The Top 2 Cocktail Bars in Tokyo
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Rank 1. EUREKA!
Marie Chiba's sake bar draws devotees with a roster of producers like Senkin and Aramasa, each glass matched to small plates—a smoked egg dressed in squid ink mayo, a croquette studded with crab—that let the sake's character emerge. She warms bottles to coax out nuance, a sommelier's gesture that turns drinking into conversation.
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Rank 1. bar MEIJIU
Keisuke Matsumoto holds court in a compact booth at Bar Meijiu, listening intently before mixing bespoke cocktails calibrated to each customer's mood and palate. The alchemy extends to house-roasted coffee drinks and sophisticated non-alcoholic options, each one a small conversation made liquid.