Tokyo · Food & Drink

Best Bars & Nightlife in Tokyo

78 places, each checked by our team.

• Albatross G アルバトロスGShinjuku — Golden Gai's most photogenic bar: three narrow floors of chandeliers, gilt mirrors and kitsch art, with house-infused spirits and a cover that…
• Andaz Tokyo Rooftop Bar アンダーズ 東京 ルーフトップ バーToranomon — Teahouse-inspired 52nd-floor bar at the top of Toranomon Hills with an open terrace in fine weather, intimate lighting and views toward Tokyo Tower…
• Ant 'n Bee アントンビーRoppongi — Roppongi basement craft beer bar with about 20 taps, all from Japanese breweries, open until 06:00 for night owls.
• Bar Benfiddich BAR BenFiddichNishi-Shinjuku — Hiroyasu Kayama's candle-lit apothecary of a bar on a ninth floor in Nishi-Shinjuku. No menu: he grinds herbs and spices from his family farm with a…
• Bar Capri (Hotel New Otani) バー カプリ（ホテルニューオータニ）Akasaka / Kioicho — Spacious lobby-floor main bar of Hotel New Otani Tokyo, with live piano sets every evening from 19:00.
• Bar Four Seasons (Ginza) バー・フォーシーズンズGinza — Authentic bar on Namiki-dori, Ginza (since 2005), run by a bartender trained at Bar Opa and Dalton.
• Bar High Five バー ハイファイブGinza — Hidetsugu Ueno's no-menu Ginza bar, perennially on the World's 50 Best Bars list: tell the bartender what you like and watch a masterclass in…
• Bar Hoshi (Ginza) BAR 保志Ginza — Ginza cocktail bar (since 2004) famous for fresh seasonal fruit cocktails, open until 1:00-2:00.
• Bar Kisala バー キサラAkasaka — Relaxed Akasaka bar with about 200 wines, 100 whiskies and fresh fruit cocktails, played through LINN audio.
• Bar La Hulotte バー・ラ・ユロットAzabu-Juban — Seven-seat Moto-Azabu cocktail bar, winner of Time Out Love Tokyo Awards 2017 (bar category), known for seasonal fruit and champagne drinks.
• Bar Libre バー リブレIkebukuro — Unpretentious 17-seat basement bar in Ikebukuro that crashed onto Asia's 50 Best Bars in 2025 (No. 49) and rose to No. 39 in 2026, loved for bespoke…
• Bar Lupin ルパンGinza — A 1928 basement bar down a Ginza back alley where Dazai Osamu, Sakaguchi Ango and Oda Sakunosuke drank, the famous photo of Dazai on the stool was…
• Bar Martha バー マーサEbisu — Ebisu's revered vinyl bar: over 6,000 records played through vintage Tannoy speakers in a dark, hushed room where conversation is kept low and the…
• Bar Music バー ミュージックShibuya — Dogenzaka listening bar of DJ and writer Tomoaki Nakamura, spinning jazz, Brazilian and soul from the shelves (records are for sale too), with fine…
• Bar Oak (The Tokyo Station Hotel) バー オーク（東京ステーションホテル）Marunouchi — Whisky and cocktail bar inside the Tokyo Station Hotel, set against the original 1915 red-brick walls of Tatsuno Kingo's station building.
• Bar Odin バー オーディンEbisu — Non-smoking Ebisu basement bar specialising in organic cocktails and spirits, open until 3:00.
• Bar Opa Ginza BAR オーパ 銀座Ginza — Calm, traditional Ginza authentic bar (since 1996) known for beautifully made classic cocktails such as the martini.
• Bar Orchard Ginza バー オーチャード銀座Ginza — Husband-and-wife fruit cocktail bar on a Ginza 7th floor where you pick from a basket of seasonal fruit and the bartenders build a drink around it,…
• Bar Piano バー ピアノShibuya — Nonbei Yokocho's most theatrical bar: a tiny downstairs counter built from an old upright piano and an upstairs room of red walls, chandeliers and…
• Bar Tiare Bar TiareAkasaka — Akasaka cocktail bar (since 2009) named after the Tahitian flower in Maugham's 'The Moon and Sixpence'.
