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Rice Market · Lower Level · 1608 14th Street NW

Beverage

DC's largest Japanese sake portfolio. Partner winemakers from Oregon, California, Virginia, and France. Asian beer, Japanese soft drinks, matcha, and tea kits.

Featured Japanese Sake Curated Partner Winemakers Japanese & Asian Beer Japanese Matcha & Tea
Rice Market sake selection

DC's Largest Portfolio

Japanese
Sake

Rice Market carries Washington DC's largest Japanese sake portfolio — well over 100 bottles and cans spanning every style from everyday junmai to rare Daiginjo, from sparkling to aged, from canned to classic 720ml bottles. Japanese imports alongside American craft sake from Brooklyn Kura and Proper Sake Co.

Capital Sake Sessions
Curated with @capitalsake (Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen) & @sakedistrict (Scott Movens) · Both host regular sake events at the Taste Kitchen
Selections vary by availability and season. Ask at the counter for current recommendations and new arrivals.
Sake 101 Brewed from rice · water · yeast · koji
Junmai Pure rice — no added alcohol · richer flavor
Aruten Distilled alcohol added · lighter flavor · not lower quality
Junmai
umami · rice · rich
Honjozo milled ≤70%
Junmai Ginjo milled ≤60%
fruity · aromatic · bright
Ginjo milled ≤60%
Junmai Daiginjo milled ≤50%
fruity · herbal · delicate
Daiginjo milled ≤50%
Nigori Cloudy Coarsely filtered; creamy, richer rice flavour
Nama Unpasteurised Fresh, vibrant, lively — keep cold, drink soon
Genshu Undiluted Not diluted with water; richer and more intense

Sake 101 chart by @sakedistrict

Labels in stock — selection rotates

Dassai 獺祭 Hakutsuru 白鶴 Kikumasamune 菊正宗 Yuki-no-Bosha 雪の茅舎 Yukiotoko 雪男 Hakkaisan 八海山 Kubota 久保田 Tamagawa 玉川 Born 梵 Hakushika 白鹿 Mantensei 満天星 Niwa-no-Uguisu 庭の鶯 Kanbara 蒲原 Terada-Honke 寺田本家 Kid 紀土 Kagatsuru 加賀鶴 Kamoshibito Kuheiji 醸し人九平次 Suigei 酔鯨 Afuri 雨降 Ine Mankai 伊根満開 Sohomare 惣誉 Kasumi Tsuru 香住鶴 Brooklyn Kura Proper Sake Co. Hakushika 白鹿 Bride of the Fox Lucky Dog Sake Amabuki 天吹 + more
柚子酒
Yuzushu

Sake or shochu infused with yuzu citrus — bright, tart, and fragrant. Serve over ice or with soda water. Multiple producers in stock.

梅酒
Umeshu

Japanese plum liqueur — sweet, slightly sour, deeply aromatic. One of the most approachable Japanese drinks. Multiple styles from dry to dessert-sweet.

Exclusively at Rice Market in the DMV

Partner Winemakers

We work directly with a small group of winemakers whose wines are only available at Rice Market in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. When they visit DC, we host tastings at the Taste Kitchen. Wine from our partner producers is also on the restaurant list upstairs.

Goodfellow Family Cellars
McMinnville, Oregon
Goodfellow Family Cellars
Marcus Goodfellow & Megan Joy

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from multiple vineyard sources. Terroir-focused, transparent winemaking.

goodfellowfamilycellars.com →
Perkins Harter
Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon
Perkins Harter
Shelby Perkins & Peter Harter

Organic and biodynamic farming. Bracken Vineyard fruit — also used by Violin Wine and Shiba Wichern from the 2025 vintage.

perkinsharter.com →
Violin Wine
Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon
Violin Wine
Will Hamilton · Est. 2013

X-Omni Pinot Noir and Sojeau Chardonnay from Eola-Amity Hills. Wines with a distinct musical thread running through the project.

violinwine.com →
Shiba Wichern Cellars
McMinnville, Oregon
Shiba Wichern Cellars
Akiko Shiba & Christian Wichern

Geisenheim-trained Akiko Shiba brings precision and a Japanese sensibility to Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. Auxerrois on the restaurant wine list upstairs.

shibawicherncellars.com →
Six Cloves Wines
Sonoma, California
Six Cloves Wines
Sonoe Hirabayashi

California Zinfandel with Japanese-American sensibility. Keita's pairing pick: Six Cloves Zinfandel with Akami Zuke.

sixcloveswines.com →
Keiko et Jérôme
Albi, Tarn · France
Keiko et Jérôme
Jérôme Deleuze & Keiko Araki

Small-production Syrah and natural wines from the Tarn. Hinagiku Syrah is Keita's pairing for Otoro.

keikoetjerome.fr →
Novella Wines
Virginia
Novella Wines
Jenn Anderson & Karl Kuhn

Virginia wines with a direct DC connection. Novella joins the Meet the Winemaker tasting series at the Taste Kitchen in May 2026.

