22 cocktail bar rooms in Tokyo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Tokyo | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Bar High Five ★ 4.8
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
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.
Star Bar Ginza ★ 4.7
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
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
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063, Japan
Fuglen Tokyo in Tomigaya turns into a Scandinavian cocktail bar after 19:00. Norwegian-trained bartenders, vintage Scandi furniture (all for sale).
Omoide Yokocho (Memory Lane) ★ 4.4
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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
Tokyo 160-0021, Japan
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
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041, Japan
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
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021, Japan
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
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0045, Japan
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
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan
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.
Zoetrope Shinjuku ★ 4.7
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021, 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.
Bar BenFiddich ★ 4.7
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004, Japan
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
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8578, Japan
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
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
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
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
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
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1055, Japan
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
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan
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
Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042, Japan
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
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 155-0032, Japan
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
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
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.