Best Bars in Daikanyama, Tokyo
Cocktail bars, listening rooms, hotel bars — Tokyo's polished design-district neighbourhood.
Daikanyama is Tokyo's design district. The leafy streets between Shibuya and Naka-Meguro hold the city's most polished cocktail bars and the most refined listening rooms.
Eight Daikanyama picks for a properly polished Tokyo evening.
The best bars in Daikanyama
These Library Lounge
Aoyama (Aoyama but Daikanyama crowd) hotel bar with apothecary aesthetic. Library walls, strong cocktails.
Tsutaya Books T-Site
Daikanyama Tsutaya bookstore-and-bar. Coffee from 8am, drinks from 6pm, full Daikanyama all-day default.
Bar Music
Shibuya (Shibuya but Daikanyama crowd) vinyl listening bar. 8,000 records, jazz-and-soul focus.
Pignon
Ebisu (Ebisu but Daikanyama crowd) natural wine bar. 200+ producers, the most serious wine bar in Tokyo.
Daikanyama Address
Daikanyama modern Japanese restaurant-bar. Deep sake program, the Daikanyama dressed-up evening.
Café Facon
Daikanyama all-day café-bar. Coffee from 8am, drinks from 6pm, full Daikanyama design-district feeling.
Bar Aoyama
Shimokitazawa (Shimokitazawa but Daikanyama crowd) basement vinyl bar.
Spring Valley Brewery
Naka-Meguro (Naka-Meguro but Daikanyama crowd) craft brewery taproom.
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