I Went To All The Best Bars In Tokyo

Tokyo has a lot of amazing cocktail bars, so I went to all of them. This is a compilation of all the cocktail bar segments from my previous series of Tokyo videos, and also includes some deleted scenes from the Tokyo Bar Show that didn't quite fit in any other video. If you're interested in videos about the cocktail bar industry around the world, make sure you subscribe to the channel!
Other videos featured in this compilation:
Shibuya's BEST Cocktail Bars & The Quest For Japan's Top Ramen: • Shibuya's BEST Cocktai...
Akihabara, Michelin Star Tempura and The Best Bar In Japan: • Akihabara, Michelin St...
Discovering The Best Cocktail Bars in Tokyo's Ginza Neighborhood: • Discovering The Best C...
2 Michelin Meals in One Day! & The BEST NEW Bar in Japan: • 2 Michelin Meals in On...
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==WHERE I WENT==
0:00 Intro
1:13 Shibuya Intro
1:30 Ishinohana - goo.gl/maps/2XP3yG85UaCbbLot9
2:57 The SG Club - goo.gl/maps/izUyP3YdyY6tdsCQA
6:33 The Bellwood - goo.gl/maps/xEhZsnRc2K7dtRaE9
8:19 Shinjuku Intro
8:35 Spirits Bar Sunface - goo.gl/maps/Qeyfehik4zx7TuJY7
10:05 Bar Benfiddich - goo.gl/maps/YBSAA5QuW39yGPtS6
13:05 Ginza Intro
13:48 Star Bar Ginza - goo.gl/maps/w6waT75XpjUC4B1C7
14:18 Bar High Five - goo.gl/maps/co3muUFuDVDGPUjx9
14:48 Little Smith - goo.gl/maps/K9nUVEErz9BVRJ3D7
15:22 Bar Landscape - goo.gl/maps/MyPCgcfxkoRRmsxL9
17:07 Bar Orchard Ginza - goo.gl/maps/fakRUeJWT3Z32JAv6
19:45 Tender Bar - goo.gl/maps/9d4cddbpRSJ73pRT8
20:25 Mixology Heritage - goo.gl/maps/9gybqRom2FSKGHVU6
22:10 Folklore - goo.gl/maps/h3cUCSkan5yBPVjs9
23:21 Bar Apollo - goo.gl/maps/yoHfn3LvD7anc7qJ6
26:05 memento mori - goo.gl/maps/dfxR8tmifdL1CBZ38
28:13 Bar Trench - goo.gl/maps/BTKYJm3fSCTgomQ79
30:09 VIRTU - goo.gl/maps/TGLHAEXnDwWwBhdG9
32:10 Tokyo Bar Show
36:15 TBS After Parties

[@davec8153]

Watched a few of your videos and I just have to say, the selection of bars and the video quality are top notch, and like others have said, you should get so many more views. I’ve been to many of the bars you’ve visited in Europe and Asia, and looking forward to checking out the rest of your list when I return to Asia in Nov!

[@valianes]

Cheers, much appreciated. Glad you enjoy 😊

[@user-lx3vn9sj5v]

Nice my friend

[@boeuf-in9oe]

This video is as good as many of the 1 million subscriber travel videos. IDK how you only have 4k subscribers?

[@nil8r311]

This is the BEST video on KZbin.

[@LordAshu777]

Thank you for this ☺️❤

[@loliveros]

Great video buddy.

[@user-ck1rr4tu4h]

Awesome vid. Love it

[@universalsorrow]

fun fact; the assistant bartender at ishi no hana is a huge koala fan. her instagram page has 15k followers and it has nothing but koala pictures she takes. and she goes to the zoo pretty much every other day to take pictures of koalas

[@christopherpoirier5868]

Narration always on point. Such an artistic approach to these videos. Keep ‘em coming

[@frankyb6509]

Thank you so much, luckily visiting Seoul, Tokyo & Bangkok soon. You have given me so many choices.

[@zhexunong3762]

Love your bar visits and video format. My broke ass wont be able to visit anywhere soon but your videos feel like you take me with you! Please upload more!!!!

[@valianes]

Lots more videos in the pipeline, stay tuned 😊

[@Beemur2011]

Thank you so much for making this video. We'll be visiting in the winter and are looking forward to visiting all your great recommendations. Also, the narration and video is really well done! You're an easy subscribe!

