5 wine bars worth the trip across Japan, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Japan guides.
Ahiru Store ★ 4.7 · Tokyo
1-19-4 Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063
Ahiru Store in Tokyo's Tomigaya is sommelier Teruhiko Saito's natural-wine counter, sister Wakako's bread on the side. The 12-seat room queues from 18:00.
Tip: No reservations after 18:30; arrive at 18:00 for the second seating or before opening for the first.
Wineshop Flow ★ 4.5 · Tokyo
Clover Building B1, 2-28-3 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0066
Wineshop Flow in Tokyo's Hatagaya is a cellar-bar tucked behind the station, all-blond timber with a porthole-shaped cellar door. Natural wines and natural sake.
Tip: Drop in for a glass and a bottle to take home; the small plates are Japanese-seasonal, perfect for two.
Fuglen Tokyo (evenings) ★ 4.4 · Tokyo
1-16-11 Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063
Fuglen Tokyo in Tokyo's Tomigaya flips at 19:00 from Norwegian cafe to natural wine and cocktail bar. The vintage Scandinavian furniture stays the same.
Tip: Weekday late seating after 21:00 is the calmest window. Cocktails are champion-level under bartender Halvor Digernes.
Senrogiwa ★ 4.4 · Tokyo
ABC Americabashi Bldg 2F, 1-23-1 Ebisu-Minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0022
Senrogiwa in Tokyo's Ebisu-Minami is an izakaya-DJ-bar hybrid above the tracks near Garden Place. Natural wines, yakiton skewers, 90s vinyl on the decks.
Tip: Saturday nights tilt DJ-set late; arrive by 19:00 for the dinner-shaped first seating.
Shibuya Cheese Stand ★ 4.3 · Tokyo
5-8 Kamiyamacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0047
Shibuya Cheese Stand in Tokyo's Okushibu makes mozzarella and burrata on-site each morning and pours Italian wines to match. The cheese-and-wine flight is the order.
Tip: The 5pm fresh mozzarella batch is the one to time it for. Reserve online to avoid the wait.