Best Bars in Asakusa, Tokyo
Heritage izakaya, sake bars, Hoppy Street institutions — Tokyo's most heritage shitamachi neighbourhood.
Asakusa is the heritage Tokyo. The shitamachi (low-city) neighbourhood that survived the 1923 earthquake and 1945 firebombing relatively intact holds Tokyo's most heritage izakaya and the most uniquely-Tokyo Hoppy Street drinking institutions.
Eight Asakusa picks for a heritage Tokyo evening.
The best bars in Asakusa
Hoppy Street
Multiple stand-up izakaya circling Hoppy Street. Cheap hoppy (beer-substitute), gyoza, full Tokyo shitamachi heritage.
Kamiya Bar
Asakusa heritage 1880 Western-style bar — Tokyo's oldest. Denki Bran (electric brandy), full Tokyo heritage.
Kappo Yoshiba
Asakusa heritage sake bar. 80+ premium sakes, the Asakusa sake destination.
Senso-ji Bars
Multiple bars surrounding Senso-ji temple. Cheap drinks, full Asakusa tourist heritage.
Ushikai
Asakusa modern Japanese restaurant-bar. Deep sake program, the Asakusa dressed-up evening.
Bar Six
Asakusa cocktail bar with strong program. Strong cocktails, intimate room, the Asakusa cocktail destination.
Ichiran Asakusa
Asakusa standing-room cheap-drinks bar. Late-night, full Asakusa late-night.
Asahi Sky Room
Asahi Beer Tower 22nd-floor rooftop bar. Sumida River view, polished cocktails, the most polished Asakusa evening.
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