Not your typical bar, there’s no music and little talking, just the sound of well made cocktails being shaken and stirred in the minimally-decorated room, which is dominated by a long wooden bar. Read more.
Request to be put on the waiting list for the window seats if they aren't immediately available. Once there, enjoy the flashing red lights on top the buildings. They're the heartbeat of the city.
A classical bar with a slant towards absinthe, Trench is the second best bar in Japan, according to the World’s 50 Best Bars Academy.
Great speakeasy with original cocktails featuring distinctive and rare spirits. Had a drink made with a liquor from 1930! Say hi to master mixologist Hiroyasu Kayama 👌🍸🍹
A intimate basement bar with very high quality drinks but little expensive. They have a own menu for martinis, try their spicy apple martini.
One of the best bars in Tokyo. Loungy music (think David Bowie's Lazarus) and fruity blended cocktails. Order the fondue, it's fun! Comes with peppered popcorn.
Head up the stairs and squeeze through the half-door entrance. Bar Tram’s specialty is serving absinthe, the strong and some say mind-altering drink that’s also known as “the green fairy.” Read more.
Another great find in Golden Gai. Great cocktails, but if you leave here without trying a Japanese whiskey (great selection btw) you're a dummy.
An excellent little bar in Ebisu. Lined with LPs and bottles of whiskey. Unfortunately it can get quite smokey. Free bar nibbles on each table. Guinness on tap. I'll be back.
There are no menus at this tiny space in the Ginza. Instead, the bartender recommends cocktails with telepathic precision: a Moscow Mule, say, chilled with diamond-shaped ice cubes.
