Bar Shoji / Cafe Shoji

At our celebrated omakase restaurant the Shota, chef Ingi Son took away the rigidity of the chef’s counter, making quips and giving voice to a fresh tuna carcass in between carving out top-shelf bites of its fatty belly. Still, Son’s customers regularly asked him if he had plans for a more casual spot to have a few drinks and not be tied to a tasting menu.