Daikanyama/ Naka-Meguro - Chilling in Tokyo area listings

Chilling In Tokyo: Daikanyama/ Naka-Meguro

"Chilling in Tokyo" bar and cafe listings for the Daikanyama/ Naka-Meguro area.

Daikanyama

Holy (Daikanyama - Cafe). 5456-3363

This spacious cafe offers an eclectic menu of drinks, food and music. It's a comfortable place to hang out, and dogs are allowed.

Ebisu-Nishi 2-19-8. Open 11am-2am daily.

Frames (Daikanyama - Cafe). 5784-3384

A very spacious, relaxing place to while away some time. Wine and other drinks are relatively inexpensive, and there are plenty of light dishes to nibble on. Pets are allowed, and dog biscuits and water bowls are available. [Show more]

Sarugakucho 2-11. Open 11:30am-3am (LO) daily.

Finland Cafe (Daikanyama - Finnish). 5456-0015

This cozy little cafe is furnished with Alvar Aalto-designed chairs and lamps amid a grove of birch trees. Up front is a small shop area selling Finnish ceramics, glassware and other beautifully designed goods. The background music is a mix of Scandinavian jazz and Nordic Lounge, and the cafe occasionally hosts live jazz performances and design- and fashion-related events. [Show more]

Sarugakucho 24-7, Daikanyama Plaza B1F. Open 11:30am-8:30pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.

Sign (Daikanyama - Cafe). 3780-9570

This relaxed cafe-bar is a perfect meeting spot, right in front of Daikanyama station.

Daikanyamacho 19-14. Open 11am-11pm daily.

Michelangelo (Daikanyama - Cafe). 3770-9517

This big, European-style cafe opens onto the street for enhanced people-watching, with lots of outdoor seating when the weather permits. The casual food menu includes pastas, sandwiches and desserts. Drinks include Italian wines, grappa and liqueurs. Set lunch from Y1600.

Sarugakucho 29-3. Open 11am-midnight daily.

Naka-Meguro

Snobbish Babies (Naka-Meguro - Cafe). 3461-7601

Take your doggy for a leisurely meal at Snobbish Babies, a high-end canine clothing store and cafe along the Meguro River. Choose crepes, beef stew, or the daily lunch plate for yourself, and pick something off the Dog Menu for your four-legged friend. Lunch until 5pm.

Aobadai 2-16-8. Open 11am-9pm (LO) daily.

Ie (Naka-Meguro - Cafe). 5428-3434

A stylish cafe overlooking the tree-lined banks of the Meguro River. In the mornings they serve a fairly basic breakfast - acai bowls or granola.

Aobadai 1-16-12. Open 9am-midnight daily.

Aoya (Naka-Meguro - Japanese regional). 3464-1615

Located in a Showa-era house, this charming lunch spot along the backstreets of trendy Aobadai serves up healthy Japanese home cooking and specialty teas. The Obanzai set for Y1200 changes daily and comes with three side dishes, miso soup, and your choice of gokoku-mai (a blend of white rice plus five grains) or brown rice from Kyoto. Lunch is until 3pm, and drinks and desserts like matcha cake are available until six. After that, the cafe is open to members only.

Aobadai 1-15-10. Open 11:30am-6pm. Closed first, third Mondays.

Koop Cafe (Naka-Meguro - Cafe). 5725-6055

This late-night riverfront cafe offers a casual Italian-Mediterranean menu and open-air seating up front.

Kami-Meguro 1-5-10, Meguro Mansion 106. Open 11:30am-2:30am (LO) daily.

Kochi (Naka-Meguro - Kyushu). 5722-2778

This busy shochu specialist, with room for only 25 (including the outdoor seating that spills out onto the sidewalk), features over 100 varieties, along with Kagoshima style cooking. Nibble on izakaya standards like grilled chicken and buta no kakuni, or more unusual items like chicken sashimi. Budget around Y4000.

Kami-Meguro 1-4-3, Excel Naka-Meguro 103. Open 6pm-1am (LO) daily.

Red Book (Naka-Meguro - Cafe). 3710-3438

This tiny cafe serves tasty curries and dirt-cheap beer all day long. Choose from chicken, keema, or one of their daily specials (from Y650). The sea green walls scream Bangkok, while the single chandelier and squat velour bar seats seem lifted from New Orleans' French Quarter. Together with the tattooed, fedora-wearing clientele, the atmosphere is pure Tokyo.

Kami-Meguro 1-3-2. Open 11:30am-2am daily.

Cecil B (Naka-Meguro - Bar). 3713-6613

It's an early-sixties swinging bachelor pad, with charmingly kitsch decor and a nice collection of vinyl R and B spun on their old-fashioned record player. Drinks are reasonable, and there's a small food menu if you're in the mood for some grub, daddy-o.

Kami-Meguro 3-7-5-102. Open 7pm-4am. Closed Sun, 1st and 3rd Mon.

Junkadelic (Naka-Meguro - Mexican). 5725-5020

A friendly, casual little spot with some of the better Mexican fare available in town. The bar has a good assortment of tequilas and tequila-based cocktails. [See FULL REVIEW.]

Kami-Meguro 4-10-4. Open 6pm-2am. Closed Wednesdays.

Shu (Naka-Meguro - American). 3712-6661

While gumbo, jazz, and soul music make likely partners in certain parts of the world - namely, New Orleans - the combination seems somewhat bizarre in Tokyo. Oddly enough, the bar's okra-thickened signature dish is not far off the mark.

Kami-Meguro 4-9-2. Open 7pm-1am. Closed Tuesdays.

Bar Agrado (Naka-Meguro - Mediterranean). 6659-7223

Tapas and grilled items, a good selection of sherry, plus around 5 wines by the glass are available at this pleasant bar, located on a small side street behind the Nakameguro GT building. The first floor, with its counter seating (and standing room at the front), has a cozy, chilled out feel. Table seating can be found on the second floor. (Open 4-11:30pm Sundays and holidays.)

Kami-Meguro 2-7-10. Open 6pm-2:30am (LO) daily.

Patisserie Potager (Naka-Meguro - Bakery). 6279-7753

If you love dessert but also love vegetables, this unique pastry shop is the place for you. Sample tempting creations like avocado cheesecake, buckwheat chai mousse, arugula jelly with black-sesame and soy-milk mousse, and daikon and yuzu mousse wrapped in chocolate. There's a twenty-seat open-air terrace cafe in front of the shop where you can relax with a cup of tea or coffee along with your vegetable-based sweets.

Kami-Meguro 2-44-9. Open 10am-8pm (LO 7:30) daily.

Prata (Naka-Meguro - Cafe). 3711-0051

An evening cafe with an eclectic food menu, mismatched furniture and a relaxed atmosphere. The extensive food menu (available in English) is inspired by a wide range of influences, from Vietnamese pho noodles, Thai soups and dim sum to vegetable platters and Mediterranean-style tapas. Freshly baked apple pie is one of the dessert highlights, and drinks include espresso, Chinese teas, herb teas and cocktails.

Kami-Meguro 2-43-10. Open 6pm-2am. Closed Mondays.