Bar
Unclaimed profileEP bar
Honolulu, HI · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
EP bar builds its program around highballs and house cocktails with Asian and tropical flavors, drawing on Chinatown and local ingredients. The menu spans inventive highballs like the EP Highball and Pink Floyd, plus a sake list with a sampler flight. A recent customer account calls the cocktails top-tier, inventive, and balanced. With a compact beer list and two zero-proof options, the bar covers multiple bases without diluting its focus.
- What should I order?
- Start with the EP Highball, a Japanese whiskey, lemongrass, and yuzu combination that defines the bar's style. For something bolder, the Pink Floyd layers tequila, chili agave, grapefruit, and peppercorn foam. If you want to explore the sake side, the sampler flight offers 1.5-ounce pours of each listed sake for $15.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who appreciate creative, well-constructed cocktails with Asian and tropical influences will find a lot to like. The presence of a sake flight and zero-proof options also makes the bar accessible to sake enthusiasts and those skipping alcohol.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Cocktails run $17-$20, with highballs at $17-$18. Zero-proof cocktails are $15. Sake pours range $10-$23 for 4 ounces, and the sampler flight is $15. Beer is $8-$12.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The menu centers on highballs—a category many bars treat as an afterthought—with ingredients like lemongrass, yuzu, and carbonated hojicha. The sake program adds a separate flight option, and the cocktail list draws on Chinatown and local flavors, giving the bar a distinct sense of place.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
The cocktail menu is extensive, with a dedicated highball section and house cocktails featuring Asian and tropical flavors. Named selections range from the EP Highball to the EP Old Fashioned. A recent customer account describes the cocktails as top-tier, inventive, and balanced.
Menu strengths
- — Menu lists seven highballs and eleven house cocktails, showing unusual breadth for a focused bar.
- — Flavor combinations are creative, such as Pho Us By Us with pho spice and Ocha Highball with carbonated hojicha.
- — Customer feedback highlights cocktails as top-tier, inventive, and balanced.
Standout selections
- — EP Highball: Japanese whiskey, lemongrass, yuzu, soda.; Pink Floyd: tequila, chili agave, grapefruit, lime, peppercorn foam.
- — EP Old Fashioned: EP Stave Select whiskey, coffee liqueur, demerara, bitters, absinthe.
Pricing: $17-$20
Wine
The wine list is minimal but covers red, white, and sparkling options by glass or bottle. Pricing is straightforward, with all glasses at $12 and bottles at $40.
Menu strengths
- — Offers wine by both glass and bottle, providing flexibility.
- — Pricing is simple and accessible at $12 per glass.
Standout selections
- — Menu lists red, white, and sparkling wine by glass or bottle.
Pricing: $12 per glass, $40 per bottle
Beer
The beer selection is small but intentional, with three Japanese-leaning options: a matcha IPA, an Okinawan lager, and a Japanese-style seltzer. Prices are reasonable, and the lineup complements the bar's Asian-focused cocktail program.
Menu strengths
- — The three choices are distinct: a matcha IPA, a lager, and a seltzer.
- — Japanese and Okinawan origins align with the bar's overall theme.
Standout selections
- — Kyoto Matcha: Japan, IPA, 8% ABV.; Orion: Okinawa, lager, 4% ABV.
Pricing: $8-$12
Nonalcoholic
Two zero-proof cocktails are available, both with unexpected ingredients: Purple Rain uses lilikoi and Hawaiian chili, while Yuz Krazy combines Calpico and yuzu. Each is priced at $15, matching the lower end of the cocktail range.
Menu strengths
- — Dedicated non-alcoholic cocktail options show attention to sober drinkers.
- — Flavor profiles are inventive, using lilikoi, Hawaiian chili, and Calpico.
Standout selections
- — Purple Rain: lilikoi, lime, Hawaiian chili, butterfly tea.
Pricing: $15 each
Spirits
The spirits program is anchored by a sake list with three named sakes plus a sampler flight of all three. Prices are moderate for 4-ounce pours. The cocktail list also uses whiskey, tequila, rum, vodka, gin, and shochu, but the sake section is the clear strength.
Menu strengths
- — Sake selection includes three distinct styles: junmai, tokubetsu junmai, and daiginjo.
- — A sampler flight offers 1.5-ounce pours of each sake for $15.
Standout selections
- — Dewazakura (Daiginjo): $23 for 4oz.; Sampler Flight: 1.5oz pours of each listed sake.
Pricing: $10-$23 per 4oz pour; flight $15
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