Malcolm and Nadine Leong opened The Sake Shop on South King Street in January 2010, and quickly established their niche as Honolulu’s sake specialists.

Gentrification forced them to close last June, but they’ve reopened in a larger location in Kakaako. Their new space is about three times the size, with free parking.

Sake is, of course, the main product — the store stocks more than 100 varieties — but with a larger store and more space to work with the Leongs have added Japanese craft beer, Japanese whiskey and shochu to their inventory.

Customers will also find sake accessories such as carafes, glasses, ochoko (flask and cup sets), masu (traditional square wooden cups) and cloth bottle wraps. An elaborate mural behind the counter shows the basic process used to produce sake and the regions and prefectures that produce it. The Sake Shop also carries a series of collectible cards with information on each brand and variety.

The Leongs’ first sake tasting in their new store takes place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m Saturday with guest Goro Yamazaki pouring five sakes from his family’s Otokoyama Brewery in Hokkaido.

The sakes include one brewed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the naming of the island “Hokkaido” (prior to the Meiji Restoration it was known as Ezochi) and a seasonal Summer Nama unpasteurized sake. No reservations are necessary; must be age 21 or older.

— John Berger, Star-Advertiser

BREAKFAST BENEFITS HOMELESS HOUSING

Downtown workers in need of a breakfast boost on Friday can pick up a $6 meal at the Finance Factors Charity Breakfast.

Plates of Portuguese sausage, scrambled eggs and rice will be cooked up by 70-plus employees of the financial institution, with all proceeds going to the Kahauiki Village, a housing project for the homeless near Keehi Lagoon.

Presale tickets are sold out, but some will be available on the day of the event, starting at 6:30 a.m. at the Finance Factors Center, 1164 Bishop St.

The annual charity breakfast has raised more than $147,000 for over a dozen local charities since its beginning in 1995.