1 era, 15 dated menu editions and 48 drinks on record, from July 24, 2018 to today.
Era 01since July 24, 2018Milestone era
Began with
Opening at 531 Hudson Street with the full two-level footprint (ground floor + basement) and no exterior seating
15 dated menu editions · 67 other events
13 editions between the first and the last are folded to one line: drinks on the card · added − cut. Open any for its full card.
Opening · July 24, 2018
Katana Kitten opens at 531 Hudson Street, West Village
Menu edition 1 of 15July 24, 2018 – May 30, 2019Printed card
The first card on record; the counts of added, cut and carried-over drinks start with the next edition.
Technique mix
Press · September 15, 2018
PUNCH magazine environmental
Press · September 15, 2018
PUNCH magazine (same shoot as EV-40/EV-42)
Press · October 1, 2018
The Infatuation comprehensive feature
Award · 2019
Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award: Best New American Cocktail Bar
Award · 2019
World's 50 Best Bars rank 14; Best New Opening
#14
Press · 2019
PUNCH magazine / Wall Street Journal reporting (via web search) on Suntory/Beam Suntory Toki highball dispensing machines
Press · April 2019
PUNCH magazine (a founder quote)
Press · April 22, 2019
PUNCH magazine feature on Katana Kitten's opening
Menu edition 2 of 15May 31, 2019 – October 11, 2019Printed card
Technique mix
Award · June 1, 2019
Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards: America's Best New Bar
Event · October 2019
Katana Kitten team runs a one-night takeover collaboration at Fitz's Bar, London
Menu edition 3 of 15October 12, 2019 – February 23, 2020Printed card
Technique mix
Press · November 1, 2019
Imbibe Magazine event coverage
Press · November 1, 2019
Chilled Magazine profile
#16
Menu edition 4 of 15February 24, 2020 – March 11, 2020Printed card
Technique mix
Last dated era 1 drinks card found. Happy Hour (EV-507/EV-511, 2019 only) and the 'Lucky Kat Christmas' insert (EV-510, one-off 2019-12-21) were dropped as editions: neither recurs in any other year's captures found, so per the analyst's instruction they are folded out rather than modeled as their own lanes; the handful of drinks found only on them were removed rather than carried as orphaned retired lines.
Press · May 22, 2020
EatThisNY article
Menu edition 5 of 15July 1, 2020 – April 23, 2021Bar website
Cut
Technique mix
Left the mix: Shaken
First post-COVID-closure menu found (2020-10-18 capture); site carried a temporary-closure notice from spring 2020 with no menu. reduced hours banner. first_seen approximated to the reopening-guidelines period; exact reopening date not found.
Award · 2021
World's 50 Best Bars rank 10; best bar in North America
#10
Menu edition 6 of 15April 24, 2021 – October 5, 2021Bar website
Added
Technique mix
Highballs expand to five (adds Akadama, Yuzu-Shio Chuhai); signature list adds Panda Fizz, El Camino, weekend Bloody Mary; first sighting of the Livewire canned cocktail.
Event · May 26, 2021
SLA Full Board compliance-case calendar lists Katana Kitten / Alfred B Hospitality LLC, license serial 1305298 (case #155177)
Event · June 1, 2021
Book publication: The Japanese Art of the Cocktail by a founder & a co-author
Press · July 22, 2021
Robb Report article (also syndicated via Yahoo Lifestyle)
Press · October 1, 2021
West Village Patch neighborhood article
Menu edition 7 of 15October 6, 2021 – February 19, 2022Bar website
Cut
Technique mix
Slowpitch Paloma replaces Akadama/Yuzu-Shio Chuhai; adds The Howells' and a seasonal-specials sub-section (Mizunara Highball, Yakan Punch).
Award · 2022
A founder wins Altos Bartenders' Bartender Award
#9
#4
Menu edition 8 of 15February 20, 2022 – May 8, 2022Bar website
Technique mix
Merry Buck and Green Tea Tonic replace The Howells' / seasonal specials. Last capture inside era 1 (era ends 2022-05-08).
Menu edition 9 of 15May 9, 2022 – May 6, 2023Bar website
Added
Back on the card
Technique mix
First dated edition inside era 2. Full menu on the home page (analyst-supplied capture). Calpico Swizzle readded; Momiji added; Livewire canned cocktail marked sold out. first_seen approximated to the era 2 start date; the boundary with ED-12 is not independently dated.
