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6 Fantastic Bar Snacks and Where to Find Them
Bar Goto is one of 6 Fantastic Bar Snacks and Where to Find Them.

1. Bar Goto

9.0
245 Eldridge St (btwn E Houston St & Stanton St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 104 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: The best thing we ate in a bar this year was…celery? We were surprised too. The crunchy, salty, sesame-drenched celery sticks at Bar Goto are so good, you’ll forget they’re vegetables. Read more.

Billy Sunday is one of 6 Fantastic Bar Snacks and Where to Find Them.

2. Billy Sunday

9.0
3143 W Logan Blvd (Logan and Kedzie), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Logan Square · 72 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: On her hunt for a fresh take on savory popcorn, chef Allison Condon created this olive and tomato popcorn, tossed in melted butter and a Provençale seasoning, and should be eaten immediately. Read more.

Louie’s Gen-Gen Room is one of 6 Fantastic Bar Snacks and Where to Find Them.

3. Louie’s Gen-Gen Room

871 Sutter St (Leavenworth), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Lower Nob Hill · 24 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Local Russets are fried in rice bran oil and dusted with a Lowrey’s-style house seasoning. Then comes the four-layer dip.You can choose either smoked trout roe or locally farmed sturgeon caviar. Read more.

Expatriate is one of 6 Fantastic Bar Snacks and Where to Find Them.

4. Expatriate

8.6
5424 NE 30th Ave (at NE Killingsworth St), Portland, OR
Cocktail Bar · Concordia · 44 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Two slices of Japanese-style white bread, one cold slab of butter, one schmear of room-temperature butter, a scattering of sweet onion slices, finely chopped parsley, and crunchy grey sea salt. Read more.

Bar Melusine is one of 6 Fantastic Bar Snacks and Where to Find Them.

5. Bar Melusine

8.5
1060 E Union St, Seattle, WA
French Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 17 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: This dish is the result of three great minds coming together. Crunchy fried fish skins with crème fraîche, radishes, and ikura (salmon roe)—perfect with that crisp glass of rosé you already ordered. Read more.

Pépé le Moko is one of 6 Fantastic Bar Snacks and Where to Find Them.

6. Pépé le Moko

407 SW 10th Ave (SW Stark St), Portland, OR
Cocktail Bar · 62 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: The shrimp chips at Pépé le Moko, which taste ever-so-pleasantly of the sea, are fried and then sprinkled with the Japanese spice mixture togarashi, and served with a lemon wedge on the side. Read more.