Ginza Bars
Aside from a handful of well-publicised hotel bars, the city’s dense maze of must-visit drinking dens can be quite intimidating to navigate, especially for inevitably overwhelmed and overstimulated Westerners. One of the top cocktail bars in the upscale Ginza neighborhood of Tokyo, Bar High Five is a tiny space on the 4th floor of an office building where Hidetsugu Ueno crafts exquisite cocktails. There's no menu, Hidetsugu simply asks for your tastes and will make you something accordingly. Packed to the brim with bars, clubs, and all-night revelers, Roppongi is without a doubt one of Tokyo’s most famous nightlife districts.
Reservations are a must at this intimate eight-seat cocktail emporium where seasoned bartender Gem Yamamoto invites drinkers along on a seasonally-motivated progressive cocktail journey in the form of a curated tasting menu. For one of the world’s most innovative cocktail experiences, head to Gen Yamamoto, a minimalistic 8-seat venue in Azabu Juban, near Roppongi.
The lounge and bar carries the energy of NAMIKI667 into the night, and is the perfect venue for casual get-togethers with friends and family. Lounge around from early afternoon with coffee, our signature menu items, and sweets before changing it up in the evening with one of our original cocktails that feature a variety of Japanese spirits. Join us for our weekly music nights and NAMIKI667 Happy Hour for a fantastic end to your evening—there’s definitely a drink with your name on it here.
Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo offers a unique local bar and restaurant experience. Featuring a relaxed environment for handcrafted cocktails and a contemporary menu with locally sourced ingredients, the restaurant and bar serve local favorites with a twist for those food and drink-centric travelers. Start your days of exploration here with a daily buffet and delectable locally inspired creations, or end it with a drink or two by the bar. From rock-and-roll dives and swish cocktail emporiums to 500-bottle strong whisky libraries stashed away in nondescript office buildings, Tokyo’s bar scene has long set the global nightlife standard.
Rather, they serve drinks in the style of Japanese bartenders, with precision and delicacy, and they serve spirits and cocktails with Asian concepts and twists. Signing up for a cocktail tasting menu might sound like a recipe for a hangover, but Yamamoto estimates that his drinks contain only around 10 percent 銀座 ABV. It’s about imbibing a beautifully blended, seasonal expression of Tokyo. Male hosts pour drinks and will often flirt with their clients, more so than their female counterparts. The conversations are generally light-hearted; hosts may have a variety of entertainment skills, be it simple magic tricks or charisma with which to tell a story. Some host clubs have a dedicated stage for a performance, usually a dance, comedy sketch, etc.
A high-class venue with dim lighting and bar tenders decked out in dashing white suits, the pressure’s on to dress to impress at Y & M Kisling. The fruit-based cocktails are divine, as are the classics, all of which are prepared with skill and precision before your eyes. Japan’s first cocktail bar dates back to Yokohama during the late 19th century, says Gen Yamamoto, the owner of his namesake bar in Akasaka.