Kamon Craft Cocktail Bar

Kamon is a relatively new speakeasy cocktail bar inside a bakery in San Diego. The theme here is Japanese bar vibes and the ambiance does a great job of matching that from the display of Suntory whiskies to the zen sand garden in the back. To enter you walk through the hidden door to the right of the bakery. Seating is intimate but because it’s a speakeasy you don’t need to shout which I appreciate. Our server was super helpful and took the time to explain each drink as the menu was fairly extensive. In the end the cocktails we choose were delicious and had such fun Asian inspired spins on them. I recommend trying one or many of them and spending a night here with friends!

A pretty cool ‘hidden’ bar near the East Village. It’s located inside a bakery and you 100% need reservations or else you’ll be waiting for 45 minutes. The hostess is really nice and helpful. I give Kamon a 4.7/5. Drinks are very creative and tasty—they even had a fun durian drink called “trash panda.” The spumoni and the chocobo were really cool drinks as well. The place is very posh but thankfully doesn’t have a dress code. Another good thing is that the prices are really reasonable for this type of bar. Drinks are $10-15 each, which isn’t insane for specialty cocktails in a special setting in San Diego. The downside—why I scored the food 4/5–is that the hanger steak we ordered, while texturally good, tasted kind of like lighter fluid. Also the food took 45 minutes to come! That said, the cauliflower steak and truffle fries were pretty good. For me, it’s definitely worth a second try.

Absolutely incredible! True speakeasy, vibes are amazing, the bartenders and the drinks are exceptional. Espresso martini was bomb and even the variety of gin (try this Japanese botanical gin with green tea infusion). My favorite new bar in the area!!

Great food & drinks. If you’re looking for a new experience with flavors, this is the place. Excellent creative cocktails.

The bartender we had was wonderful. Also recommending another speakeasy to check out during our visit (visiting from out of state). Def will visit again later this week if possible. Otherwise, next time visiting San Diego. The drinks were wonderful, We had The Nina, The Stache, Melon Highball & The Trash Panda. The snack we had was the Kaki no Tane. The atmosphere was amazing, I love the setting and just love the uniqueness of Japanese style cocktail drinks. The entrance connecting to the bakery was a surprise, and I love that it added to the atmosphere.

LOVE LOVE LOVE the bar Kamon!! This is my favorite place to go! The atmosphere is AMAZING! The concept is Japanese 1920’ Taisho Roman era inspired cocktail bar. Cocktail is very unique and tasty. Before you drink cocktails, you should take a look how clear ice is. They special order ice for cocktails. Their foods are also great, and my favorite is very very soft shokupan bread sandwiches. I highly recommend to make a reservation before you visit.

Drinks: Great, albeit I only got one drink, so I can't speak to everything. Service: Really great service! Servers provided a lot of knowledge on drink recommendations and made sure we had a great time. Atmosphere: Really nice! Came as a party of 6, so we got our own room in the back. Got the Hojicha Negroni, which was very good (definitely tasted the chocolate bitters). I'd come back again with friends. Need a reservation beforehand.

Unique cocktails, nice ambiance, and great staff. We felt very well taken care of by the staff, who were very friendly and attentive. Not every drink was balanced but we enjoyed the creative options offered. Recommended if you like to try classics with a twist! We also ordered the chicken sandwich, cucumbers, cauliflower steak, and crispy tuna. They ranged from fine to good but not sure we’d recommend going there hungry. Ambiance was nice, though missing some small things like better lighting and music.