BŌTO Teppanyaki + Wine Loft

BŌTO Teppanyaki + Wine Loft is an upstairs Japanese dining and drinking venue at the Boatshed Market on Jarrad Street in Cottesloe. Set on the mezzanine level, it combines a teppanyaki bar with a wine-focused space, bringing traditional Japanese cooking techniques together with Australian produce. Japanese chefs lead the kitchen, with the venue placing emphasis on ingredient quality, freshness and careful preparation.

The setting has a strong connection to the building’s nautical history. The Wine Loft was launched in 2017 and is built from four retrofitted shipping containers suspended from the original gantries. A further extension created the Wine Bar in 2022. It is a distinctive setting within the wider Boatshed site, with the venue’s food and drinks offering shaped around the idea of enjoying quality cooking alongside a considered wine selection.

Wine is a central part of the experience. The list is described as a rotating selection of local and international wines, with a particular focus on small, family-owned producers. That changing approach gives the bar a reason to revisit, while the teppanyaki format offers a different option from a conventional wine bar. For lunch, the featured Wagyu Sando combines 9+ Wagyu with tsukedare, Japanese shokupan, sansho pepper béchamel and wasabi. It is available every day from midday, subject to the venue’s current offering.

BŌTO could suit a lunch stop, an evening drink with food, or a small gathering looking for Japanese-inspired cooking and wine in an unusual Cottesloe setting. The source material does not provide enough detail to describe the full menu or the venue’s suitability for larger groups, families or specific dietary needs, so checking the current menu before visiting is sensible. BŌTO is open seven days from 12pm to 9pm, excluding Christmas Day. It has a 4.6 Google rating from 53 reviews, offering additional context for diners weighing up a visit.