Zoetrope Shinjuku is a bar in Tokyo.
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.
Food program: Snacks only
Tip: Closed Sundays. Reservation by phone; the by-the-glass list rotates with each visit.
Address: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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.
Signature drink: Absinthe-based and herb-led cocktails
Food: Charcuterie and snacks
Tip: Open 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.
Signature drink: Herbal cocktails infused at the counter
Food: Snacks only
Tip: Reservation by phone strongly recommended. The herb-and-vegetable garden menu is the canonical flight.
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.
Signature drink: Aged rum tasting flights
Food: Snacks
Tip: Closed Sundays. Reservation by phone advised; the staff guide every flight.
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.
Signature drink: Mai Tai and Polynesian tiki
Food: Polynesian-inspired dinner
Tip: Reserve for the polynesian dinner menu; bar seating walks in fine.
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.
Signature drink: Seasonal fruit cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: Reservation by phone. Closed Sundays. Cocktails are bartender's-choice from the fruit lineup.
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.
Signature drink: Classic and contemporary cocktails
Food: Hotel bar menu
Tip: Reserve a window-side counter seat at sunset. Open daily 17:00-24:00.
