Tag Archives: Tokyo bar

September 18

Because Who WOULDN’T Want A Cocktail Served In A Smoke-Filled Skull?

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And that’s just the tip o’ the liquid nitrogen, flash-frozen iceberg at the Codename:Mixology bar! Because although no snozzberries were detected on the menu, this place definitely is to what-did-I-just drinks as Willy Wonka is to chocolate factories. One of the things I especially like about this bar is that most of the cocktails don’t knock you under the table, so you can try (or share) more than […]

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May 12

Precision Drinking At The Science Bar

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I must insist that you hoist a glass at the Science Bar Incubator, in the name of research! The bartender/owner has a degree in medical engineering, but his most successful experiments to date seem to be shots of tequila served with salt and lemon wedges in petri dishes, flights of wine measured out in test tubes, and beer chasers drafted into 500 ml beakers. If you’d like […]

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March 22

The Robot Restaurant

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Fembots, scantily-clad taiko drummers, battling transformers…okay, I admit the Robot Restaurant is more like Vegas on steroids than ye olde Nippon, but you’ve really gotta see this extravaganza once in your life! Even the waiting lounge is entertaining – every nook and cranny is paved with flashing lights, shiny baubles, and wall-to-wall video screens showing […]

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February 02

Forever Alone: Japan Version

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In The Land of Group Harmony, doing things by yourself is almost un-Japanese. But because Japan is also the country which offers a hot spring resort for dogs, a store that only sells big red underwear for people over sixty, wine matched to your blood type, a club for people who gather in the park every […]

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June 21

The Cocktail & Manicure Bar

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Can’t decide whether to drown your sorrows or get your nails done? Now you don’t have to! Get thee to the Bar Maria With Nail, and you can sip your favorite cocktail while getting your digits tarted up! If your current life crisis doesn’t involve The Boyfriend, the proprietor assures me that he’s welcome to […]

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April 28

The Bar Owned By A Dog

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Like any good bar owner, Hana waits to greet her customers at the door with a look of cheerful recognition, even if she can’t remember if you’ve been there before or not. Then she makes the rounds of her tables, stopping to chat with her patrons…and be petted. Hana is a shiba inu, a dog […]

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September 22

A Perfect Bar For Bananafish

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I hope the patrons of this little all-night bar in Nishi Azabu don’t take the name too literarily, or the bartender/owner will find himself without repeat business. Which would be a shame, because it’s one of the best tiny theme bars in the back alleys of Nishi Azabu, a neighborhood better known for being home […]

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