Bar OTTO comes across in reviews as a lively yet intimate spot with standout cocktails and a sushi and sashimi program that many describe as fresh, inventive and beautifully presented. The ambience and service are repeatedly praised, with guests noting attentive, friendly staff, a welcoming bar area, and a warm vibe that suits dates, celebrations or casual nights with friends. The menu is praised for variety and quality, including daikon and burrata, crab bao, cod cheek skewers, wagyu and toro, a ramen with duck leg and truffle oil, and a yuzu cheesecake for dessert, with many savoring the tasting menu and strong wine or sake pairings. While some express that portions can be small for the price and a few service hiccups occur, the overall consensus highlights consistent excellence in food and atmosphere, a willingness to return for omakase or seasonal changes, and Bar OTTO as one of the city’s notable Japanese inspired options.
Je suivais l'établissement depuis quelque temps sur Instagram, & chaque publication me donnait plus envie d'y aller. Par un soir d'automne, on a enfin sauté le pas - & on n'a pas été déçus.
En apéritif, la limonade maison était rafraîchissante. Puis nous avons partagé quelques entrées aussi fraîches que goûteuses, avec des saveurs qui font voyager dès la première bouchée.
Mention spéciale aux baos au crabe à carapace molle : le mariage des oignons, jalapenos, herbes fraîches & de la sauce sucrée-acidulée créait un bel équilibre. La texture du crabe croustillant contrastait parfaitement avec la tendresse du pain vapeur. Chaque bouchée offrait une harmonie à la fois raffinée & réconfortante.
Le chirashi, lui, se dégustait lentement. Un plat tout en délicatesse, où chaque ingrédient mérite son moment.
On y retourne ? Très certainement. Ne serait-ce que pour tester l'omakase du chef, qui promet une expérience encore plus poussée. À confirmer, mais il me semble que la carte change au fil des saisons - une excellente raison d'y revenir encore… & encore.
My experience at Bar Otto was fabulous. Incredibly fresh ingredients & the service was phenomenal. I found the price to ratio for the Wagyu & Toro not fabulous compared to say Nozy but overall still incredibly tasty. The soft shell crab Bao & the salmon Oshizushi were clear winners. The duck Mazemen was bland.
Mar 29, 2025
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I came here with friends with expectations. We had a nice bottle of red wine & shared on some food. The soft shell Bao was awesome!! I'd thought the price was expensive for the little amount of food you get. So price to food portion is off. Overall, good atmosphere to have good conversations with friends.
After a disappointing dining experience at Joe Beef, I wandered down the street peering into all the other warm & welcoming looking restaurants, convinced that any of these could serve me a better meal than what I just had. So I picked Bar Otto at random & went the next night. What a great decision! The octopus was the highlight. The soft shell crabs were delicious. The soft doughy bao was also extremely satisfying.
We tried an assortment of things, the Bao buns were my favourite & the dumplings were my friends favourite. I'd go back just for the boa buns. The nigiri assorted plate was amazing, the next best thing to being back in Japan. The cod cheeks were just okay, I liked how they were prepared though, never tried cod cheeks before but it was likely the best possible presentation & combination of flavors, nice & light tasting. The miso old fashioned was OUT of this world! Best cocktail ever, I had to order two. Parked at Atwater market, short walk. Service was next level, super impressed, wiped down the table between each service, super friendly. They refilled our water even though the bottle was left on the table. Hard to come by good service like this. For the price point this stood out to me. Easy to get a table at 630 on Friday, place was packed by 730. Thank you for a memorable evening ❤️
Truly top notch service. The yuzu lemonade was delicious, & so was the karaage. The rest was just okay. We had the torched salmon sushi which was fine, the crab baos which were overly salty & mostly tasted like soy sauce, & the open sushi rolls that were honestly quite bland. The yuzu dessert was really not good. The cheesecake was overly compact & sweet.
It's a chic restaurant close to the STM & extremely charming. The duck bun bao is absolutely incredible. The miso octopus is great as well. The sushi dishes are interesting & the menu is full of unique options.
Apr 27, 2024
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Amazing Japanese food selection, fresh sashimi, chirashi options & crab bao. Absolutely love the Grape Republic wine selection. Wish more people new about this place so they would get the traffic they deserve ❤️
Came here on a date with my wife & enjoyed my time here. While it's not a restaurant I'm exactly willing to drive out of way for, I'm still very happy to have tried it. We ordered the hand rolls, the salmon baos & the mazemen. Everything tasted delicious, but I thought everything was either too small of a portion or way too expensive. My favorite dish was the salmon Bao, which come in a set of 2. The flavors complimented eachother really nicely & the bun was homemade fresh, which you can taste right away. The hand rolls are good, but was way too expensive. The noodles we got as the main dish were very good, though a bit on the oily side. The whole thing was $120 after tax & we didn't order any drinks.