• Bar Too BAR TooIkebukuro — Twelve-seat authentic bar on the quiet south side of Ikebukuro, where bartenders mix cocktails to order or omakase.
• Bar Tram バー トラムEbisu — Trench's sister bar and Tokyo's absinthe headquarters: around 70 absinthes and a cabinet of herbal liqueurs served by yakushu pioneer Takuya Ito,…
• Bar Trench バー トレンチEbisu — Tiny Ebisu cocktail bar that helped launch Tokyo's craft-cocktail scene: absinthe, bitters and botanical drinks in a cabinet-of-curiosities room,…
• Bar Tsurukame BAR 鶴亀Ningyocho — Ningyocho whisky bar with 300+ whiskies, mostly single malts, and no cover or service charge.
• Beer Club Popeye 麦酒倶楽部 ポパイRyogoku — Ryogoku's legendary craft beer pub, serving beer since 1995 with around 70-100 taps of mostly Japanese craft beer and its own small brewery, near…
• Campbelltoun Loch キャンベルタウンロッホYurakucho — Eight-seat basement whisky bar under the Yurakucho tracks area, with hundreds of single malts and a loyal following; open until 04:00 on weeknights.
• Deathmatch in Hell デスマッチインヘルShinjuku — Golden Gai's horror-movie and heavy-metal bar: VHS walls, two horror films playing at once, a chained Yoda, and most drinks at ¥666 with no cover…
• DJ Bar Oath DJバー オースShibuya — Shibuya basement DJ bar where every drink is ¥500 and there is no cover, house, techno and disco until 04:00 (08:00 on weekends): the classic cheap…
• E.S.T! (Yushima) E.S.T!（エスト）Yushima / Ueno — Yushima authentic bar founded in 1973, styled like a European mountain hut and known for seasonal fruit cocktails.
• Eagle (Shinjuku) イーグルShinjuku 3-chome — Shinjuku bar-bistro running since 1967 below the east exit area, with cocktails and retro Western dishes.
• Eau de Vie (Hyatt Regency Tokyo) オードヴィー（ハイアット リージェンシー 東京）Nishi-Shinjuku — Classic hotel bar in Hyatt Regency Tokyo, near the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, with leather chairs and a deep spirits list.
• Gen Yamamoto ゲンヤマモトAzabu-Juban — Eight-seat Azabu-Juban counter where Gen Yamamoto serves seasonal omakase cocktail courses, each drink built around a single Japanese fruit or…
• Ginza Music Bar 銀座ミュージックバーGinza — Producer Shinichi Osawa's Ginza listening bar with over 3,000 records, a high-end sound system and cocktails, open until 04:00.
• Gold Bar at EDITION ゴールドバー アット エディションToranomon — Glamorous gold-lined cocktail bar on the ground floor of The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon, inspired by the golden age of cocktails; listed at No. 67 on…
• Goodbeer Faucets Shibuya グッドビアフォウセッツ 渋谷Shibuya — Big, friendly Shibuya craft beer bar with 40 taps of mostly Japanese and American microbrews, house Nide beers and a long happy hour.
• Grandfather's グランドファーザーズShibuya — Shibuya basement vinyl bar running for about 40 years, playing 70s AOR, rock, funk and soul one track at a time, with a warm wooden interior.
• Haguruma 歯車Iidabashi / Kagurazaka — Dimly lit, ten-seat hideaway bar in the backstreets above Kagurazaka, with no menu and expertly made classic cocktails.
