Sanlucar Bar

Opening in 2010, the bartender and owner at this Kagurazaka bar trained at the famous cocktail spot named Tender in Ginza. His own bar has become a popular fixture of this trendy gourmet neighborhood, with drinkers streaming in from opening time at 2:00 pm. It may be a little early for some, but there’s no shame in it — when the cocktails are this good, you’ve technically always got something to celebrate. Mastery of the classics takes precedence over inventiveness: whiskey Manhattans, gin martinis, daiquiris.... All of them are on the upper end of acceptable as far as pricing goes. The counter is made from teak — a shipbuilding wood — because the name references the arrival point on the journey of a samurai diplomat to Spain in 1614. Consider booking ahead to avoid disappointment.