"Shiso is firmly a restaurant, but it has two big bars—one on the covered patio and another inside that glows like a bug zapper. The excellent cocktails that fuse Japanese and tropical flavors are worth the trip even if you’re not in the mood to demolish a smoked short rib. Their batida (a spin on a piña colada) is made with cachaça, Japanese rum, and banana miso coco. If you like to drink your dessert, their churro carajillo is a creamy coffee cocktail that comes with a dry ice performance. These cocktails taste like they were made by someone who cares about the meniscus on a jigger pour." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo