Ginza, Shimbashi area
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Ibaraki Sense - Antenna shop: GinzaWith an interior resembling an upscale design shop, Ibaraki Sense is probably the fanciest prefectural antenna shop in Tokyo. The shop stocks fresh produce and specialty food items from Ibaraki, including natto, miso, apples, apple pie, apple...
craft beer
craft beer
Craft Beer Tap Chinois - Chinese: GinzaWhile they may be a tad more expensive than the average Tokyo craft-beer bar, this small chain (with branches in Shinjuku, Akihabara and Tokyo Skytree) does its own importing, and carries some interesting beers that you won't find elsewhere in town....
belgian
belgian
Favori - Belgian rest/beer bar: GinzaThe 100-odd different beers in their serve-yourself refrigerator include several previously hard-to-find varieties. Mussels and other Belgian treats are on the food menu, and they're even open on Sundays.
craft beer
craft beer
Bulldog - Beer bar: GinzaAlthough it looks like an ordinary after-work salaryman hangout, Bulldog offers a nice selection of ten beers on tap, including some guest taps for local and imported craft beers. US brews are also available by the bottle, and there's a wide...
belgian
belgian
Roy G Biv - Belgian rest/beer bar: GinzaSpecializing in Belgian beers, this tiny hole-in-the-wall drinking spot is a genuine old-fashioned Ginza bar - there's a crew of regular customers who seem to know each other, and it's the kind of place where you might end up chatting with...
Retail
Retail
Ginza Nagano - Antenna shop: GinzaIf you're looking for sake, wine or specialty foods from Nagano Prefecture, you'll find an impressive selection here at this well-stocked antenna shop. There's a small bar area at the front of the shop where you can try local wines (from Y500 per...
belgian
belgian
Delirium Cafe - Belgian rest/beer bar: GinzaThe popular Belgian chain imports its own beers and also runs a Tokyo- and Brussels-based brewery. You can usually find a half dozen or more beers on tap, with dozens more by the bottle. The cozy interior is long and narrow, reminiscent of a...
restaurant
restaurant
Igarashitei - Japanese regional: GinzaSwan Lake is one of Japan's best microbreweries, and their Tokyo outpost serves most of their beers (varying with the season) along with excellent high-end regional cuisine and sakes from Niigata. Prix-fixe menus are Y6,500-13,000, plus an a la...
Retail
Retail
Iwate Ginga Plaza - Antenna shop: Higashi-GinzaThis rather expansive prefectural specialty shop sells everything from crabmeat, uni and ikura bento boxes at the front entrance to mochi rice cakes, Iwate beef and dairy products. There's a respectable sake selection as well as craft beers from...
Yurakucho, Hibiya
craft beer
craft beer
Tokyo Aleworks Station Taproom - Beer bar: YurakuchoSixteen freshly brewed craft beers from the Itabashi-based brewery are served on tap here, alongside a food menu featuring chicken wings, burgers and pizzas. Sometimes in odd combinations - one of their more attention-worthy dishes is a deep-dish...
german
german
Baden Baden - Beer bar: HibiyaNestled under the Yamanote train tracks, this venerable Tokyo establishment serves 15 different German beers along with German food.
german
german
J.S. Lennep - Beer bar: HibiyaRight next to Baden Baden under the rumbling JR tracks, and even sharing the same address, they offer a similar selection of beers.
german
german
J.S. Lennup Hanare - German: HibiyaJ.S. Lennup has been serving German beers and food under the Hibiya Yamanote train tracks since 1978, so it's only appropriate that they should take their place in Hibiya Okuroji, the flashy new under-the-tracks shopping complex. This mini-branch...
craft beer
craft beer
DRA Stand - Bar: HibiyaDRA is a stylish standing bar serving craft beers, unusual cocktails, pizzas, grilled lamb skewers and other meaty snacks. Twelve taps dispense craft beers like Modern Times Orderville Hazy IPA and Neko Nihiki from Isekadoya, with a good selection...
Toranomon, Uchisaiwaicho
belgian
belgian
Delirium Cafe Tokyo - Belgian rest/beer bar: ToranomonThis Belgian beer bar serves a mix of imported beers and beers from their own Tokyo Brewery (Rio Brewery), along with a meaty food menu. Budget around Y4,000-5,000 for food and drink at dinnertime.
craft beer
craft beer
Craft Beer Market Toranomon - Beer bar: ToranomonCraft Beer Market offers thirty different brews on draft, including a good number of seasonal specials. Prices are noticeably less expensive than the average Tokyo microbrew bar, with pints priced at just Y900 and glasses at Y600. (There's also a...
german
german
Wurst Haus - German: ToranomonThe food menu here includes more than a dozen types of sausage, along with ham and cheese platters, grilled meats and salads. Seven taps dispense Japanese and German beers from breweries like Far Yeast (Tokyo), Baeren (Iwate), Hofbrau Munchen and...
restaurant
restaurant
Crazy Pizza - Pizzeria: ToranomonThey aren't kidding - some of these pizzas really are crazy! The kitchen here enthusiastically experiments with variations like Gyros Pizza and Micro-sardine Pizza along with offbeat side dishes like Marinated Octopus with Tapenade. There's a...
restaurant
restaurant
Dam Brewery Restaurant - Beer bar: ToranomonOccupying a spacious 82-seat spread at the very back of Toranomon's T-Market restaurant complex, Dam Brewery serves two of their own beers as well as a rotating guest roster. During a recent visit their brewed-on-premises beers were a saison and a...
craft beer
craft beer
Espresso D Works - Cafe: ToranomonThis all-day cafe is probably the most casual choice among the several craft-beer destinations in Toranomon Hills Station Tower. It offers eight craft beers on tap and another 100 or so by the can or bottle, along with a budget-friendly snack menu....
Shimbashi, Shiodome
restaurant
restaurant
Yona Yona Beer Works - Beer bar: ShimbashiRun by the Wondertable group and serving beer supplied by Karuizawa's Yaho Brewing (Yona Yona), this branch of the Beer Works offers the usual selection of tasty craft-sausage variations and roast Date Chicken that the chain is known for. There are...
craft beer
craft beer
Bono - Beer bar: ShimbashiA tiny, half standing bar, Oyster Bar Bono is notable for their selection of eight Japanese craft beers on tap, priced at Y690 (+tax) for a medium-sized glass. The food menu is relatively inexpensive, and features small pizzas as well as oysters. ...
craft beer
craft beer
Brasserie Beer Blvd. - Beer bar: ShimbashiA pleasantly appointed craft-beer venture from the former manager of the legendary Dry Dock bar, Beer Blvd includes a very casual standing area as well as tables. Six or seven taps dispense both US and Japanese craft beers, at Y1000-1200 per pint....
craft beer
craft beer
Ibrew - Beer bar: ShimbashiLocated just a few meters away from the popular Shinshu Osake Mura standing bar, this branch of the Kyobashi-based chain offers thirty craft beers on tap, all at budget-friendly prices. The food menu is limited to a few light snacks.
craft beer
craft beer
Shinshu Osake Mura - Sake bar: ShimbashiPeople don't come to Shinshu Osake Mura for the atmosphere, or the music (there isn't any). There aren't even any chairs. The reason to visit this hole-in-the-wall, standing-only sake bar, located on the ground floor of one of Shimbashi's most...
craft beer
craft beer
Dry Dock - Beer bar: ShimbashiPerhaps this isn't the narrowest bar in Tokyo, but it's certainly the narrowest bar offering such an impressive class of craft beers, both domestic and imported. Cleverly, the tiny space is fashioned to resemble a yacht, with porthole windows and...
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