, their sense of rhythm, their way of hosting a room.
April 13 · 6–9 PM
Industry pricing.
Walk-ins welcome. Reservations encouraged
03/28/2026
The bar is only half the story.
The rest is who you share it with.
Bar Kamon — tucked behind Asa Bakery
Reservations on OpenTable
03/10/2026
Ice shapes the cocktail.
On March 17 at 1 PM, we’re honored to host an ice masterclass with Naoto Yonezawa of Kuramoto Ice Company at Bar Kamon.
Learn how precision ice — from directional freezing to carving — influences dilution, texture, and presentation.
Industry focused. Limited seating.
Email [email protected] to reserve a spot.
Please let us know if you have your own knife, as knives will be limited.
If demand exceeds capacity, we may open a second session at 3 PM.
03/05/2026
Whisky Flight of the Week
Kanosuke Distillery — Kagoshima, Japan.
This week we’re exploring two sides of the distillery’s work.
First, selections from the rare Ghost Series, showcasing experimental cask maturation from Kanosuke’s early whisky program.
Alongside it, a flight featuring:
2022 Limited Edition — Japanese Single Malt
2023 Limited Edition — Japanese Single Malt
Hioki Pot Still — Pot-Distilled Grain Whisky
Three whiskies that reflect Kanosuke’s roots in Kagoshima and its evolving place in modern Japanese whisky. Due to the tropical climate in Kagoshima, Kanosuke’s whiskey is infused with a unique flavor profile from their cask aging — a deeper spice and interesting notes otherwise not found in traditional aging temperature ranges.
Available at Bar Kamon.
Kanpai 🥃
01/06/2026
SAKE MEETS WEST🍶✨
Come join us for one of a kind experience! A 1920s-inspired sake salon where Japanese craft sake collides with creative bites by Executive Chef
The American Jazz Age and Japan’s Taisho Romance emerged in the same era, each celebrating social life, creativity, and style.
In collaboration with San Diego’s Kettner Exchange, led by Executive Chef Brian Redzikowski, the event features a thoughtfully curated selection of premium sakes, paired with creative small bites designed to highlight balance, nuance, and unexpected harmony between food and sake.
Designed to create new value for sake and spark the next wave of craft sake culture from San Diego, this experience blends timeless style with modern creativity for a truly elevated tasting journey.
Dress code: 1920s Vintage glam & jazz-age elegance.
Admission: Entrance begins at 12:00 PM
What to Expect & Your ticket includes:
• Explore 40+ Premium sake from variety of region in
Japan
• Opening remarks with Sparkling Sake Tower
• Five refined bites by Chef Brian, composed to showcase harmony between food and sake
• Action Station - Live fish breakdown show featuring the fresh seasonal catch, guided by expert chefs
• Caviar Station - Experience the great pairing of Sake and Caviar
• Original Sake glass to take home
Tickets available from link in bio.
Space is limited, only 150 tickets available, reserve yours now before sell out🥂
*21 + only
11/22/2025
Alice Cheongdam × Bar Kamon — A One-Night Collaboration.
We’re honored to welcome Eggsy Seong, Head Bartender of Seoul’s celebrated Alice Cheongdam, to San Diego for an intimate, seated tasting at the bar.
Two seatings: 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM — ten guests each.
4 cocktails × 4 bites crafted exclusively for this evening, blending Alice’s imaginative, world-renowned style with Kamon’s Taishō-inspired precision and modern technique.
A guided, up-close experience led by one of Asia’s most respected bartenders, presented in collaboration with .
Extremely limited seating.
🧊
Tickets available by emailing: [email protected]
11/20/2025
Janai Sazerac — The Sazerac That Isn’t
The Sazerac is a classic with a strict blueprint.
But the Taishō era — the moment we always look back to — was defined by reinterpretation. Western forms taken apart, studied, and rebuilt through Japanese craft.
That’s where Yokka koji awamori comes in.
Its fermented brightness shifts the whole geometry of the drink, pulling the classic into a new sort of balance.
Cognac lays the frame.
Akashi plum whisky adds quiet depth.
Raisin softens the edges.
Coffee, Peychaud’s, and an absinthe rinse keep the outline familiar.
It opens like a Sazerac…
then the koji steers it somewhere more earthy, umami, and more alive.
A classic re-drawn through Taishō sensibilities —
still a Sazerac, just unmistakably janai.
