10 cocktail bar rooms in Kyoto we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kyoto | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Bar Rocking Chair ★ 4.5
karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8042, Japan
A speakeasy cocktail bar in a Nakagyo machiya in Kyoto, opened by ex-Saint Germain bartender Yamada-san. Counter seats nine; reservations strongly advised.
Bee's Knees Kyoto ★ 4.3
karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0961, Japan
A Prohibition-styled speakeasy bar in Nakagyo Kyoto, hidden behind a yellow 'Book Store' door. Cocktails built on local spirits and organic ingredients.
Stilllife at Ace Hotel Kyoto ★ 4.0
karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8166, Japan
Ace Hotel Kyoto's lobby bar inside the Shin-Puh-Kan complex. Yuzu Negroni and Japanese-spirit cocktails plus a small Japanese-wine list, open to non-guests.
Ritz-Carlton Bar ★ 4.1
karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0902, Japan
The bar at the Ritz-Carlton Kyoto on the Kamogawa, glass-walled toward the river. Kyoto Sour cocktail uses local plum wine; bar bento at evening service.
Yamabuki Craft Beer Bar ★ 4.1
karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8161, Japan
A 12-tap craft-beer bar in Nakagyo, Kyoto, focused on local breweries. Kyoto Brewing Company, Far Yeast Brewing and rotating guest taps from Kansai.
Before9 ★ 4.2
karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0093, Japan
A two-story bar in a Karasuma-Oike machiya in Kyoto serving craft beer and artisanal sake side by side. A small Japanese-spirit cocktail menu on tap rotation.
Bungalow Bar ★ 4.3
karasuma-kawaramachi · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8480, Japan
A 10-tap craft-beer bar in a Shijo-Horikawa machiya in Kyoto. Japanese taps only, a French and European bistro plate menu, open from afternoon through late.
Kyoto Beer Lab Tap Room ★ 4.4
karasuma-kawaramachi · Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8138, Japan
The on-brewery tap room of Kyoto Beer Lab on the Takase-gawa in Shimogyo. Eight house taps, pizzas from a wood oven, riverside terrace seating in summer.
Bee's Knees Kyoto ★ 4.2
karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0961, Japan
A Prohibition-styled speakeasy in Nakagyo Kyoto open until 02:00. Cocktails built on local spirits, jazz on vinyl, hidden behind a yellow 'Book Store' door.
Bar Rocking Chair ★ 4.4
karasuma-kawaramachi · Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8042, Japan
Bar Rocking Chair's late-night cocktail counter in Nakagyo, Kyoto, open until 02:00. Smoked old fashioned and a single-malt back-bar, nine seats.