6 editor picks in Tokyo.
6 speakeasies in Tokyo our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Tokyo nightlife.
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.
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.
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