Bars & Nightlife · Ginza

Star Bar Ginza スタア・バー・ギンザ

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 most exacting.

Hours17:00-24:00 (LO 23:30)

ClosedMonday, alternate Tuesdays

PriceCocktail: ¥2,000
Cover charge: ¥1,000

Getting thereGinza-itchome Station (exit 10), 2 min; Ginza Station, 5 min

Time needed1 hour

Best timeWeeknights 18:00-20:00

AddressB1F Sankosha Bldg, 1-5-13 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo

About

Star Bar opened in 2000 under Hisashi Kishi, former president of the Nippon Bartenders Association and world cocktail champion, and it remains the textbook of Ginza bartending. The basement room has a long counter, crisp white jackets and immaculate ice, and the classics are the order: Sidecar, Gimlet, Martini, and seasonal fruit cocktails. Kishi is not behind the bar every night, but his trained team executes with the same rigour. Expect quiet conversation, polite formality and an experience that explains why bartenders around the world study Japanese technique.

Highlights

Founded in 2000 by champion bartender Hisashi Kishi
Textbook Ginza classics: Sidecar, Gimlet, Martini
Hard-shake technique and hand-carved ice
Formal, hushed basement counter

Tips

Phone reservations are accepted and recommended
Closed Mondays and every other Tuesday
Expect a ¥1,000 cover
Dress smart casual and keep voices low

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