Author: jlmatie22

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Ruka Restobar

Went to this place for my first dinner in Boston (wanted something with noodles).

Sat at the bar and got a couple of drinks plus food. Got a memoset as a drink (of course a whisky based cocktail) and toki highball (they had a very large Japanese whisky selection).

For food, got the Pork Yakisoba. I liked it, but didn’t have enough meet (would get it again, but paired with something else with more meat. Some people would say it was just instant noodles with a bunch of flavoring and some meet added).

I liked the vibe of the restaurant, and the bartender was good to talk to (he gave some suggestions for speak easys). I would come back here.

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Bar Hop

We stopped by this place on King and Spadina, and I will say I learned things from their menu, which is why I’m actually making an entry.

The picture below kinda helps describe where the various whiskeys are from. Will say Speyside use where most of mine are from. It even describes some of the flavors to expect.

Would come back here again.

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Char No5 Whisky and Cocktail Lounge

This place is in the Marriott near King and Blue Jays way. We wanted to go to a whisky place near king and Spadina, and looks like we found a decent one.

They had flights, so ordered one that samples various whisky’s (Japanese, Irish, Scottish, and Canadian). The bartender seemed to know what he wa stalking about when describing them. We also got a full shot of the Bushmills since that was a pretty interesting Irish whisky.

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Akira Back

Ok, so this place was awesome. Had a good vibe, and I really liked the food.

For two people, I recommend getting all of the following: wagyu tacos, sashimi platter, protein roll, King Crab fried rice, and show me the roll.

Next time I think I would also get the Rock shrimp to try.

For drinks, since they had toki, got a toki highball.

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Bada Bing Sports Bar and Grill

We grabbed food here after the Bills game.

And yea, we definitely had some Buffalo Wings (in Buffalo). Can’t beat that.

We also had the pepperoni pizza and a mushroom and pepper pizza. Will say the latter was better than the former.

For drinks, got a toki highball and a makers on the rocks.

Conclusion is that I would definitely come back if I find myself in downtown Buffalo.

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Attaboy

We had drinks at this speakeasy.

Basically you need to stop by to put your name down, and then they text you (like 2 hours later, so we went to a place called Two Doors Down to kill time, which is also a great bar).

This type of bar you tell them what you’re feeling like drinking, and they make it for you (although they seem to have a preset menu because all their drinks they served had a name).

I told them for the first drink I wanted something with whisky and sweet, but no simple syrup. I think the drink they gave me was called Come Around.

The second drink I said alsmot the same thing, it something with banana flavor.

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Prince St Pizza

As the name suggests, this pizza is located on Prince St at the lower east side.

They are famous for their square Pizzas. There was a line when we got there, but it went fairly quickly. Probably partly because they have whole pepperoni pizzas already premade.

I would come back, but I will say had a little bit of heart burn after (probably because of the pepperoni).

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Rice to Riches

Stopped by this place for a snack while shopping at SoHo.

I ended up getting the chocolate chip flavored rice pudding (although really liked the Nutella or rocky road that I sampled, but they don’t have a smaller sized version of them). Would come back.

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Sons of Essex

Technically this is a bar, but we went here for a brunch.

I would come back, bout would definitely order some things over others.

For drinks, mimosas and Irish coffee were great. (Next time I would also try the espresso martini).

For food, I got scrambled eggs and Canadian bacon. The eggs were good, but would probably get regular bacon over Canadian bacon next time.

We also ordered the mac and cheese with bacon. Highly recommend.

Also, will say the owner was very easy to talk to, and there was a DJ playing great top 40 edm music.

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Mr. Purple

This rooftop bar is actually pretty good. The view of the New York skyline was great, and also people watching was fun. Had a very Gen Z vibe (even one guy was trying to impress some girl with his trust fund).

FYI, the entrance of it is not obvious (on street level).

I will say drinks are not cheap (it was $25 for one drink… although they do give heavy pours).

I would come back for the people and view.