📸
🧊
11/13/2025
SUPPORT SAKE GIVEAWAY📸🍶
Giveaway ends on Nov 16! Don’t miss your opportunity to win amazing prizes, including a round-trip ticket to Tokyo!✈️🇯🇵
How to Enter
1️⃣Follow
2️⃣Post your “My Favorite Sake” (Photo, Reel, or Story)
3️⃣Tag in your post + use hashtag
📅Campaign Period
Sep 19 - Nov 16, 2025 (Ends Nov 16 at 12 PM PST)
*Open to U.S. and Canadian residents 21+.
*Award eligibility applies only to those who contribute a post.
*Al-generated content won’t be accepted as a submission.
Our campaign team and partner organizations will review all entries and select posts that best celebrate everyone’s favorite sake🍶
✨GOOD LUCK✨
09/11/2025
✨10 days till SD SAKE DAY✨
❄️Jozen born in Niigata’s snow country, captures the purity and elegance of mountain water. With its crisp, smooth taste and modern design, it redefined sake for a new generation while honoring timeless Japanese craftsmanship.
🍶Jozen Mizuno Gotoshi Nigori:
Shirataki brewery draw pristine, naturally coal filtered, snow-melt water from not one, but three different wells. It is this water that helps Shiratki make such elegant sake. And while people often think of nigorizake as creamy, sweet and simple, this is anything but. Using local Koshi Ibuki rice polished to an impressive 55% this is a layered, slightly dry nigori. Herbacous notes of mint pair with gentle fruity aromas of pear and banana, before yielding to a hint of marshmallow.
Don’t miss out to taste this delicious Nigori at San Diego Sake Day!
SAN DIEGO SAKE DAY 2025
📅 Saturday, Sept 20
📍 Julep Venue
🎟 Tickets available via link in bio
Sip, discover, and celebrate the world of sake with us, kampai!!
08/23/2025
✨28 days till SD SAKE DAY✨
🌾Koda Farms and the Legacy of Uka Sake
California’s Central Valley lies Koda Farms, the oldest family-owned rice farm in the state. Founded in the 1920s by Keisaburo Koda, a Japanese immigrant with a vision, the farm became a cornerstone of Japanese-American agricultural history.
🍶Uka sake: The rice grown by Ross Koda, third-generation owner of Koda Farms makes its journey back to Fukushima, the Koda family’s homeland. There, it is transformed into a beautiful sake by Japanese brewers — a true emergence of tradition and innovation. Uka organic sparkling is always the fan favorites and you must try to have a toast to celebrate the world sake day!
SAN DIEGO SAKE DAY 2025
📅 Saturday, Sept 20
📍 Julep Venue
🎟 Tickets available via link in bio
Sip, discover, and celebrate the world of sake with us, kampai!!
08/21/2025
✨1 MONTH till SD SAKE DAY✨
San Diego Sake Day is almost here!
We’ll be counting down the days by featuring the incredible sakes you’ll get to taste at the festival🍶🥳 Kicking off the countdown with Koedo Kagamiyama from Saitama, Japan!
Koedo Kagamiyama Sake Brewery is a historical brewery from Kawagoe, Saitama. Originally founded in 1875 as Kagamiyama Sake Brewery, it faced closure in 2000 due to a lack of successors. However, in 2007, a group of passionate young individuals revived the brewery, bringing back its rich traditions and the only sake brewery in Kawagoe today. Nestled in the Musashino region, Kawagoe is renowned for its sake brewing, thanks to its pristine, soft, and mellow subterranean waters flowing from the Chichibu mountain range. These waters, along with the region’s fertile rice fields, create the perfect conditions for crafting sake with a delicate, refined flavor.
🍶Kagamiyama Sakemusashi Junmai
This rich junmai using local water, and local Sakemusashi rice, a sake rice grown only in the Saitama region of Japan🌾
SAN DIEGO SAKE DAY 2025
📅 Saturday, Sept 20
📍 Julep Venue
🎟 Tickets available via link in bio
Sip, discover, and celebrate the world of sake with us, kampai!!
06/22/2025
Step into the "Flavor of Aichi" — a guided tasting of rare Aya Sakes meets coastal sashimi perfection.
