About the Business
Tokyo Noir is far more than a speakeasy concept from the crew behind El Barrio. Tucked into a space where one enters through the alley way of the popular 4th Street Mexican restaurant, it brings SoCal cocktail master Kevin Lee back to his game in a stunningly beautiful way. And yes, it is also the most exciting cocktail concept to reach Long Beach since Spirited-recognized Baby Gee opened its doors down the street. And yes, it opens today, with seatings only available through Open Table.
The sounds of ice carving—be it into squares via serrated blades or into balls for Kevin’s wonderfully whiskey-forward Hibiki old fashioned—are the common. Throwing cocktails an art displayed on the regularly. ’90s hip-hop and R&B likely to be playing through the speakers. A perfectly restrained array of food offerings from Chef Ulises Pineda-Alfaro. (Get the fries.)
And then there’s the cocktails: Succulently subtle. Beautifully balanced. Thoroughly thoughtful. Deliciously diligent in execution. The inaugural cocktail menu from Tokyo Noir—which just opened in November—is a masterclass in restraint, focus, and innovation.
