Budget wine bars
Open 5pm-2am daily.
The draw at this chain of casual neighborhood wine bars is simple - decent-quality wines and snacks at a reasonable price. Generally a glass of wine and a small snack - such as pork rillettes or...
Open 5pm-2am daily.
Open 9am-2am daily.
While we love the Korean barbecue joints, Thai restaurants and Middle-Eastern food markets of Okubo, this stylish but budget-friendly wine bar makes a nice change of pace. Wines by the glass are...
Open 9am-2am daily.
Open 5pm-5am daily.
Inexpensive late-night pizzas and drinks in a very casual setting. Wines are Y1900 per bottle or Y500 by the glass, and all pizzas and side dishes are Y500 each.
Open 5pm-5am daily.
Open 5pm-2am (Fri -3am) daily.
A chain of neighborhood wine bars, Vivo offers decent wines at inexpensive prices (from Y500), with a rotating selection of ten wines by the glass. If you're hungry, there are cheeses, cured meats...
Open 5pm-2am (Fri -3am) daily.
Open 11:30am-4:30am (LO) daily.
It's hard to beat the prices at this casual wine bar in Shibuya. All of the 70+ varieties of wine are available for Y1900. Choose your own bottle from the small glass cellar, or ask for...
Open 11:30am-4:30am (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2am (LO) daily.
Wood-fired thin-crust pizzas for Y500 and wines by the bottle from Y1900 at at this sister shop of Shibuya's Cona.
Open 11:30am-2am (LO) daily.
Open 7am-midnight (Sat 2pm-). Closed Sundays.
Wine by the glass and casual French snacks at very reasonable prices - most snacks are Y400, while wines are Y500-700 per glass.
Open 7am-midnight (Sat 2pm-). Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Cheese lovers take note - the custom five-cheese platter at this casual wine bar, priced at Y980, may be one of the best deals in town. The cheese counter offers dozens of different varieties, so...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-2:30, 5-11:30pm (LO) daily.
Tama serves Okinawan food and wine, which turns out to be a pretty good combination. There are five wines by the glass every day, all priced at Y550, and many more bottles lining the wall, all with...
Open 11am-2:30, 5-11:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 5pm-2am daily.
The Vivo chain of casual wine bars offers good food and decent wines at budget-friendly prices, and the conveniently located Yotsuya branch is no exception. Ten daily wines by the glass start at...
Open 5pm-2am daily.
Vivo Daily Stand - Wine bar: Otsuka
Open 5pm-2am daily.
Cheeses, pates and other snacks are just Y400, while wine ranges from Y500-700 per glass at this casual neighborhood wine bar.
Open 5pm-2am daily.
Open 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Known for their budget-friendly wines, pizzas and other snacks and drinks, this casual bar is located conveniently close to Otsuka station. Pizzas and many other dishes are just Y500 each.
Open 5-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10:50pm (LO) daily.
This well-stocked liquor store might be the best part of the 200-seat Sumida Food Hall inside Kinshicho Parco. Unlike the limited drinks selections at most food courts, here you can choose from a...
Open 11am-10:50pm (LO) daily.
Open 5pm-3am daily.
A very casual local (non-standing) bar with reasonably priced wines. Most food items are priced at Y400 and come in tiny, bite-size portions.
Open 5pm-3am daily.
Wine shop counters
Open 10am-10pm daily.
A well-stocked wine shop with a decent cheese selection. There's a pretty good selection of wines by the glass at the tiny, five-seat bar area.
Open 10am-10pm daily.
Open 10am-9:30pm daily.
Around a dozen different sake varieties are ready for tasting at this casual standing bar, along with a dozen wines, several types of shochu, and Japanese liqueurs like yuzushu. The standing-bar...
Open 10am-9:30pm daily.
Open 11am-11pm daily.
The little tasting room in the back of this well-stocked liquor store is a good place to wind up a shopping afternoon or start off an evening in Ginza or Marunouchi. To accompany your wine, there are...
Open 11am-11pm daily.
Open 10:30am-9pm (Sat -8, Sun -7) daily.
A branch of the huge Kimijimaya liquor store in Yokohama, this Ginza outpost offers a good selection of sake and runs an informal standing bar corner as well. Fourteen types of sake range from...
Open 10:30am-9pm (Sat -8, Sun -7) daily.
Open 10am-9:30pm (LO; Sun -8:30) daily.
The small tasting bar at Enoteca wine shop is a convenient place to drop in for a quick glass of wine on your way to Tokyo station, with a decent selection of wines of the day starting at Y500 per...
Open 10am-9:30pm (LO; Sun -8:30) daily.
Open noon-8pm. Closed Thursdays, Sundays.
This retail liquor shop started out specializing in British wine, but they've since expanded their stock to include a good assortment of craft cider and perry (pear cider), imported from Britain,...
Open noon-8pm. Closed Thursdays, Sundays.
Open 10am-9pm daily.
It's easy to stop in for a quick glass of wine at this retail shop's six-seat tasting counter; it's located just above the train station. Prices start at Y200 (for a small tasting size), and the...
Open 10am-9pm daily.
