Chilling In Tokyo: Ginza/ Shiodome

"Chilling in Tokyo" bar and cafe listings for the Ginza/ Shiodome area.

Aux Amis des Vins (Ginza - Wine bar). 3567-4120
The small, bistro-style ground-floor dining room serves a Y4,800 prix fixe dinner until 10pm (last order). There's also a second-floor wine bar with an a la carte snack menu available till 2am. Saturday lunch starts at Y1800.
mapGinza 2-5-6. Open 5:30pm-2am (noon-midnight Sat.). Closed Sundays.
Bar Del Sole Due (Ginza - Cafe). 5159-2020
This picturesque little Italian-style cafe-bar is worth noting for their late-night hours (till 2am Monday-Saturday); stop by for coffee, a glass of wine or a light Italian snack.
open-airSunmapGinza 2-4-6, Ginza Velvia-kan 1F. Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
Kihachi Cafe (Ginza - Italian). 3567-6284
Located downstairs from Kihachi's flagship restaurant, this more casual cafe is open all day, and offers pastas and simple meals as well as desserts and coffee. There's also a separate bar area. English menus are available.
SunmapGinza 2-2-6. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Favori (Ginza - Belgian rest/beer bar). 6226-6117
The 100-odd different beers in their serve-yourself refrigerator include several previously hard-to-find varieties. Mussels and other Belgian treats are on the food menu, and they're even open on Sundays.
mapGinza 2-10-5. Open 5:30pm-2am. Closed Sundays.
Bulldog (Ginza - Beer bar). 3564-0996
Although it looks like an ordinary after-work salaryman hangout, Bulldog offers a nice selection of ten beers on tap, including three "guest taps" for local microbrews. US microbrews are also available (by the bottle). There's a wide assortment of bar snacks to go with your beer.
SunmapGinza 3-1, Ginza INZ #1, 2F. Open 11:30am-2, 5-11:15pm daily.
Cafe Ohana (Ginza - Cafe). 3567-4388
This charming little cafe is located in an old office building that's now filled with art galleries. Relax on comfortable sofas and listen to mellow lounge music on the stereo while you admire the cat-themed artwork on the walls. Browse through their collection of magazines and cat picture books while you sip on a cappucino (Y750) or cocktail. [Show more]
SunmapGinza 3-3-12, Ginza Bldg 4F. Open 11:30am-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Houblon (Ginza - Belgian rest/beer bar). 3564-1671
The multi-level complex comprises a Belgian restaurant on the top floor, a shot bar in the basement, and a Belgian beer specialist on the ground floor. They stock more than 300 beers by the bottle, plus five taps devoted to a rotating selection of guest beers.
lateSunmapGinza 3-2-11. Open 3pm-3am (Sat, Sun noon-3am). Open every day.
Bizarres (Higashi-Ginza - Bar). 3545-5727
A friendly, relaxed bar with late-night hours, Bizarres draws a neighborhood crowd - both local residents and people who work at nearby ad agencies and other offices. The front room has a spacious (although sometimes smoky) bar area, while in back there's a lounge space furnished with sofas, comfortable chairs and a good sound system. The playlist seems to cover everything from hiphop and bossa nova to vocal jazz and bebop.
latemapGinza 3-14-5. Open 7pm-4am (Sat -11pm). Closed Sundays.
Zetton (Higashi-Ginza - Japanese). 5148-3600
Late-night drinks and pan-Asian fun food from the Nagoya-based Zetton group.
latedecorSunmapGinza 5-14-15. Open 4pm-midnight (bar to 5am) daily.
Aux Bacchanales (Ginza - Cafe). 3569-0202
This popular Tokyo French cafe-bakery serves light snacks all day (quiche, omelettes, salade nicoise), plus more substantial prix-fixe lunches until 3pm (Y1260).
SunmapGinza 6-3-2, Gallery Center Bldg 1F. Open 9am-11pm daily.
Kuri (Ginza - Bar). 3573-8033
Sliding open the door of Kuri feels like unearthing a secret treasure. Hidden on the second floor of a drab building in Ginza, this cozy bar seats a scant twelve, yet boasts a menu featuring over 100 varieties of sake. The modern Japanese decor deftly employs noren curtains, dark wood, and soft lights to create an intimate and inviting space. Sake bottles are attractively displayed behind the bar on a tall shelf set into the wall. There's room for six at the bar, with a handful of small tables on the other side of a slatted-wood partition. [See FULL REVIEW.]
latemapGinza 6-4-15, Tony Bldg 2F. Open 5pm-2:30am (LO; 3am Fri, midnight Sat). Closed Sundays, 3rd Sat.
Roy G. Biv (Ginza - Belgian rest/beer bar). 3569-2380
A late-night hideaway bar in Ginza, with just twenty seats and a selection of around 25 Belgian beers. There's also a small snack menu. (They close at midnight on Saturdays.)
latemapGinza 5-6-14, Ginza Bldg 3F. Open 5pm-2am. Closed Sundays.
Sherry Club (Ginza - Wine bar). 3572-2527
The Sherry Club in Ginza has an ochre coziness that envelops you the minute you sit down. It is quite possibly the best place in Tokyo to familiarize yourself with the many styles and flavors of this somewhat archaic tipple which originated centuries ago, crafted to ship well and store even better. [Show more]
mapGinza 6-3-17, Yugen Bldg. 2/3F. Open 5:30-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
High Five (Ginza - Bar). 3571-5815
Artisanal cocktails made from fresh seasonal fruits are a specialty at this ambitious bar, and their pina coladas and Singapore slings are quite impressive, although perhaps a bit pricier than average. Owner-bartender Hidetsugu Ueno will also improvise cocktails based on your mood and choice of spirits.
mapGinza 7-2-14, 26 Polestar Bldg 4F. Open 6pm-2am. Closed Sundays.
Antwerp Six (Ginza - Belgian rest/beer bar). 5568-0091
You'll find good Belgian food (including mussels and great frites), a nice selection of beers, and convenient late-night hours from this branch of the Belgian Beer Cafe chain (they also run Antwerp Central in Marunouchi). [Go to branch review]
lateSunmapGinza 8-2-1. Open 11:30am-4am daily.

