Kudan
Upon being seated, diners at Kudan—a favorite among sake aficionados—select a sake cup from a colorful selection of options presented in a basket. Oden, a staple winter hotpot of fish…
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Popeye
Opened in 1985 by Tatsuo Aoki, Popeye is Tokyo’s most famous and oldest craft beer bar. (In fact, Aoki is considered by many to be the godfather of craft beer in…
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T.Y. Harbor
A microbrewery located on the canals of Tennoz Isle, T.Y. Harbor is one of the city’s oldest spots to enjoy beer brewed on-site. When the weather is nice, be sure…
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New York Bar at the Park Hyatt Tokyo
Located on the 52nd floor of the Hyatt, the New York Bar is perhaps best known for playing a starring role in Sofia Coppola’s 2003 movie Lost in Translation. While…
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Old Imperial Bar at the Imperial Hotel
The Imperial Hotel (Teikoku Hotel in Japanese) was originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1920s. Relics from that time remain, including furniture and fixtures that now sit within…
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Maduro Bar at the Grand Hyatt
Hidden away on the fourth floor of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Maduro Bar is difficult to find unless you're hunting for it. Once inside the sweeping, golden-lit space, settle into a…
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Mandarin Bar at the Mandarin Oriental
Despite its singularly spectacular views, this is one of the rare rooftop bars that does not charge a cover. Dually unusual is its almost entirely female staff of bartenders. (Bartending…
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Rooftop Bar at the Andaz Tokyo
Cocktails at the epic rooftop bar at the Andaz Tokyo employ local ingredients like tart and salted umeboshi apricots, amazake (a sweet, fermented rice slurry) seasonal fruit sake and local tea. The glass-encased 52nd floor space overlooking…
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Craft Beer Market
Craft Beer Market offers 30 domestic and imported craft beers on tap alongside a definitively Western menu, featuring pizza, sausages and fries. The clientele for Craft Beer Market varies depending…
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Taproom
The Nakameguro branch of Taproom—a duo of beer bars owned by American Bryan Baird of Baird Brewing Company—features New Haven, Connecticut-style pizza, while this location, situated just off the fashionable Takeshita…
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