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Italian-Japanese at Kissa Tanto
Cozy & Intimate
Aperitivo at Bar Corso
A tiny Commercial Drive room built on Italian aperitivo culture, amaro walls, and booths sized for exactly two.
Cozy & Intimate
A tiny Commercial Drive room built on Italian aperitivo culture, amaro walls, and booths sized for exactly two.
Bar Corso is what you get when someone falls so deeply in love with Italian aperitivo culture that they build an entire narrow room around it and dare you to leave. The space is low-lit, with shadowed corners, candlelight, and a couple of booths sized for exactly two, across from a deep wall of amaro, grappa and Italian wine that could keep you occupied for several visits without revisiting. The cocktail list is serious. The cicchetti-style bites are grazing-scale rather than dinner, which is the point: order the wagyu crostini (it gets all the attention for good reason), nurse a Negroni, share a few plates, and watch an hour evaporate. Hit the happy hour to ease in, then let the amaro list take you somewhere. On The Drive, so it folds neatly into a longer evening if you need one.
