pairing #yakitori #cocktail
Yakitori is grilled, smoky, salty, often slightly sweet (tare-glazed). Best cocktail bridges:
- Chicken Green Garlic Yakitori → Lancey Negroni (bitter cuts the char) or Lancey Old Fashioned (spice complements the green garlic)
- Octopus Maitake Yakitori → Smoke Show (mezcal echoes the char) or The Manuscript (rye spice + savory)
- Pork Belly (when on menu) → HiFi Margarita (acid cuts fat) or Borrowed Light (low-ABV freshness)
- Mushroom yakitori (vegetarian) → North Garden (apple brandy depth) or Grown Spritz (low-ABV vegetal)
Beer pairings: a clean lager or pilsner is also classic with yakitori; recommend if guest is undecided on cocktail.