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A small monja restaurant on the third block of Monja Street that opens at 18:00 and runs to 02:00, which is later than anywhere else listed here for Tsukishima. On Tuesdays it closes earlier, at 00:30.

There are 28 seats across five tables, including tatami seating, and the shop says the tables are wide for a place its size. Smoking is allowed. It does not open for lunch at all.

Good to know

• There is no lunch service; the shop opens at 18:00.
• On Tuesdays it closes at 00:30 rather than 02:00.
• Smoking is allowed at the tables.
• Listed by the Tsukishima Monja Association; the shop has no site of its own.

A yakiniku restaurant in Tsukiji 6-chome that takes orders until 23:00 and closes at 23:30, every day of the week. At weekends it opens an hour earlier, at 16:00.

The R in the name stands for rare, which the chain explains two ways: unusual cuts, and cooked rare. The drinks list runs to about seventy items. Booking is possible by phone or online, and there is takeaway.

Good to know

• Prices are not published on the restaurant's own pages.
• No closing day, but the opening hour differs on weekdays and weekends.
• It sits in Tsukiji 6-chome, a short walk from the outer market.

A basement bar in Ginza 1-chome that the house describes as a traditional bar in the Ginza style, serving classic cocktails in its own reading of them, with a deep stock of old bottles of whisky and rum.

Ice is the thing it is known for. The bar uses three kinds — its hand-cut "ninja ice", so clear it disappears in the glass, a brilliant-cut cube, and its own natural ice — and invites guests to taste the difference between them. A cover charge of ¥1,100 per person is taken, and every seat is non-smoking.

Good to know

• Opening hours are not published on the bar's own site, so call before you go.
• A cover charge of ¥1,100 per person is taken.
• All seats are non-smoking.
• Drink prices are not published.

A club on the second floor of the Rokumon Building in Roppongi 6-chome, open from 22:00 until 4:30 the next morning, Tuesday to Sunday, and closed on Mondays. The whole site is published in English.

Guests must be 20 or over and are asked for photo ID at the door, and a dress code applies. Admission is set event by event rather than fixed, so the club asks you to look at the page for the night you want or to contact it first.

Good to know

• Bring photo ID. Entry is limited to guests aged 20 or over.
• A dress code applies; the club asks you to use its enquiry form if you are unsure what to wear.
• Door prices are not published. Check the event page or ask before you go.
• For a VIP table the club asks for your preferred date, group size and budget by enquiry.
• On 30 October 2026 its event calendar showed no scheduled events, so check before travelling.

The annexe of Asakusa Ichimon, serving kaiseki, a set meal of small seasonal courses. Every seat is either a semi-private or a private room: the ground floor is partitioned, the first floor has sunken tatami rooms, and the second is a hall built to suggest a castle keep.

The monthly kaiseki starts at ¥4,500. Fish arrives from Tsukiji each morning, and the kitchen also serves the house negima-nabe, pufferfish, abalone and soft-shell turtle hotpot.

Good to know

• Closed on Sundays and public holidays — unlike the main restaurant, which opens every day.
• Groups of fifteen or more ordering the Shitamachi course or above can book on a Sunday, a holiday or a weekday lunchtime.

A bar lounge on the twenty-eighth floor of the Asakusa View Hotel, looking out over Asakusa. It serves food made with Japanese ingredients and drinks from Japanese producers.

Tea time runs from 12:00, and bar time from 17:00 to 23:00, with last orders at 22:00 for food and 22:30 for drinks. Where you sit changes the bill: the window rows carry a table charge, the counter does not.

Good to know

• After 20:00 nobody under eighteen is admitted.
• A table charge of ¥2,000 to ¥3,000 per person applies to the window seats; ask for the counter if you would rather not pay it.
• Reservations are taken by phone. The same-day line is open from 12:00 to 23:00.

GBF is a craft beer bar on the second floor of a building in Shoto, five to seven minutes on foot from Shibuya Station depending on which line you arrive on. It pours 24 beers on tap and keeps 50 kinds in cans, from Japanese and overseas brewers, alongside highballs, cocktails and soft drinks. The bar states in its FAQ that there is no cover charge, no otoshi and no service charge. Happy hour runs from 15:00 to 18:00, with ¥300 off pints and no ¥300 opening fee on canned beer. It is closed on Mondays.

Good to know

• Closed on Mondays and for part of the New Year holiday period.
• There is no cover charge, otoshi or service charge, but opening a canned beer costs ¥300 outside happy hour.
• On Sundays the last food order is taken at 22:00.
• Reservations are taken through Tabelog or by phone on 03-3770-5544. Private hire takes up to 64 seated or 100 standing.
• The bar says children are fine earlier in the evening and asks that they not come after 22:00.
• There is a lift, so the bar can be reached by wheelchair.
• The smoking policy, any age limit and whether prices include tax are not stated on the official site.

Albatross has been open since 1997 and is the only bar in Omoide Yokocho, the Showa-era eating and drinking lane by the west exit of Shinjuku Station. The bar describes itself as a gallery bar, with a chandelier hanging close overhead and artwork on the walls; it shows work by young artists across its branches. It opens every day of the year and stays open until at least 2:00 the next morning. The Omoide Yokocho shopping-street page gives a maximum capacity of 45 and lists payment as cash.

Good to know

• Friday and Saturday opening times are listed differently by the bar's own site and by the Omoide Yokocho shopping-street page, so check before you go.
• The Omoide Yokocho page lists payment as cash and was last updated as of March 2021.
• Whether prices include tax is not stated.
• Cover charges, the smoking policy and any age limit are not stated on the official site.
• Telephone 03-3342-5758. The bar also takes enquiries about private hire, pop-ups and filming.

The Auditorium opened by Ueno Station on 1 November 2022 as a bar specialising in Japanese whisky, with more than 300 bottles alongside craft gin twists, signature cocktails inspired by well-known songs and Japanese craft beer. There are 26 seats, including 10 at a single-slab counter, plus a DJ booth, a room with a large projector, a 1974 Wurlitzer jukebox and about 3,000 records. All listed prices include tax and there is no seating or service charge. Smoking is allowed throughout, so no one aged 20 or under may enter.

Good to know

• No one aged 20 or under may enter.
• Smoking is allowed throughout the bar, so it does not suit non-smokers or families.
• Alcohol is not served to anyone who arrived by car or bicycle.
• Opening times on Saturday and Sunday are listed differently on the official site and the menu, so check with the bar before you go. The Friday closing time is also listed differently.
• An English menu is available, but the bar states in English that some staff are not confident in English and asks guests to use a translation app if needed.
• The price list on the website is marked as of June 2023 and prices may change.
• Closed over the New Year period.

A monja restaurant that serves until 00:30, from noon on weekdays and from 11:30 at weekends. It is non-smoking, takes cards and QR payments, and the association tags it as welcoming to overseas visitors and to families with small children.

Several of the monja here are its own: pork with yuzu kosho, a tantan monja with noodles and minced meat, and a black curry monja made with beef tendon and squid ink. Courses run from ¥3,300 to ¥7,150.

Good to know

• Closing days are irregular rather than fixed.
• The whole restaurant is non-smoking.
• Listed by the Tsukishima Monja Association; the shop has no site of its own.