About North American Sake Brewery & Bad Luck Ramen Bar
North American Sake Brewery & Bad Luck Ramen Bar is a sake brewery with a ramen bar, on 2nd Street SE in Charlottesville. Its website calls it Virginia's first and only sake brewery. A news post on the site says it launched in September 2018.
Sake is the main pour. The website lists bottlings such as Real Magic, a junmai with notes of pear and crisp apple, and Big Baby, a cloudy nigori with notes of melon. It also lists Quiet Giant, an extra dry sake.
The kitchen is Bad Luck Ramen. Google lists ramen, sushi, poke and Japanese restaurant among its types. The website says Chef Yoshiro Tauchi brings 40 years of Japanese culinary experience to the menu.
A news post on the website says visitors can get tasting flights and food, and tour the facility. Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating.
From North American Sake Brewery's own website and its Google listing, read October 8, 2026.
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- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Questions people ask
Does North American Sake Brewery make its own sake?
Yes. Google lists it as a sake brewery, and its website calls it Virginia's first and only sake brewery.
Can I get a meal there?
Yes. Google lists ramen, sushi, poke and Japanese restaurant among its types, and the website describes a tasting room and restaurant.
Can I try several sakes?
A news post on the website says visitors can get tasting flights. Check pourmeone.com for what is pouring now.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating.
Which breweries are close by?
Rockfish Brewing Company Downtown is 0.4 miles away. Random Row Brewing Co. is 0.7 miles away, and Kardinal Hall and Grape and Grain Exchange are both 0.8 miles away.
Answers come from North American Sake Brewery's website and its Google listing, read October 8, 2026.
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Before you visit North American Sake Brewery
Expect a restaurant as much as a tasting room. The website describes a tasting room and restaurant, so you can plan to eat. Check pourmeone.com for the menu and current hours before you go.
If sake is new to you, read up first. The website has guides on how to enjoy sake and how to pair it with food. It also sells sake online if you want to take some home.
Rockfish Brewing Company Downtown is 0.4 miles away. Random Row Brewing Co. is 0.7 miles away, and Kardinal Hall is 0.8 miles away, which makes a beer stop easy to add.