Fifth-floor restaurant and bar near Shibuya. The food can be hit or miss. Best to just visit for drinks on the alfresco terrace with sunset views of the Tokyo skyline. Not a priority, but it's a good spot when in Tokyo for a while.
Moody atmospheric bar that wouldn’t look out of place in 1920s London. Ignore the shabby chic interior; this award-winning bar serves high-end experimental cocktails with fine food to pair.
The drinks are no joke. An intimate setting with space for 15, Bar Trench takes liquor and cocktails very seriously. With professional bartenders and every spirit imaginable, this place is for those who know what to drink.
Located within Tokyo's Imperial Hotel, pays tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright, the hotel's architect. This magnificent bar features stone and original relics from the 1923 art deco building, which has been replaced.
A bar that honors drinking traditions whilst also innovating. Ben Fiddich take a traditional Japanese approach to cocktails, using a mortar and pestle to infuse herbs and spices into each drink. Expect absinthe and other classic liquors.
The SG “Shingo Gokan” club has a well-deserved spot in the top 20 bars in Asia. Now a international institution, this wood-clad bar serves some of the best cocktails Tokyo has to offer.
Cavernous listening bar where a wall of 6,000 records is played on a vintage hi-fi system. The owner DJs from the collection – strict rules against photos, requests, and loud conversation are firmly enforced.
Intimate, eight-seat cocktail bar serving a seasonal omakase menu across a massive wooden counter. The music-free tasting runs through a fixed progression of delicate, produce-driven drinks built for flavor over potency.
Ginza cocktail bar in a subterranean space with a dramatic four-meter ceiling and a polished horseshoe counter. There’s no menu – bartenders craft custom drinks based on each guest’s preferences for spirits and seasonal fruit.
Intimate basement bar mixing highly experimental drinks in a classic, old-school room. Bartenders work a tight counter, pouring single malts and making custom cocktails with liquid nitrogen, seasonal fruit, and Japanese botanicals.
Narrow, second-floor Shimokitazawa listening bar stacked with over 14,000 vinyl records. The owner spins soul and funk from behind an eight-seat counter, pouring from a deep rum collection in a cozy, smoke-filled room.
