Sky Lounge Stellar Garden ★ 4.4
$$$$ShibakoenSun-Tue 17:00-23:00, Wed-Sat 17:00-01:00
Stellar Garden at the top of the Prince Park Tower Tokyo sits 33 floors above Shiba Park. The 180-degree window puts Tokyo Tower at eye level, reopened October 2025.
Tip: The Tokyo Tower-facing window seats need a reservation; cocktails from 1,800 yen plus a table charge after sunset.
New York Bar ★ 4.7
$$$$ShinjukuMon-Wed 17:00-00:00, Thu-Sat 17:00-01:00, Sun 17:00-23:00
New York Bar on the 52nd floor of Park Hyatt Tokyo reopened December 2025 after the hotel's 19-month renovation. Nightly live jazz, the Lost in Translation room reborn.
Tip: Music charge after 20:00, smart casual enforced. Window seats need a reservation; the new cocktail menu nods to the film.
Maduro ★ 4.4
$$$$RoppongiSun-Thu 19:00-00:30, Fri-Sat 19:00-01:30
Maduro on the 4th floor of the Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Roppongi Hills is the late-night jazz lounge. Leather sofas, gas lanterns, deep whisky list, live music nightly.
Tip: Live music charge 2,200 yen after sets begin around 20:00. Reserve a sofa for a group; cigars allowed in the side lounge.
Bar Benfiddich ★ 4.8
$$$Nishi-ShinjukuMon-Sat 18:00-02:00, closed Sun
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 every year since 2016.
Tip: Take the lift to 9F; no menu, just describe what you like. Cover charge applies, reservations help on weekends.
Bar Trench ★ 4.7
$$$EbisuDaily 19:00-02:00
Bar Trench in Tokyo's Ebisu has been Rogerio Igarashi Vaz's absinthe and herbal liqueur room since 2010. Eight-seat counter, vintage European fit-out, on the World's 50 Best Bars list.
Tip: Tiny room, eight seats. Cash and card accepted; the absinthe selection is the through-line, ask for a guided pour.
The SG Club ★ 4.7
$$$ShibuyaDaily 17:00-01:00 (Sip until 02:00 Fri-Sat)
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 for cigars and pairings.
Tip: Guzzle is walk-in and casual; Sip downstairs needs a reservation and applies a cover. Eight years running on Asia's 50 Best.