Every Japanese cocktail bar in the Top 50 Bars Asia directory, across 3 cities, with ranks, districts, and booking rules.
We publish 3 Japanese cocktail bars on the current Asia and Europe rankings, across 3 cities, led by Gokan at No.23 in Asia. Every room is below with its rank, district, and booking rule.
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Hong Kong · Japanese cocktail
Shingo Gokan's first Hong Kong bar on historic Ice House Street, where cocktails sorted by five Japanese flavour profiles meet izakaya bites and hand-carved ice in a room that climbed to No.23 on our 2026 Asia ranking.
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London · Japanese cocktail
Waltz is a japanese cocktail bar in London, Shoreditch, East London. #23 Top 50 Bars Europe 2026. Top 50 Bars Asia profiles address, hours, and how to visit.
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Tokyo · Japanese cocktail
A 39th-floor Art Deco cocktail and cognac lounge at Four Seasons Tokyo Otemachi where Keith Motsi blends vintage French spirits with Japanese technique, now No.27 on our 2026 Asia ranking.
View profileThe Japanese bartending tradition: hand-carved ice, precise stirring and hard shaking, seasonal fruit, and a host who builds to your brief rather than to a menu. Rooms are small, quiet, and usually counter-only.
One each in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and London, across Asia and Europe. Open a city page to see what else is walkable from each one.
Asia: Gokan (Hong Kong) at No.23 and Virtù (Tokyo) at No.27. Europe: Waltz (London) at No.23. Ranks are awarded per region, so an Asia position and a Europe position are not directly comparable.
Of the 3 rooms in this style, 1 requires a reservation, 1 mixes booked tables with walk-in seats, and 1 takes walk-ins. Every profile carries the phone, website, and reservation rule we last confirmed with the room. For a sense of spend, Gokan lists about HK$150 per cocktail.
What the style means and how to get a seat.
A bar working in the Japanese tradition, defined by ice carving, precise technique, seasonal fruit, and quiet counter service. Order by describing what you want rather than by reading a list.
Gokan in Hong Kong, at No.23 on our Asia ranking, is the highest-placed Japanese cocktail bar on the current list. Its profile carries the address, booking rule, and what to order first.
They are spread thin, one room each in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and London. Hong Kong holds the highest-placed of them, so start there if you are routing a trip around this style.
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