Event · September 30, 2022
DOB NOW HVAC alteration filed (2 split systems, 5 tons, basement/1st floor/roof); building ownership shown as a building owner's representative (Corporation)
#27
Press · January 1, 2023
Crain's New York Business article
Menu edition 10 of 15May 7, 2023 – October 16, 2023Bar website
Back on the card
Technique mix
Yuzu Shio Soda and Sakura Highball replace Shiso G&T/Melon-Lime Soda slots;
Press · May 23, 2023
Alcohol Professor article
Award · October 1, 2023
World's 50 Best Bars ranking: No. 27
Menu edition 11 of 15October 17, 2023 – April 30, 2024Bar website
Added
Back on the card
Technique mix
First dated sighting of Don Gerardo boilermaker (nearly two years before the 2025-07-20 card previously treated as its only source). First sighting of Orion lager replacing Sapporo. last_seen approximated across the era 2/era 3 boundary.
Event · October 25, 2023
DOHMH Cycle/Initial inspection: filth flies, rodent harborage, temperature control failures
#80
#12
Press · January 1, 2024
Timeout New York article
Menu edition 12 of 15May 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024Bar website
Technique mix
Joined the mix: Shaken
First capture inside era 3. Meguroni becomes 'Meguroni #3' (DeGroff's added); adds Awesome Blossom, Best Friends, and a new 'Little Refreshment' section with Chiki Saki (second dated sighting of Chiki Sake, over a year before the 2025-07-20 card).
Press · June 28, 2024
YouTube: Beyond the Plate Podcast
Menu edition 13 of 15October 1, 2024 – July 19, 2025Bar website
Back on the card
Technique mix
Don Gerardo marked sold out;
Press · November 2024
NYC DOT press release
Event · November 1, 2024
Current SLA license term begins (0340-22-113564), effective through 2026-10-31
#42
Event · January 23, 2025
DOHMH Cycle/Initial inspection: pest harborage, temperature/food safety violations
Event · July 17, 2025
7th anniversary celebration with special menu
Menu edition 14 of 15July 20, 2025 – July 20, 2025Printed card
Cut
Technique mix
Left the mix: Built / highball, Stirred, Foam / egg
Crop shows only boilermakers, beer, sake and three single-item sections ('little refreshment', 'non alcoholic deliciousness', 'creamy indulgent'); no highball or signature-cocktail section is visible on this card, so it cannot confirm or deny those sections independent of the website. Superseded as 'current' by the later-dated website (ED-08); see gaps for the four items found only here.
Event · August 21, 2025
DOB NOW facade restoration filed, no change in use/egress/occupancy
Press · December 31, 2025
YouTube: VinePair 'The Buildout' - Katana Kitten's Origin Story (a founder interview
Press · December 31, 2025
YouTube: VinePair 'The Buildout' - Katana Kitten's Origin Story (a founder interview
Award · 2026
World's 50 Best Bars extended list rank 52
#52
Event · July 30, 2026
DOHMH Cycle/Initial inspection Grade N: back-flow, drainage, hot holding, hand washing signage, food contact surfaces
Award · September 13, 2026
World's 50 Best Bars extended list: No. 52
Event · September 13, 2026
7 opening-era items dropped (Calpico Swizzle, Rubyfruit, Bright n' Sunny, Yuzu Spritz, Hair of the Cat, Maximilian, Lermayer); Meguroni and Amaretto Sour ingredient brands changed from the 2018 recipe; transition date from the opening menu not dated by any archived snapshot
Menu edition 15 of 15since September 13, 2026Bar websiteCurrent card
Carried over
Technique mix
Joined the mix: Built / highball, Stirred, Foam / eggLeft the mix: Shaken
Clean 12-drink list: 5 highballs, 2 boilermakers, 5 signature cocktails. Does not show Don Gerardo, Chiki Sake, Tarragon-Shiso Sonic or Matcha Grasshopper, all of which were on ED-07 fourteen months earlier.
Press · September 14, 2026
InsideHook article
Press · October 2, 2026
Whisky Advocate video feature
Guest pop-ups: not yet recorded.
