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When Kenta Goto left his job as a bartender at SoHo’s Pegu Club to open his own place on the Lower East Side, he was stepping into unfamiliar territory. Though he already knew the ins and outs of a great bar program, starting a business was an entirely different feat. Of course, Kenta did what came naturally to him: He studied. He read everything he could find about owning and operating a business — and it paid off. From day one, Bar Goto clicked, and it has since grown into one of the city’s most acclaimed bars.

Today on “The Buildout,” Kenta sits down with Adam to talk about taking the leap from star bartender to owner. Kenta shares everything he learned while preparing to open and what it took to cement Bar Goto as a New York drinking destination.

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The Buildout Podcast: Bar Goto