• Hasegawa Saketen GranSta Tokyo はせがわ酒店 グランスタ東京店Marunouchi — Sake shop with a standing sake bar inside Tokyo Station's ticket gates, pouring tasting glasses from top breweries from 07:00, ideal before a…
• Hitachino Brewing Lab 常陸野ブルーイング・ラボAkihabara — Taproom of Kiuchi Brewery (Hitachino Nest beer, famous for its owl logo) inside a converted 1912 brick railway viaduct at mAAch ecute Kanda…
• Ishinohana 石の華Shibuya — Shibuya basement bar of Shinobu Ishigaki, master of seasonal fruit and herb cocktails, known for the shiitake-infused Japanese Old Fashioned and a…
• Jazz Kissa Eagle (Yotsuya) ジャズ喫茶いーぐるYotsuya — A basement jazz kissa running since 1967, built around huge JBL speakers and a wall of vinyl. Silent listening by day, conversation and whisky after…
• JBS ジェイビーエスShibuya — Kazuhiro Kobayashi's tiny Shibuya vinyl bar, Jazz Blues Soul, with about 11,000 records shelved floor to ceiling and the owner spinning one side at…
• Kamata Bourbon Road 蒲田 バーボンロードKamata — Despite the name, a strip of tiny Showa-era taverns, snack bars and yakitori counters running along the Tokyu tracks from Kamata's west exit: south…
• Kamiya Bar 神谷バーAsakusa — Japan's oldest Western-style bar, founded in Asakusa in 1880, famous for Denki Bran, its amber brandy-based liqueur sipped with a beer chaser among…
• La Jetée ラジェッテShinjuku — Cult cinephile bar in Golden Gai named after Chris Marker's film, run by Tomoyo Kawai for over four decades and frequented by directors from Wim…
• Le Parang ル・パランShinjuku 3-chome — Ten-seat Shinjuku 3-chome bar with a fireplace and wood panelling, known for seasonal fresh fruit cocktails.
• Little Smith リトルスミスGinza — Hidden Ginza basement bar designed by architect Takahiko Yanagisawa, where bartenders make drinks to your taste rather than from a menu; a training…
• Mandarin Bar (Mandarin Oriental Tokyo) マンダリンバー（マンダリン オリエンタル 東京）Nihonbashi — Sleek 37th-floor bar of the Mandarin Oriental in Nihonbashi, with skyline views toward Tokyo Skytree, a rich cocktail list and live music in the…
• Mikkeller Tokyo ミッケラー トーキョーShibuya — Danish cult brewer Mikkeller's Tokyo bar in a narrow two-storey house on Dogenzaka hill, with 20 taps of Mikkeller and Japanese collaboration beers.
• Mixology Salon ミクソロジーサロンGinza — Ginza Six 13th-floor tea-cocktail bar where infused spirits (hojicha bourbon, sencha gin, gyokuro) are paired in tasting courses, open from the…
• New York Bar (Park Hyatt Tokyo) ニューヨーク バー（パーク ハイアット 東京）Nishi-Shinjuku — The 52nd-floor 'Lost in Translation' bar, back since December 2025 after the Park Hyatt's 19-month restoration, with nightly live jazz and night…
• Old Imperial Bar オールドインペリアルバーHibiya — The Imperial Hotel's mezzanine bar, keeping terracotta and Oya-stone details from Frank Lloyd Wright's 1923 hotel and serving the Mount Fuji…
• Orchid Bar (The Okura Tokyo) オーキッドバー（The Okura Tokyo）Toranomon — Revived institution of the old Hotel Okura, with mid-century lantern lighting and craftsmanship carried over from the 1962 hotel, serving classic…
• Peter: the Bar ピーター ザ・バーHibiya — Glittering 24th-floor bar at The Peninsula Tokyo with floor-to-ceiling views over the Imperial Palace gardens and Hibiya Park, no cover charge, and…
• Punch Room Tokyo パンチルーム東京Ginza — Tokyo's highest entry on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 (No. 23): a plush, wood-panelled punch parlour inside The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza, where bowls of…
• Radio バー ラジオAoyama — Koji Ozaki's legendary Aoyama cocktail bar, open since 1972, a sculpted wooden room with Ikebana-style flowers where Tokyo's bartending elite…
• Rock Fish ロックフィッシュGinza — Ginza highball shrine where Kakubin whisky and glasses are kept in the freezer and mixed ice-free with Wilkinson soda, served to a cheerful…
• Royal Bar (Palace Hotel Tokyo) ロイヤル バー（パレスホテル東京）Marunouchi — Palace Hotel Tokyo's main bar, rebuilt around the original counter designed by 'Mr. Martini' Kiyoshi Imai, next to the Imperial Palace gardens.
• Samboa Bar Ginza サンボア 銀座Ginza — Ginza branch of Samboa, the bar dynasty founded in 1918, a standing-counter institution famous for ice-free highballs made with chilled whisky and…
• Sanlucar Bar サンルーカルバーKagurazaka — Highly rated Kagurazaka cocktail bar that opens at 14:00, known for smooth hard-shaken cocktails and fresh-fruit drinks.
