Tamari Bar
bar and restaurant in Seattle, Washington, U.S
Tamari Bar is a bar and restaurant on Seattle's Capitol Hill, in the U.S. state of Washington. Chef and owner Makoto Kimoto opened the izakaya in February 2018, serving Japanese cuisine such as baozi, dandan noodles, onsen tamago, ramen, sushi and sashimi, and wagyu. The bar also serves cocktails and other drinks, as well as soft serve. Since 2022, the sibling establishment Baiten has also operated in Tamari, serving fruit sandwiches, floats, sundaes and other desserts with ice cream. Tamari has garnered a positive reception and became a vendor at T-Mobile Park in 2024.
Description
The Asian-owned izakaya Tamari Bar operates on Pine Street, on Seattle's Capitol Hill. The restaurant serves "Japanese-based global cuisine inspired by years of cooking, eating and traveling", according to KOMO-TV. AJ Rathbun of Seattle Magazine wrote: "Tamari Bar isn't huge, and falls into the almost-industrial vibe – open duct work and pipes hanging from a high ceiling, brick walls, clean lines, large street-side windows. Enough individual touches provide personality, like a clock made from chopsticks, a stretch of brick where Japanese TV and movies are projected on to, and scattered shelves in various spots with Sriracha bottles, Cup O'Noodle soups, Japanese whiskey, glass jars of food and spices, and other curiosities." Tamari has a Suntory Toki highball machine.
Menu
Tamari serves Japanese cuisine. Food options include sushi and sashimi, vegetable chips with Japanese honey mustard and sriracha dipping sauces, and a dish called My Nira-Tama, which has Chinese chives, onsen tamago (soft-boiled egg), and chili oil.
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