Event · 2017
Founders a founder and Tune bring a founder into the concept; the Hudson Street space is already secured
Event · July 13, 2017
Alfred B Hospitality LLC filed with NYS Department of State (DOS #5169250)
Event · September 19, 2017
CB2 Manhattan full board adopts SLA committee resolution recommending denial of Alfred B., LLC's new on-premise liquor license for 531 Hudson St unless hours are narrowed; application describes 48 interior seats, 55-person LNO occupant load
Event · November 20, 2017
DOB alteration applications filed (Jobs 2942154, 2942163); both disapproved
Event · January 12, 2018
DOB alteration filed (Job 2963337)
Event · July 10, 2018
DOB mechanical work alteration approved (Job 3044588, 2 days pre-opening)
Event · July 18, 2018
Mechanical permit filed for 531 Hudson St under building ownership 'Friedman Management', 8 days after the tenant's DOB alteration was approved
Every listing the file records, by year. The rank line runs from 1 at the start to 50 at the end.
Summary on record
Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards 2019: Best New Cocktail Bar
World's 50 Best Bars 2023: No. 27
North America's 50 Best Bars 2025: No. 42
World's 50 Best Bars 2026 extended list: No. 52
2019
Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award: Best New American Cocktail Bar
Listed
2019
World's 50 Best Bars rank 14; Best New Opening
#14
2019
Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards: America's Best New Bar
Listed
2020
World's 50 Best Bars rank 16
#16
2021
World's 50 Best Bars rank 10; best bar in North America
#10
2022
A founder wins Altos Bartenders' Bartender Award
Listed
2022
World's 50 Best Bars rank 9
#9
2022
North America's 50 Best Bars rank 4
#4
2023
World's 50 Best Bars rank 27
#27
2023
World's 50 Best Bars ranking: No. 27
Listed
2024
World's 50 Best Bars rank 80
#80
2024
North America's 50 Best Bars rank 12
#12
2025
North America's 50 Best Bars rank 42
#42
2026
World's 50 Best Bars extended list rank 52
#52
2026
World's 50 Best Bars extended list: No. 52
Listed
48 drinks across 15 editions, in the order the menu file lists them.
| Drink | 01 · Opening card | 02 · May 2019 revision | 03 · October 2019 revision | 04 · February 2020 revision | 05 · October 2020 reopening card | 06 · April 2021 revision | 07 · October 2021 revision | 08 · February 2022 revision | 09 · October 2022 revision | 10 · May 2023 revision | 11 · October 2023 revision | 12 · May 2024 revision | 13 · October 2024 revision | 14 · 2025-07-20 card | 15 · Website (current) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toki Highball | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | On the card |
| Shiso Gin & Tonic | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | On the card |
| Melon-Lime Soda | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | On the card |
| Yokocho Paloma | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card |
| Momoiro Highball | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card |
| Ichi Mas | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card |
| Fancy Ramune | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card |
| Hinoki Martini | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | On the card |
| Meguroni #3 | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | On the card |
| Amaretto Sour | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | On the card |
| Ichigo Fizz | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card |
| Sour Cherry Crush | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card |
| Don GerardoRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card |
| Chiki SakeRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card |
| Tarragon-Shiso SonicRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card |
| Matcha GrasshopperRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card |
| Bright n' SunnyRetired | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Yuzu SpritzRetired | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| RubyfruitRetired | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| WakabaRetired | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Haru #1Retired | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Yuzu-Shio DaiquiriRetired | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Calpico SwizzleRetired | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Hair of the CatRetired | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| MaximilianRetired | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| LermayerRetired | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Aki PalomaRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Fantastic Orange BallRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Belle EpoqueRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Leche de GatoRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| AkadamaRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Yuzu-Shio ChuhaiRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Panda FizzRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| El CaminoRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Katana Kitten Bloody MaryRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| The Howells'Retired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Mizunara HighballRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Yakan PunchRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Merry BuckRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Green Tea TonicRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| MomijiRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Slowpitch PalomaRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Yuzu Shio SodaRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Sakura HighballRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Scotch, Ginger & AppleRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Awesome BlossomRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Best FriendsRetired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
| Livewire Heartbreaker (canned cocktail)Retired | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | On the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card | Not on the card |
A filled bar marks each edition the drink was on, so a gap is a card it left and came back to. Names link to the recipe book.
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