Bar High Five
- ★ 4.8
- Cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Custom-made spec to your preference
Bar High Five in Tokyo's Ginza is Hidetsugu Ueno's basement cocktail counter, World's 50 Best Bars 2011-2023. Hand-cut ice, custom drinks to your taste.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Tokyo for grown-ups.
Where to drink
22 places
Star Bar Ginza
- ★ 4.7
- Classic cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Sidecar with hand-cut Ninja ice
Star Bar Ginza in Tokyo's Ginza is Hisashi Kishi's pressed-tin temple of classic cocktail technique since 2000. The Sidecar is the order on a first visit.
Fuglen Tokyo (late)
- ★ 4.4
- Scandinavian cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Aquavit-based cocktails by Halvor Digernes
Fuglen Tokyo in Tomigaya turns into a Scandinavian cocktail bar after 19:00. Norwegian-trained bartenders, vintage Scandi furniture (all for sale).
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Omoide Yokocho (Memory Lane)
- ★ 4.4
- Yakitori alley with bars
- ¥¥¥
Drink Highball and yakitori sticks
Omoide Yokocho in Tokyo's Shinjuku is the post-war yakitori alley north of the west exit, 70 tiny eateries seating six to eight. Highballs and meat.
Shinjuku Golden Gai
- ★ 4.3
- Tiny themed-bar alley
- ¥¥¥
Drink Whatever the master pours
Shinjuku Golden Gai in Tokyo's Kabukicho is six narrow alleys of 200 themed bars, each seating four to ten guests. Music, film, literature, every micro-genre.
SG Club
- ★ 4.8
- Cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Showa-era cocktails on the two floors
SG Club in Tokyo's Jinnan is Shingo Gokan's two-floor cocktail bar, Asia's 50 Best No. 9 in 2023. Order the showa-era cocktails on the two floors.
Bar Trench
- ★ 4.7
- Cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Absinthe-led classic cocktails
Bar Trench in Tokyo's Ebisu-Nishi is the absinthe and classic-cocktail counter Rogerio Igarashi Vaz opened in 2010. Asia's 50 Best Bars, back-alley den.
Gen Yamamoto
- ★ 4.8
- Cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Seasonal tasting flight of cocktails
Gen Yamamoto in Tokyo's Azabu-Juban serves an eight-seat seasonal cocktail tasting flight only. Four or six courses of seasonal-ingredient cocktails, no food.
The Aviary Tokyo
- ★ 4.6
- Cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Avant-garde cocktails in tasting format
The Aviary Tokyo in Tokyo's Nishi-Shinjuku is the Tokyo outpost of Chicago's Alinea Group. Multi-course cocktail-and-food pairings in avant-garde format.
Tokyo Whisky Library
- ★ 4.6
- Whisky bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Single-malt and Japanese whisky
Tokyo Whisky Library in Tokyo's Aoyama holds 1,200 whiskies, the largest English-friendly whisky bar in the city. Yamazaki, Hakushu, all the Scotch.
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Zoetrope Shinjuku
- ★ 4.7
- Japanese whisky bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Japanese whisky vertical flight
Zoetrope in Tokyo's Nishi-Shinjuku is Atsushi Horigami's whisky bar specializing in Japanese spirits. Three-hundred bottles and silent black-and-white film.
Bar Tram
- ★ 4.5
- Cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Absinthe-based and herb-led cocktails
Bar Tram in Tokyo's Ebisu-Nishi is the sister bar to Bar Trench, on the same back alley. Absinthe-and-herb cocktail focus, dimmer brick room than Trench.
Bar BenFiddich
- ★ 4.7
- Apothecary cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Herbal cocktails infused at the counter
Bar BenFiddich in Tokyo's Nishi-Shinjuku is Hiroyasu Kayama's apothecary-style cocktail bar. Herbs from his own farm, fresh-muddled and tea-steeped each pour.
Bar Sunface
- ★ 4.5
- Rum bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Aged rum tasting flights
Bar Sunface in Tokyo's Yotsuya is master Yamamoto Manabu's rum-focused bar. 1,200 rums by the bottle, cocktails and tasting flights of aged Caribbean spirits.
Trader Vic's Tokyo
- ★ 4.2
- Tiki cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Mai Tai and Polynesian tiki
Trader Vic's Tokyo at Hotel New Otani is the only surviving Asian outpost of the Trader Vic's tiki chain. Mai Tais, Polynesian decor, hotel-bar polish.
Bar Orchard Ginza
- ★ 4.6
- Cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Seasonal fruit cocktails
Bar Orchard Ginza in Tokyo is Takuo Miyanohara's fresh-fruit-only cocktail bar. Whatever seasonal fruit hangs over the counter becomes that night's pour.
Bar Leopard
- ★ 4.4
- Hotel cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Classic and contemporary cocktails
Bar Leopard in Tokyo Andaz Toranomon is the 51st-floor cocktail bar with skyline views and a 200-label spirits shelf. Hotel-bar polish, top bartenders.
New York Bar Park Hyatt
- ★ 4.5
- Hotel jazz bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Classic cocktails with live jazz
New York Bar Park Hyatt in Tokyo Shinjuku is the 52nd-floor jazz bar from Lost in Translation. Live music nightly, panoramic Mount Fuji views on clear days.
Peter Bar at Peninsula
- ★ 4.5
- Hotel cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Modern classics with Asian flavours
Peter Bar at Peninsula Tokyo is the 24th-floor cocktail bar overlooking the Imperial Palace gardens. Modern classics with Asian flavours, red lacquer.
The Bellwood
- ★ 4.6
- Cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Cocktail-kaiseki tasting menu
The Bellwood in Shibuya is Atsushi Suzuki's Taisho-era cafe-themed cocktail bar in Tokyo, kaiseki-as-cocktail menu, hidden 12-piece omakase counter at back.
Memento Mori
- ★ 4.4
- Cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Cinema-inspired modern cocktails
Memento Mori in Tokyo's Shimokitazawa is the cinema-inspired cocktail bar with a projector running silent movies. Modern cocktails, low-lit film-club.
Gold Bar at EDITION
- ★ 4.5
- Hotel cocktail bar
- ¥¥¥
Drink Modern Martini variation
Gold Bar at Tokyo EDITION Toranomon is a Golden Age cocktail room above the city, classic Martini and Manhattan rebuilds, Japanese spirits as the base notes.
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