• Sasagin 笹吟Yoyogi-Uehara — Yoyogi-Uehara sake bar and izakaya, a former Michelin Bib Gourmand, pouring around 100 carefully chosen sakes alongside seasonal small plates, a…
• Screwdriver (Kichijoji) スクリュードライバーKichijoji — Tiny fourth-floor rum bar in Kichijoji (since 1997) with over 500 rums and rum cocktails for beginners and collectors.
• Shibuya Nonbei Yokocho 渋谷のんべい横丁Shibuya — A two-lane huddle of around 40 lantern-lit micro bars beside the Yamanote tracks, a few steps from Shibuya Crossing, that has outlived every…
• Shinjuku Golden Gai 新宿ゴールデン街Kabukicho — Six alleys, roughly 280 bars, most seating five to eight people. Every door hides a different obsession: punk, film noir, horror manga, Showa kayo.…
• Shot Bar Zoetrope ショットバー ゾートロープNishi-Shinjuku — Nishi-Shinjuku whisky bar with more than 300 Japanese whiskies, many long discontinued, and silent films projected on the wall, run by whisky…
• Star Bar Ginza スタア・バー・ギンザGinza — Hisashi Kishi's classic Ginza basement bar, a temple of precise hard shakes and perfect Sidecars where Japan's bartending style is practised at its…
• Tachigui Sakaba Buri 立呑み処 ぶりEbisu — Buzzing Ebisu standing bar famous for frozen one-cup sake, shaken and smacked by staff into a slushy, with dozens of cup-sake varieties and cheap…
• The Bar at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo ザ・バー（ザ・リッツ・カールトン東京）Roppongi — Clubby 45th-floor bar at The Ritz-Carlton in Tokyo Midtown, a new entry on Asia's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2026 (No. 75), with Mount Fuji views…
• The Bellwood ザ・ベルウッドShibuya — Showa-era drinking hall reimagined by bartender Shingo Gokan's SG Group: a long counter, retro Japanese cocktails, a hidden four-seat sushi counter,…
• The Bvlgari Bar Tokyo ブルガリ バー（ブルガリ ホテル 東京）Yaesu — 45th-floor bar of the Bulgari Hotel above Tokyo Station, set between two open-air terraces with 360-degree views, Italian aperitivo and late weekend…
• The Open Book オープンブックShinjuku — Golden Gai standing bar run by the grandson of novelist Komimasa Tanaka, lined floor-to-ceiling with his grandfather's books and famous for its…
• The SG Club ザ エスジークラブShibuya (Jinnan) — Shingo Gokan's split-level Shibuya bar, a World's 50 Best Bars regular: casual 'Guzzle' upstairs for drinks and snacks, moody 'Sip' downstairs for…
• Tight タイトShibuya — Four-stool Nonbei Yokocho bar opened in 2004, with a window right beside the passing Yamanote trains, a chandelier and an orange-infused house brandy.
• Tokyo Confidential トウキョウ コンフィデンシャルAzabu-Juban — Playful top-floor cocktail bar in Azabu-Juban with a Tokyo Tower view from its rooftop, sake on tap in a 'confession room' and a menu rich in low…
• Tokyo Whisky Library トウキョウ ウイスキー ライブラリーOmotesando — Omotesando bar and restaurant with over 1,000 whiskies on library-style shelves with rolling ladders, open from lunch, one minute from the station.
• TWO ROOMS Grill | Bar トゥー・ルームス グリル｜バーAoyama — Aoyama's favourite terrace bar on the 5th floor of the AO building, reopened after renovation in 2025, with skyline views, jazz on Friday nights and…
• VIRTÙ ヴィルトゥOtemachi — Art Deco cocktail bar on the 39th floor of Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi, a four-time Asia's 50 Best Bars entry (No. 26 in 2026) that marries…
• Watering Hole ウォータリングホールSendagaya — Relaxed Sendagaya craft beer bar between Shinjuku and Yoyogi with around 20 taps of rotating Japanese and international beers and good pub food,…