New York Bar is a rooftop bar in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Music charge after 20:00, smart casual enforced. Window seats need a reservation; the new cocktail menu nods to the film.
Guided tour · 2h 30m
Sit down and enjoy a full-course dinner, coupling multiple courses of delicious high-quality wagyu beef and premium Japanese craft sake.
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...
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
2-time TripAdvisor #1 out of 10,000+ experiences. Golden Gai, Omoide Yokocho & Kabukicho, all-you-can-drink included. Japan's original bar-hop tour. The perfect first ...
Address: 3-7-1-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1055
Maduro on the 4th floor of the Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Roppongi Hills is the late-night jazz lounge. Leather sofas, gas lanterns, deep whisky list.
TipLive music charge 2,200 yen after sets begin around 20:00. Reserve a sofa for a group; cigars allowed in the side lounge.
Bar Benfiddich in Tokyo's Nishi-Shinjuku is Hiroyasu Kayama's 17-seat counter built around herbs and spirits he grows on his Chichibu farm. World's 50 Best.
TipTake the lift to 9F; no menu, just describe what you like. Cover charge applies, reservations help on weekends.
Bar Trench in Tokyo's Ebisu has been Rogerio Igarashi Vaz's absinthe and herbal liqueur room since 2010. Eight-seat counter, vintage European fit-out.
TipTiny room, eight seats. Cash and card accepted; the absinthe selection is the through-line, ask for a guided pour.
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.
