Tokyo’s best bars

Our pick of Tokyo’s best bars — the ranked new guard alongside the Ginza and Azabu counters that taught the rest of the world how to make a drink, cross-referenced rather than copied from any one list. Sources: The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 theworlds50best.com/bars/best-in-the-world/list/1-50 · Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 theworlds50best.com/stories/News/asias-50-best-bars-2026-the-list-revealed.html · Time Out Tokyo timeout.com. A favourite.place selection.

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Bar BenfiddichBar Benfiddich
Nishishinjuku4.4(939)rated 4.4 out of 5 by 939 people on GoogleBar · ££
World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 #18 · Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #62
by ベンフィディック
VirtùVirtù
Tokyo4.7(467)rated 4.7 out of 5 by 467 people on GoogleLounge bar · ££££
World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 #45 · Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #26
by VIRTÙ
The BellwoodThe Bellwood
Tokyo4.6(617)rated 4.6 out of 5 by 617 people on GoogleBar
World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 #48 · Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #79
by The Bellwood
The SG ClubThe SG Club
Tokyo4.5(1,531)rated 4.5 out of 5 by 1531 people on GoogleBar · ££
World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 #65 — Shingo Gokan’s three-floor Shibuya house
by The SG Club
Punch RoomPunch Room
Ginza4.7(140)rated 4.7 out of 5 by 140 people on GoogleBar
Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #23
by Punch Room Tokyo
Bar LibreBar Libre
Nishiikebukuro4.5(282)rated 4.5 out of 5 by 282 people on GoogleBar · ££
Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #39
by Bar LIBRE
Bar TrenchBar Trench
Ebisunishi4.7(913)rated 4.7 out of 5 by 913 people on GoogleCocktail Bar · ££
Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #53 — absinthe and aperitivi on Ebisu’s bar alley
by Bar TRENCH Tokyo
Bar High FiveBar High Five
4.2(809)rated 4.2 out of 5 by 809 people on GoogleBar · ££
Hidetsugu Ueno’s Ginza counter — the school most Tokyo bartenders came through
by BAR HIGH FIVE
Star Bar GinzaStar Bar Ginza
Ginza4.3(479)rated 4.3 out of 5 by 479 people on GoogleBar · ££
Hisashi Kishi’s basement temple to the hard-shake classic
by HOON KIM
Gen YamamotoGen Yamamoto
Azabujūban4.5(363)rated 4.5 out of 5 by 363 people on GoogleCocktail Bar · ££££
Eight seats in Azabu-Jūban and a seasonal cocktail tasting menu
by HTJ JP (HTJJP)
IshinohanaIshinohana
3-chōme−6−２ Yagi Bldg.24.5(382)rated 4.5 out of 5 by 382 people on GoogleBar · ££
Shinobu Ishigaki’s fruit-driven Shibuya counter
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by 王朝暘
Bar CentifoliaBar Centifolia
Azabujūban4.3(680)rated 4.3 out of 5 by 680 people on GoogleBar · ££££
Rose-scented, precision-classic drinking in Azabu-Jūban
by バーセンティフォリア
Old Imperial BarOld Imperial Bar
Uchisaiwaichō4.6(433)rated 4.6 out of 5 by 433 people on GoogleBar
Frank Lloyd Wright’s salvaged terracotta and the Mount Fuji cocktail
by 帝国ホテル東京オールドインペリアルバー

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