Shiodome

Oregon Bar & Grill (Shiodome - Steak house). 6215-8585
This traditional American steakhouse has a small bar up front serving Oregon wines by the glass. [See FULL REVIEW.]
viewSunmapHigashi-Shimbashi 1-5-2, Shiodome City Center 42F. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Beer Garage (Shiodome - Belgian rest/beer bar). 3572-4681
Capturing two popular Tokyo bar trends at once, Beer Garage offers a wide range of tapas and Belgian beers. Beers on draft include Maredsous, De Koninck, Vedett and Poperings Hommel. Tapas items are priced at Y300, Y500 and Y650, and there are a handful of Belgian dishes as well.
SunmapHigashi-Shimbashi 1-8-2, Caretta Shiodome Canyon Terrace 1F. Open 11:30am-2:30, 2:30-10pm (LO) daily.
TwentyEight (Shiodome - Bar). 6388-8000
Located in the lobby of the Conrad Hotel, TwentyEight is an oasis of muted monochromes with discrete edges. Dusk is arguably the best time to visit; calm settles over the space as the sunlight fades and votive candles flicker to life. The scene gets busier in the evenings, when the after-work crowd rolls in and the live band strikes up, but beware the Y1800 seating charge after 8pm. [Show more]
viewdecorSunmapHigashi-Shimbashi 1-9-1, Conrad Tokyo Hotel 28F. Open 9am-midnight daily.
Architect Cafe Shiodome (Shiodome - Cafe). 5733-4231
This combination cafe and design showroom serves a casual Italian menu on weekday evenings, and a more limited lunchtime menu until 2:30pm. Open to 5pm weekends.
decorSunmapHigashi-Shimbashi 2-14-1, Comodio Shiodome. Open 11am-11pm daily.