22 cocktail bar places in Tokyo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Tokyo | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Tokyo is one of the world's great cocktail cities, built on precision, hand-cut ice and quiet basement counters. Bar High Five in Ginza is Hidetsugu Ueno's basement counter where drinks are built to your taste, and Star Bar Ginza is Hisashi Kishi's pressed-tin temple of classic technique. The range stretches to the experimental, from SG Club in Jinnan to Gen Yamamoto in Azabu-Juban, whose eight seats serve only a seasonal cocktail tasting flight.
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.