Bar Trench is a speakeasy in Ebisu, Tokyo.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Tiny room, eight seats. Cash and card accepted; the absinthe selection is the through-line, ask for a guided pour.
Guided tour · 3 hours
One roofed alley in Ebisu with a dozen bars under it. You sit at one table and food arrives from all of them - five dishes and your drinks are already paid, so nothing...
Private tour · 5 hours
Discover Tokyo's electric nightlife. Neon-lit streets, invitation-only restaurants & hidden bars, guided by a local. Private car & hotel pickup included
Guided tour · 3 hours
Enjoy a classic Japanese experience at select Izakaya spots. Savor fresh local food and drinks while exploring Shinjuku's vibrant area. Price covers full dinner sampli...
Address: 1-5-8 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021
The SG Club in Shibuya is Shingo Gokan's three-floor cocktail house opened in 2018. Standing Guzzle on ground, basement Sip for classics, top-floor Savor.
TipGuzzle is walk-in and casual; Sip downstairs needs a reservation and applies a cover. Eight years running on Asia's 50 Best.
Gen Yamamoto in Tokyo's Azabu-Juban is the eight-seat mizunara counter run solo by Yamamoto-san, on the ground floor of the Anniversary Building. Seasonal tasting cocktails in four, six or seven courses, no menu.
TipReserve the four, six or seven-course tasting in advance; phones discouraged, photos rarely permitted. Closed Mondays, and there is a ¥1,000 cover.
Bar Orchard Ginza is Takuo and Sumire Miyanohara's fruit-driven cocktail counter on the 7th floor of a small Ginza building. No menu, pick a fruit.
TipTake the lift to 7F. No phones, parties of four max. Cover charge 1,000 yen, closed Sundays.
The Bellwood in Tokyo's Shibuya is Atsushi Suzuki's 2020-opened bar designed as a Taisho-era cafe. Cocktail kaiseki: sakizuke, yakimono, gohan courses.
TipAsk for the cocktail kaiseki tasting if seated at the counter. The unmarked Bell Sushi room behind serves a 12-piece omakase.
AiiRO Cafe in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ni-chome is the open-air gay bar marked by a blue torii at the gateway corner of the district. Pavement crowd, mixed friendly.
TipDrinks 700-900 yen, no cover. The street outside fills up by midnight on Fri-Sat, English spoken at the bar.
Arty Farty in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ni-chome is the long-running 2F dance bar and its sister Annex. Mixed crowd, pop and house DJ sets nightly, the dance floor.
TipFree entry, drinks 700-1,000 yen. Dance side and bar side connect through the building; pace yourself, no last orders until close.
