Tori Bar operates as an extension of Izakaya Tori, located across from the University of Tampa in the same plaza as Oxford Exchange. Where Izakaya leans casual, Tori Bar takes a more refined approach, built around Japanese-inspired craft cocktails and Japanese whiskies paired with grilled skewers and specialty hand rolls.
The name draws from "ichigo ichie," a Japanese idiom about treasuring the unrepeatable nature of a shared moment — the idea behind positioning the bar as a spot for friends and family to slow down over drinks and conversation rather than rush through a meal.
As the sister bar to Izakaya Tori, it shares the same DNA but functions as its own gastropub, built specifically around the pairing of cocktails and skewers.
The name draws from "ichigo ichie," a Japanese idiom about treasuring the unrepeatable nature of a shared moment — the idea behind positioning the bar as a spot for friends and family to slow down over drinks and conversation rather than rush through a meal.
As the sister bar to Izakaya Tori, it shares the same DNA but functions as its own gastropub, built specifically around the pairing of cocktails and skewers.