Bottlecraft Oceanside
602 S Tremont St, Oceanside, CA 92054
Join us Wednesday, June 25th from 6:00-8:00pm on the Bottlecraft Oceanside patio for a special evening featuring a flight of private label "Flavor of Aichi" sake:
- Aya Blue (Ginjo)
- Aya Black (Junmai Ginjo)
- Aya Pink (Ginjo Genshu)
Hosted by Ayaka Ito, certified Sake Sommelier and founder of Aya Sake, whose mission is to bridge Japanese sake culture with the world - one thoughtful pour at a time. Ayaka brings passion, precision, and storytelling to every tasting.
Enjoy a flight of 3 two ounce pours of premium Aya Sakes paired with 3 fresh sashimis from (Rockfish, Halibut & Big Eye).
Plus, you'll get a pint of Shoots Lager to round it all out.
$40 per person - limited spots available. *9 more spots left as of today! Tickets available from Link in bio.
06/22/2025
Beshock Ramen East Village
1288 Market street San Diego, CA 92101
Sunday June 22nd 4pm-8pm for a very special sake flight presented by Maki Kawagishi from sake importer , featuring Rokkasen Junmai Super Dry, Rokkasen Godan-Jikomi, and Rokkasen Fresh Namsake🍶
08/05/2024
Have you got your tickets to this year’s Sake Festival yet?🍶 First 100 tickets of Early bird is SELLING OUT FAST🚨 Secure yours while available✨
We can’t wait to celebrate Sake Day with you all🥳
Saturday October 5th
JULEP VENUE: 1735 Hancock St, San Diego
🎟️VIP Tickets (Only 30 tickets available)
⭐️Find your favorite sake pairing with the premium nigiri sushi and appetizers offered by San Diego’s highend omakase restaurant, .gaga🍣
⭐️Premium sake tasting at the VIP lounge served by the sake professionals
🎟️NONBEI Admission
- All general admission benefits +
- 1 hour early access to the festival at 2PM
- Assorted Japanese snack bag
- Access to the Nonbei lounge (Indoor lounge / seating area)
🎟️General Admission (Entry at 3PM)
- Unlimited sake tasting from over 100 premium craft sake varieties
- Japanese beer tasting
- Witness the "Kagami Biraki" the barrel opening ceremony and enjoy the featured sake of the year
- Live performances by talented local artists
- Sake Festival Original Tasting Cup
#日本酒 #日本酒の日 #🍶
09/12/2023
09/12/2023
Address
634 14th Street Ste 110B
San Diego, CA
92101
Bar Kamon (14th Street, San Diego) — brief directions
Public transport
- From Downtown San Diego: Take the San Diego Trolley to the Gaslamp Quarter or Santa Fe Depot area, then transfer to a bus or walk toward 14th Street.
- From Old Town/South County: Use MTS bus routes that stop near Downtown/14th Street, then walk a few blocks to your destination.
- Tip: Check MTS trip planning for the closest stop on 14th St and plan a short walk from there.
Driving and parking
- Drive toward Downtown San Diego and follow signs to 14th Street.
- Parking options are typically nearby in downtown garages and street parking (metered). Availability can be limited during evenings and weekends.
- If using a GPS, set the destination to “14th St, San Diego” and choose the nearest garage/lot entrance shown on your map app.
Opening Hours
| Monday |
5:30pm - 10pm |
| Wednesday |
5:30pm - 10pm |
| Thursday |
5:30pm - 10pm |
| Friday |
5:30pm - 11pm |
| Saturday |
5:30pm - 11pm |
| Sunday |
5:30pm - 10pm |
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What people say
Bar Kamon is a Japanese cocktail bar with a distinct 1920’s Taisho Roman-inspired vibe, bringing warmth, character, and craft to every night out. Tucked behind Asa Bakery on 14th Street Ste in San Diego, it feels like a hidden gem that rewards the curious with an atmosphere that’s both stylish and welcoming.
The experience is built around thoughtful pacing: it starts with a bite, then flows naturally into a drink, and somehow the whole night settles into its own rhythm. The team’s care shows in the details—especially in how the cocktails are shaped and presented. Even the ice is treated as part of the artistry, contributing to texture, dilution, and overall finish.
What really stands out is consistency. Whether you’re stopping by for something familiar or discovering something new, Bar Kamon delivers with the same intention from one visit to the next. It’s also a great place to share time with others; as they put it, the bar is only half the story—the rest is who you bring along.
With its strong sense of hosting and a bar presence rooted in years of experience elsewhere, Bar Kamon offers an elevated yet approachable setting for anyone who appreciates well-crafted drinks and an atmosphere that feels thoughtfully curated.
