FAR BAR, LLC

What FAR BAR, LLC does

Far Bar, LLC is a privately held, single-location bar and restaurant operating under the DBA "Far Bar" at 347 East 1st Street in the historic Far East Building in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded as an LLC, the company employs approximately 13 people and runs a direct-to-consumer hospitality model with no proprietary technology stack, relying instead on physical retail and on-premise service. Its revenue is generated entirely through transaction-based food and beverage sales, supplemented by take-out orders and a catering program for parties of eight or more.

The core offering is a curated beverage program anchored by 34 rotating craft beers on tap, a self-described largest-in-Southern-California selection of bottled Japanese craft beers, and a fortified library of more than 300 whiskeys spanning Japanese, Taiwanese, Bourbon, Rye, Irish, Scotch, and World categories, plus sake, tequila, rum, and seasonal signature cocktails. This beverage library is paired with a Japanese-inspired food menu featuring sushi, signature burgers, and wasabi fries. Pricing is menu-based with whiskeys ranging from $11 to $300, a Monday-Friday 3pm-6pm happy hour, and a 20% gratuity added to groups of five or more. The go-to-market is local, walk-in-driven, with marketing conducted primarily through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and the company's website (farbarla.com), supplemented by recurring earned-media coverage from LAIST, MLB.com, and CNN tied to Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers tenure and the resulting Japanese-tourism surge in Little Tokyo.

The business has no disclosed funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity on file. Its competitive positioning rests on destination-grade beverage curation, a prime Little Tokyo location, and brand recognition including an LA Weekly "No. 1 bar in Downtown LA" recognition in 2013 and features in outlets such as Los Angeles Magazine (Japanese whisky) and Hopped LA (Downtown Beer Guide). The company's customer base is effectively long-tail retail with no enterprise or recurring commercial accounts disclosed, and its distribution is constrained to its single physical site plus take-out and on-site catering.

Name

FAR BAR, LLC

Legal name

Far Bar LLC

Website

https://farbarla.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Far Bar, LLC is a privately held single-location bar and restaurant in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, serving walk-in patrons with 34 craft beers on tap, 300+ whiskeys, Japanese-inspired food, catering, and take-out.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bar and Restaurant (Hospitality)

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA), Bar & Beverage Catering (Mobile Bar, Bartending) (HSACAGAF)

Keywords

• Craft beer bar
• Whiskey bar
• Japanese cuisine
• Happy hour venue
• Catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

LOS ANGELES, California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue generated from selling alcoholic beverages (craft beers, whiskeys, spirits, cocktails, sake) and food items (sushi, burgers, appetizers). Sales are transaction-based, occurring on-site at the bar and through take-out orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Far Bar is a bar and restaurant in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles that serves a rotating selection of 34 craft beers on tap, the largest selection of bottled Japanese craft beers in Southern California, more than 300 whiskeys across Japanese, Bourbon, Scotch, Irish, Rye, and World categories, premium sake, and seasonally changing signature cocktails. The beverage program is paired with a Japanese-inspired food menu (sushi, burgers, wasabi fries) and complemented by Happy Hour pricing, take-out service, and catering for large parties and events.

Product overview

Far Bar is a hospitality establishment located in the historic Far East Building in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. The company operates as a unified bar and restaurant concept offering four interconnected core offerings: an extensive craft beer selection (34 rotating taps plus the largest bottled Japanese beer selection in Southern California), a comprehensive spirits collection (300+ whiskeys across Japanese, Bourbon, Scotch, Irish, Rye, and World categories), premium sake, and seasonally-rotated signature cocktails. These beverage offerings are complemented by a Japanese-inspired food menu featuring sushi, signature burgers, and their signature wasabi fries. Additional services include Happy Hour promotions (Mon-Fri 3-6pm), catering for large parties and special events, and reservation services for groups of 8 or more.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Craft Beer Program On-tap and bottled craft beer service featuring 34 rotating draught beers and the largest selection of bottled Japanese craft beers in Southern California, offered to walk-in patrons at the Little Tokyo bar.
• Spirits and Whiskey Collection Service of more than 300 whiskeys across Japanese, Taiwanese, Bourbon, Rye, Irish, Scotch, and World categories, along with tequila and rum, for on-site drinking at the bar.
• Sake Selection Premium sake service as part of the Japanese-inspired beverage program at the bar.
• Seasonal Signature Cocktails Seasonally rotating signature cocktails made with fresh ingredients, served to bar patrons.
• Food Menu Japanese-inspired food menu featuring sushi, signature burgers, and wasabi fries, designed to pair with the bar's beverage offerings.
• Catering and Events Catering services and event hosting for large parties of 8 or more, special events, and private gatherings, coordinated via email and phone.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tsuruya Sake Bar: Japanese sake bar in Los Angeles built around a focused premium-sake and Japanese spirits program. Comparable as a category-specialist bar in the same city with similar Japanese beverage emphasis.
• The Varnish: Craft cocktail bar in Downtown Los Angeles emphasizing quality spirits and classic bartending. Comparable as a craft-beverage destination in the same neighborhood/footprint category as Far Bar.
• Ototo: Japanese-inspired bar/restaurant in Los Angeles focused on sake, Japanese whiskey, and small plates. Most directly comparable to Far Bar given the overlap in Japanese beverage-led positioning and DTLA/LA footprint.
• Seven Grand: Whiskey-focused bar in Downtown Los Angeles with an extensive spirits library and cocktail program. Comparable on bar format, Downtown LA geography, and curated-spirits positioning.
• Cole's French Dip: Historic Downtown LA bar and restaurant offering drinks and casual fare on a 24-hour/hospitality footprint. Comparable as a long-standing DTLA bar-and-food destination.
• Honda-Ya: Japanese izakaya in the LA area serving sake, Japanese beer, whiskey, and Japanese-influenced food. Closely comparable format and product mix to Far Bar's beverage-led, food-supported model.
• Yamashiro: Japanese-inspired hospitality venue in Los Angeles combining a restaurant and bar experience with strong location-driven tourism appeal. Comparable on Japanese-theme hospitality and destination-dining positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Bottega Louie: Large-scale Downtown LA restaurant and bar with a broader, more upscale Italian/French positioning. Comparable as a high-traffic DTLA bar-and-dining venue, though Far Bar is more specialty and neighborhood-focused.

Regional players

• Pattern Bar: Downtown LA rooftop/pattern-themed bar serving cocktails and small plates. Comparable as a DTLA bar concept serving similar downtown foot traffic, with overlap on the social/nightlife use case.
• Everson Royce Bar: LA craft cocktail and wine bar in the Arts District focused on quality drinks. Comparable as a regional LA cocktail/specialty-beverage bar, though it does not have Far Bar's Japanese-product emphasis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/farbartweets
• Facebookfacebook.com/farbarlittletokyo
• Instagraminstagram.com/farbar_la
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/far-bar-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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