@novellawines →

All partner winemaker bottles are available at Rice Market. Selections vary by vintage and availability — ask at the counter. Wine from our partners is also available by the glass or bottle at Rice Restaurant upstairs. Meet the Winemaker tasting events →

Rice Market beer selection

Japanese & Asian

Beer

A curated selection of Japanese and Asian beers — the same labels on the restaurant menu, available to take home.

Japanese Craft
Hitachino NestIbaraki, Japan
Coedo BrewerySaitama, Japan
Kyoto BeerMatcha IPA & fruit ales
Hokkaido BreweryOtaru White · Otaru Stout
Japanese & Asian
SapporoJapan
MakkuKorean rice beer
SinghaThailand
TsingtaoChina
Fruit Craft Ales · Seasonal
Cherry & Berry · Melon · Lemon · Watermelon · Honey AppleBrewed with Japanese fruit
Non-Alcoholic
Asahi 0.0Japan

Minimum purchase: 2 bottles or cans. Selection rotates.

Japanese soft drinks

Japanese & Asian

Soft Drinks

A constantly rotating selection of Japanese and Asian soft drinks — many unavailable elsewhere in DC.

ITO EN — Japanese Tea Drinks
Oi Ocha Green Tea Cold Brew Matcha Green Tea Jasmine Green Tea Hojicha (Roasted Green Tea) Golden Oolong Tea
Calpico Water
Original Lychee Strawberry Melon Mango White Peach
Canned Coffee & Milk Tea
Boss Flash Brew Cold Coffee UCC Caffe Latte Matcha Love (UCC) Sangaria Milk Coffee Sangaria Strawberry Milk Sangaria Royal Milk Tea
Ramune, Yuzu & More
Ramune Original Ramune Grape Ramune Peach Ramune Lychee Yuzu Soda Ringo (Apple) Soda Tomomasu Carbonated Foco Coconut Juice Ocean Bomb

Non-Alcoholic & Low-ABV

NON & Unified Ferments

Two of the most interesting non-alcoholic beverage projects in the world, available at Rice Market. These are not juice or soda — they are fermented, complex, and wine-adjacent. A natural companion to sake and sashimi.

Australia · Non-Alcoholic

NON

Australian non-alcoholic beverages built on fermentation and complex botanical combinations. Numbered editions each with a distinct flavour profile. No alcohol, no artificial flavours, no sweeteners.

NON 1 — Salted Raspberry & Chamomile NON 2 — Lemon Marmalade & Yuzu NON 3 — Mango, Orange & Yuzu NON 5 — Grape, Cherry & Coffee NON 7 — Sour Cherry, Gold Kiwi & Plum
non.world →
Australia · Tea-Based Ferments

Unified Ferments

Whole-leaf tea fermented into something closer to natural wine than kombucha. Each edition uses a specific tea as its base. Complex, dry, and alive. No added sugar.

Wen Shan Bao Zhong Kukicha Jasmine Green Lapsang Souchong Nigiri Green

Japanese

Matcha
& Tea

Loose leaf teas, tea bags, matcha powder, and everything you need to brew properly at home. Kits are a great entry point if you are new to Japanese tea ritual.

Ceremonial & Culinary

Matcha

Japanese matcha powder from Uji. Both ceremonial grade for drinking and culinary grade for cooking and baking.

Uji Matcha Ceremonial grade Culinary grade
Loose Leaf & Bags

Japanese and Asian Tea

Sencha, hojicha, genmaicha and other tea — both loose leaf for the careful brewer and convenient tea bags for everyday drinking.

Sencha Hojicha Genmaicha Gyokuro Loose leaf Tea bags
Everything You Need

Matcha & Tea Kits

Complete kits for making matcha at home — bamboo chasen whisk, chawan bowl, matcha scoop, and powder. Also tea starter sets for sencha and hojicha.

Matcha making kit Chasen (bamboo whisk) Chawan (matcha bowl) Chashaku (scoop) Tea starter sets

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