8 of the best · Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo After Dark: Bars in the Sky and Bars of Six Seats
Peter: The Bar and the New York Bar high above the city, the precise cocktail bars of Ginza and Shibuya, and the tiny bars of Golden Gai and Omoide Yokochō.
Our 8 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Tokyo moments we keep going back to: Sensō-ji before the shops open, a bowl of soba in Kagurazaka, and the Shibuya crossing from the rooftop at dusk.
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The bar in the sky
New York Bar
The Park Hyatt’s bar on the 52nd floor, with live music in the evening and Shinjuku spread out below: the bar of Lost in Translation, open again since the hotel’s reopening.
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A Ginza classic
Star Bar Ginza
A basement cocktail bar in Ginza 1-chōme in the precise Japanese style: hand-cut ice, a quiet counter and classic recipes.
1-5-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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A village of tiny bars
Golden Gai
Narrow lanes of tiny bars, each seating a handful, in low wooden buildings by the Hanazono Shrine: Tokyo’s most famous little drinking quarter.
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High above the city.
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The bar in the sky
New York Bar
The Park Hyatt’s bar on the 52nd floor, with live music in the evening and Shinjuku spread out below: the bar of Lost in Translation, open again since the hotel’s reopening.
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High above Hibiya
Peter: The Bar
The Peninsula’s bar at the top of the hotel, with cocktails, live music on some nights and the city lights below.
1-8-1 Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006Explore View on map
Cocktail bars 3
The Japanese style.
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Absinthe and old recipes
Bar Trench
A small Ebisu bar of vintage spirits, absinthe and recipes from old cocktail books.
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A Ginza classic
Star Bar Ginza
A basement cocktail bar in Ginza 1-chōme in the precise Japanese style: hand-cut ice, a quiet counter and classic recipes.
1-5-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Two bars in one
The SG Club
A Shibuya bar on two floors: a lively bar upstairs and a cosier, cigar-friendly room below, run by the SG Group.
1-7-8 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041Explore View on map
The little lanes 3
Golden Gai and Memory Lane.
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Stay safe
A word on Kabukichō
Kabukichō is Shinjuku’s entertainment district. Ignore street touts who offer bars or clubs: walk into places you have chosen yourself.
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A village of tiny bars
Golden Gai
Narrow lanes of tiny bars, each seating a handful, in low wooden buildings by the Hanazono Shrine: Tokyo’s most famous little drinking quarter.
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Memory Lane
Omoide Yokochō
A narrow alley of yakitori counters by Shinjuku station’s west exit, smoky, cramped and atmospheric after dark.
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