The Best Whiskey Bars in Tokyo
6 whiskey bars in Tokyo ranked by selection, expertise, and atmosphere.
Tokyo is the second great whisky city on earth. The Japanese whisky boom has driven prices into stratospheric territory but Tokyo bars still pour rare bottles and the bartender expertise is unmatched.
The bars cluster in Ginza, Shinjuku, and Roppongi. Most run 300 to 1000 bottle lists with deep Japanese, Scottish, and American representation.
Order a Yamazaki, a Hibiki, or a Nikka Yoichi. Or ask the bartender to pour a flight comparing Japanese single malts.
The 6 best whiskey bars in Tokyo
Bar High Five
Routinely placed in lists of the worlds best 50 bars. Hidetsugu Ueno builds whisky cocktails by feel. Reserve.
Star Bar Ginza
Hisashi Kishi runs this. Routinely in the worlds top 50. The whisky cocktails are obsessively precise. Reserve.
Bar Goldfinger
Tiny whisky bar with around 800 bottles. James Bond themed. Reserve.
Mizunara
Whisky specialist bar with a serious Japanese focus. The list runs to around 500 bottles. Reserve.
Bar Trench
Modern cocktail bar with a serious whisky list and rotating Japanese single malts. Reserve.
Hidden Bar Tokyo
Underground whisky specialist bar with around 300 bottles. The bartenders are knowledgeable. Reserve.
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