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Ultimate Tokyo
Drinks List. -
wine and beer
A small, care-
fully selected
wine list is
always good, but
sometimes you
just want to be
spoiled for
choice. Here are
a few Tokyo
restaurants and
bars that have
assembled im-
pressive wine
cellars and beer
menus.
Legend:
◇ A good, com-
fortable place
to get started.
◎ An encyclo-
pedic menu, with
the best selec-
tion in town.
# More a restau-
rant than a bar,
but with a good
drinks list.
Australian wines
◇ Mr. Zoogunzoo
(Omotesando).
Excellent
French/Italian
cooking and a
very extensive,
very reasonably
priced wine
list. 03-3400-
1496. Shibuya 2-
9-11, Aoyama
City Bldg. B1F.
◎ Arossa (Shi-
buya). They
boast a solid
regular list and
an impressive
reserve list for
special occa-
sions. Several
are available by
the glass at any
given time, with
good Italian/
Australian food.
03-3469-0125.
Shoto 1-26-22.
California
wines
◇# Ricos Kitch-
en (Ebisu). Not
the biggest list
in town, but the
40 California
wines here are
well chosen, and
the food is
superb. 03-5791-
4649. Ebisu 4-
23-7, 2F.
◎ New York Bar
(Nishi-Shinju-
ku). The biggest
California wine
cellar in Asia,
with snacks from
the kitchen of
the adjacent New
York Grill;
prices match the
52nd-floor view.
03-5323-3458.
Nishi-Shinjuku
3-7-1-2, Park
Hyatt Tokyo 52F.
French wines
◎Aux Amis des
Vins (Ginza).
The wine list
here is the size
of a small phone
book, and
they're open
late. 03-3567-
4120. Ginza 2-5-
6.
◇ Bandol
(Gaienmae). 70
wines, mostly
imported by the
owner, plus
southern Frenh
cooking. 03-
5785-3722.
Minami-Aoyama 2-
12-16, Ishizuka
Shoji Building
2F.
◇ AOC Yoyogi.
Organic French
food and dozens
of organic
wines. 03-5308-
7588. Yoyogi 1-
43-2.
Italian wines
◇# Caminetto
(Gaienmae). Over
100 types from
Tuscany and
Piedmont (priced
Y3000-20,000),
and excellent
food. 03-3479-
7553. Kita-Aoya-
ma 2-7-18.
Other wines
◎ Sherry Club
(Ginza). An
astonishing
variety of sher-
ries, with Span-
ish tapas to go
with them. 03-
3572-2527. Ginza
6-3-17, Yugen
Bldg. 2/3F.
◇# Manuel (Shi-
buya). A Portu-
guese restaurant
with a reason-
able selection
of after-dinner
Port, plus sev-
eral Portuguese
wines. 03-5738-
0125. Shoto 1-
25-6.
◇# Cave de
Katsunuma (Shin-
juku). Western-
style food and a
large selection
of Japanese
wines, for the
curious. 03-
3225-4101. Shin-
juku 3-11-10,
B1F.
Belgian beers
◇ Brussels
(Nishi-Azabu).
The most spa-
cious branch of
the Brussels
mini-chain, with
the best food
menu as well.
03-5413-5333.
Nishi-Azabu 3-
21-14
◎ Frigo (Nishi-
Shinjuku). 100
Belgian and
German beers,
all available
for inspection
in the self-
serve refrigera-
tor. 03-5371-
0666. Yoyogi 2-
11-20, B1F
◎ Bois Cereste
(Akasaka). An
old-school Tokyo
bar with live
piano music and
around 100 Bel-
gian beers, many
exclusive im-
ports, plus
Belgian food.
03-3588-6292.
Akasaka 2-13-21.
German beers
◇ Bernd's Bar
(Roppongi).
Several German
beers on tap,
good food and a
lively atmos-
phere. 03-5563-
9232. Roppongi
5-18-1, 2F.
◇ German Farm
Grill (Shibuya).
A casual bar/
eatery with a
few unusual
German beer
brands. 03-5457-
2871. Shinsen 8-
1.
Japanese micro-
brews
◎ Popeye (Ryo-
goku). The larg-
est selection of
Japanese micro-
brews in the
world. The 40
beers on tap
also include US
and European
craft beers. 03-
3633-2120. Ryo-
goku 2-18-7.
See also: bars
specializing in
spirits.
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