Do you even have to ask? Of course Tokyo has a restaurant where you get locked into a cell and made to drink cocktails with eyeballs in them!
Every group gets their own private cell, and each seating features a monster show with live cast members roaming the prison. Food is fairly decent, with well-executed prison-themed names and styling. The drinks were awesomely photo-worthy, but super sweet, so be warned. (A big plus is that they offered non-alcoholic versions of the best ones, so kids and non-drinkers could be punished I mean get in on the fun too.) Menu is only in Japanese, but it has pictures, so ordering isn’t a problem. There are three locations in Tokyo – Shibuya, Shinjuku & Ikebukuro – and reservations are a must. Here’s the reservations number for all three restaurants: 03-5728-7731.
Special thanks to my friend Kendall Bailey, for being the sacrificial prisoner!
Note: Some locations may have closed permanently after covid
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I went there last year that was so much fun! loved the test tube drinks.
Hehehehe, Count me in….
Not sure it still exists but there is a similar “weird” experience restaurant in Ginza, the Alice in Wonderland diner. It was over a decade since I went though. (^-^;) And of course, a second one in Ikebukuro (haven’t been past that one for two or three years).
You’re inspiring me to do an Alice restaurant comparative tour the next time I’m in town! There’s apparently a big Alice restaurant in (who knew?) the Halc building next to Shinjuku station too. (This is actually a long overdue pilgrimage, and kind of a professional lapse on my part, since all my books feature a fictional bar called the Mad Hatter. It’s decorated with the owner’s collection of Alice figures that include Gundam robots, Atom Boys and Totoros, all kitted out in blond curls and blue pinafores. But I’m quite sure the real cafes are much weirder, and I could elaborate on this location in much more exotic ways if I checked them out!) ^^;;