Go for a walk around most major train stations in Japan, and you’ll see a lot of bars. There are izakaya, pubs with a wide assortment of small side dishes to munch on as you drink. There are wine bars ...

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With the opening of new Japanese-style bar 5Tesseract, chef Billy Kin put in the same hands-on attention to detail he’s known for at his omakase counter 5Kinokawa. Kin built the two walnut tables that ...

Ask for a sour, vodka-based drink, and you might be handed a glass infused with amla murabba or even kimchi. Craving ...

Tokyo is a city filled with tiny spaces, so it’s not unusual for bars or restaurants to have room for a dozen patrons or fewer. But Hitori, a bar in the chic Shinjuku district, stands out from the ...