Spanish wines
Open 5-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
A popular stop on bar-hopping tours of Ebisu, Pepito is a casual Spanish bar serving food and Spanish wines and sherries by the glass. The chef is from the Galicia area of northwest Spain, and the...
Open 5-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 5pm-3:30am (LO; 5-11:30pm Sun, Mon). Open every day.
It's easy to appreciate the beauty of Bar Guapos, where Y1500 is enough for a glass of tinto or blanco and one or two tasty tapas. There are about fifteen Spanish wines on the drink list, plus a...
Open 5pm-3:30am (LO; 5-11:30pm Sun, Mon). Open every day.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
The cleverly named Bar Celona is a very casual Spanish bar serving inexpensive wine by the glass along with pinchos sandwiches (from Y300) and other wine-friendly snacks. (Note that between 4 and...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 5:30-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
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...
Open 5:30-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-9:30pm (LO; Sat, Sun -8:45) daily.
This casual after-work Spanish bar offers a tempting selection of paellas and tapas dishes, along with reasonably priced Spanish wines and sherries. The rustic interior, built around a well-stocked...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-9:30pm (LO; Sat, Sun -8:45) daily.
Open 6pm-1:30am (LO). Closed Sundays.
"Jamon y vino" is the simple yet enticing concept at this small tapas bar, with Spanish wines starting at around Y3800 per bottle. Typical dishes include Iberico chorizo sausages, Catalan-style...
Open 6pm-1:30am (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 5-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
The concept behind El Chiringuito is to recreate the menu and atmosphere of a casual Andalusian beachside restaurant. Spanish wines start at around Y500 per glass, and most of the food is simple and...
Open 5-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 5-11:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Tapas bars and restaurants are popping up all over Tokyo these days, but El Pulpo may be the only place that bills itself as a "marisqueria" - a Spanish restaurant specializing in seafood. The food...
Open 5-11:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-11:30pm daily.
Spanish food and reasonably priced French and Spanish wines, with convenient late-night hours. Budget around Y3000 for food and drink at dinnertime. (From the same management as the Aux Amis des...
Open 11am-11:30pm daily.
Open 6pm-2:30am (LO) daily.
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...
Open 6pm-2:30am (LO) daily.
Australian and New Zealand wines
Open 6pm-2am. Closed Sundays.
The smart interior here is a very Tokyo-exotic mix of baked-mud walls, heavy wooden furniture, and organic-looking extra-terrestrial lighting fixtures like something from the set of "Alien". But...
Open 6pm-2am. Closed Sundays.
Open 6-10pm (LO) daily.
Tucked away in a back street beyond Bunkamura, Arossa started out as a successor to one of Tokyo's first Australian-only wine bars. The regular wine list is extensive and reasonably priced; plus...
Open 6-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 6pm-1am. Closed Sundays.
Occupying what must be one of Shibuya's thinnest buildings, this specialty bar serves around two dozen New Zealand wines, including several by the glass, as well as three different beers from Stoke,...
Open 11:30am-2, 6pm-1am. Closed Sundays.
American wines
Open 5pm-midnight (Thu-Sat -1am) daily.
Perched on the 52nd floor of the Park Hyatt hotel, the New York Bar makes good on its promise to offer the best view of Tokyo. The interior is a sleek haven of glass and dark wood enlivened by two...
Open 5pm-midnight (Thu-Sat -1am) daily.
Mostly French
Open 5pm-2am daily.
This is the largest of several branches of this very popular budget wine bar in the neighborhood. Most wines by the glass are Y500-900, but you can spend a lot more on a special bottle if you're so...
Open 5pm-2am daily.
Open 5pm-1:30am (LO) daily.
Choose from about fifteen wines by the glass or bottle, or pick a Latour or Mouton from the back and put it on your expense account. France is amply represented, with biodynamic wines comprising...
Open 5pm-1:30am (LO) daily.
Open 5pm-1:30am (LO) daily.
This second branch of the popular and always-packed Marugo wine bar serves two dozen wines by the glass, about half of them French, with a new selection every day. The food menu is Italian and very...
Open 5pm-1:30am (LO) daily.
Open 6pm-2am daily.
Well off the beaten track in Sakuragaokacho, this cozy little wine bar is a nice place to share a bottle with friends on a rainy evening. There's no wine list - the owner will choose something for...
Open 6pm-2am daily.
Open noon-11:15pm (LO; -5:15pm Sun ). Open every day.
With its red leather upholstered seats and wood and brass fixtures, Le Lion offers a little slice of Lyon on the backstreets of Ebisu. Welcoming staff, covered terrace seating, and excellently...
Open noon-11:15pm (LO; -5:15pm Sun ). Open every day.
Open 8pm-4:30am (LO). Closed Mondays.
Like a good man, a predator-free champagne bar in Roppongi is hard to find. Fortunately, there's Zero Bar. Conveniently located near Tokyo Midtown, this place is just the ticket for a glass of bubbly...
Open 8pm-4:30am (LO). Closed Mondays.
Open 6pm-1am (LO). Closed Sundays.
The selection at this tiny wine bar is mainly French, with an emphasis on organic varieties and good value for money. There are usually around a dozen wines by the glass (starting at Y900) and many...
