Bar Trench is a bar in Tokyo.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Snacks and charcuterie
Day trip · 12 hours
The Tunnel of Light - a mirror pool at the end of a tunnel in one of Japan's three great gorges - then sake tasting from 100 Niigata breweries and a station foot bath....
Day trip · 11 hours
Japan's only distillery that makes malt and grain whisky on one site, using meltwater from Mount Fuji. Reserved factory tour and tasting included. One fixed price per group.
Guided tour · 11 hours
Discover Japan’s beverage culture on a day trip from Tokyo. Visit a winery in Katsunuma, the Suntory Hakushu Distillery, and the Shichiken Brewery, and enjoy tastings ...
Address: 1-5-8 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021
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.
DrinkSeasonal tasting flight of cocktails
FoodNo food
TipTwo seatings nightly; phone or email reservation only. Closed Sundays and Mondays. Strict no-phone policy at the counter.
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.
DrinkAvant-garde cocktails in tasting format
FoodMulti-course pairing dinner
TipReservation only via Tock; courses run two to three hours. Closed irregular days; check the calendar.
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.
DrinkSingle-malt and Japanese whisky
FoodDinner menu and snacks
TipReservation strongly advised. Tasting flights cover Japanese, Scotch and Irish; the rare-Japanese collection is the standout.
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.
DrinkJapanese whisky vertical flight
FoodSnacks only
TipClosed Sundays. Reservation by phone; the by-the-glass list rotates with each visit.
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.
DrinkAbsinthe-based and herb-led cocktails
FoodCharcuterie and snacks
TipOpen daily 19:00-03:00. Smaller and more intimate than Trench; walk-ins welcome.
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.
DrinkHerbal cocktails infused at the counter
FoodSnacks only
TipReservation by phone strongly recommended. The herb-and-vegetable garden menu is the canonical flight.