Open 6pm-1am (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
If you want to, you can think of Le Petit Tonneau as a wine bar. They serve more than twenty different wines by the glass and a few dozen more by the bottle, with Cotes du Rhone, Languedoc, Bordeaux...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5:30-11pm (LO) daily.
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. Saturday lunch starts...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 5:30-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
This Marunouchi branch of the excellent Marugo wine bar is less cramped than the original shops in Shinjuku. The outdoor seating is recommended when the weather is nice. The menu includes eighteen...
Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 10am-midnight daily.
Viron is a combination bakery and casual brasserie, with a small standup bar in one corner where they serve ten wines by the glass. The bar is an excellent place to meet up before dining nearby.
Open 10am-midnight daily.
Open 11:30am-10pm (LO) daily.
One of the nicer spots in Yotsuya to enjoy an outdoor drink any time of day, Marugo offers pleasant terrace seating and a good selection of French wines, including several by the glass. ...
Open 11:30am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 6pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
Good luck getting into this "secret wine bar" that everybody knows about; they don't take reservations after 6:30pm, so be prepared to line up. Wines from the rotating list - mostly French, mostly...
Open 6pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
Open 6pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
Trois offers a good selection of reasonably priced wines from around the world, including many organic and biodynamic varieties. The food menu offers country-style French dishes like lamb chops and...
Open 6pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
Wines around the world
Open 6pm-3am (LO; Sun -10pm) daily.
Charcoal-grilled meaty snacks and good-value wine by the glass are the draw at this casual late-night bar. There's a selection of around ten decently drinkable wines from France, Italy and the New...
Open 6pm-3am (LO; Sun -10pm) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Tokyo fusion cuisine and an excellent view of Shibuya, managed by Global Dining (Stellato, Tableaux). The sommelier has put together a widely varied list of good wines that are all priced at Y4500...
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Run by Seijo Ishii, the import-heavy food and wine market, this unpretentious wine bar serves very reasonably priced wines by the glass or bottle. There's a full menu of grilled meats, hefty...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 6pm-2am (Sat -1am). Closed Sundays.
A small, casual Italian wine bar that serves around twenty wines by the glass, in all price ranges, along with light snacks.
Open 6pm-2am (Sat -1am). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
As the name implies, wine is the main focus at this bustling bar-restaurant, with a food menu designed to play a supporting role. Wine prices are extremely reasonable (the shop is run by the Seijo...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 5-11:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Somewhere between bistro and beer hall lies the ambiguous territory of the wine izakaya. Ajirutei occupies a space that looks as though it was once a sports bar. Despite the cheerful red walls and...
Open 5-11:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-9pm (LO) daily.
This commuter-friendly, underground branch of the popular Italian chain includes an imported food market, a cafe, a casual wine bar, and a full-fledged pizza- and pasta-centric restaurant, all...
Open 11am-9pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-3am (LO) daily.
If you're looking for a wine bar in Kyobashi that won't doesn't roll up the shutters at 11pm, Bannzai Vino is open until 4am (except Sundays), and serves fairly decent food along with wine from...
Open 11am-3am (LO) daily.
Open 5-11pm. Closed weekends.
A liquor shop, a standing bar, and a casual sit-down grill, Bar Maru is many things to many people. Browse the shelves, and if you find something you like you can crack it open on the spot for a...
Open 5-11pm. Closed weekends.
Open 5-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
A joint venture by ham importer Principe and wine producer Zonin, this casual wine bar specializes in top quality cured meats from San Daniele del Fruili and Italian wines. The interior resembles a...
Open 5-11:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
Exciting, well-centered modern American cuisine - drawing on European and middle Eastern and Asian influences - from this bayside brewpub. The wine list is fantastic, with good values at every price...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-4, 7-11pm (LO) daily.
In laid-back Yoyogi-Uehara, magazine-reading, designer sneaker-wearing hipsters gather at Dish, a cheerful cafe just a stone's throw from the station. The space has an open, casual feel, decorated...
Open 11:30am-4, 7-11pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10:30pm (LO) daily.
If you're a cheese fan it's well worth dropping by this casual wine bar just to try their excellent four-cheese platter. The shop offers around a hundred wines by the bottle and twenty by the glass,...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 5-11:30pm daily.
Va Bene's casual ground-floor bar is a convivial spot to enjoy some scrumptious meaty snacks along with a glass of wine or two. The assorted appetizer plate (Y980) is a perfect match for a robust...
Open 5-11:30pm daily.
Open 6-11pm (LO; Fri-Sun -3am) daily.
Like the original Marzac in Aoyama, this stylish two-story cafe near the Meguro River serves up nicely prepared grilled-meat dishes and reasonably priced wines by the glass or bottle. The open...
Open 6-11pm (LO; Fri-Sun -3am) daily.
This section focuses on casual bars with several wines by the glass, including bars at restaurants.
For wine bars and restaurants with strong wine lists by the bottle, please see our wine bar-restaurants section.
For wine bars and restaurants with strong wine lists by the bottle, please see our wine bar-restaurants section.
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