[@timokohler6631]

Definitely going to check out some of these when I am in Tokyo next month.

[@seff5677]

Coolest video I’ve watched in a really long time

[@ZBCSB]

Awesome Video. I love the simplicity, quality video, and insightful commentary.

[@mcdroppalog4569]

Beautiful video!!! Absolutely beautiful. I love watching videos from Japan, I love me a good drink and I love me a nice place to sit… you’ve encompassed all of that within every frame essentially. Thank you, and please continue creating videos like this!

[@coristainthaxton849]

Thank you for sharing these selections, my husband and I are going to Tokyo in nine days.

[@trebzheng]

This video is so high quality I'm so proud to have found you below 5K subs. whats your gear/setup on these videos?

[@valianes]

Hey thanks for watching :) I use a Sony a7c camera, as for lenses, for most shots I use the Sony gmaster 24mm f1.4 lens, and then the closeups I use a Swiss 85mm f1.8

[@pk12348]

Curious about the background music. Would be great to post in your intro writeup section.

[@mokuba20062005]

Went to Folklore because of your video! Their sake omakase was such a great experience

[@user-ou9pd3tg6l]

Top shelf content here. Mojo for the win

[@destroya21]

In my pursuit of understanding the Japanese bartending scene, im so glad to have stumbled on this video. Your work is incredible and i appreciate it!

[@taytobin8850]

Have you found any recipe books or channels with good recipes? Just starting this journey and am quite overwhelmed lol

[@Tristan909]

Wow, first Thailand & now Tokyo?! It's like you know my travel itinerary for 2023 🤔

[@TimWoloch]

Thank you sir

[@EvanSmoak]

Love your bar videos. What camera do you use to get the shots in the dark cocktail bars?

[@valianes]

Camera is an a7c, lenses are Sony 24mm f1.4 for wide, Zeiss 85mm 1.8 for close shots

[@robbell6162]

Super blessed dawg

[@user-ou9pd3tg6l]

I concur, very blessed

[@rynopaintball]

I'm SOOO HAPPY you went to heritage. They are close friends. I really like heritage. The Japanese have very strong and negative opinions on some of the bars in your video. Albeit most are bartenders themselves. I won't mention which. However, I do agree that classic cocktails in Japan is the right way to experience cocktails. I do have to say Osaka and Kyoto have an edge on Tokyo in flavor and creativity. Nayuta, bar Shiki, Upstairz, kaktel, kazan room are leagues above Tokyo bars. Next time you're in town I'll treat you to a drink in the kansai region.😊

[@valianes]

Ha! Just finished filming in Kansai yesterday 😂 And in terms of the bars the Japanese have strong opinions on, I’m going to assume it’s the ones that heavily cater to tourists. Which would be very silly. And for me, I’ve been in the bar industry for 20 years, I can make classic cocktails as good as anyone. I prefer bars that are going to innovate and teach me something new, bars that are going to peak my curiosity and drive to learn even more. But that’s just me 🙂

[@rynopaintball]

@@valianes Sorry, I just saw this. I guess I have my notifs turned off. Here is the reality from an insiders perspective. A bit long of a response, but I think it summarizes the food/drink scene in Japan. The bar scene is very cut-throat here. In Japanese society it is important to be in the "in" group. Doing something new or different can get you blacklisted from the "in" group and can cost us a lot of business. Its an unfortunate reality. There are standards to be conformed to in order to get the favor of local bartenders. There is also a level of training and skill required too. Your average NYC/London gimlet wont cut in the this word. Everything has to be perfect/near perfect to their subjective standards. It is not just tourist catered only, but a lot of tourist bars are avoided by locals. Japanese generally keep the good places secret as much as possible and purposely dont market it on mediums tourists might see. Once tourist start entering, the bar will get a bad rep. This is just par the course in Japanese society and most foreigners can't understand it. I am not Japanese, but have deep roots in Kansai, so I can get into the "in" group. Before this, I was treated like a problem everywhere I went. Its completely understandable and I hold no ill will to the Japanese. Again, I don't want to mention which bars are considered sell-outs or no longer "of quality" because I don't want to put anyone's bar down. Trench is a tourist bar, but most bartenders I know agree that it is great. That also includes Nayuta, Rocking Chair, and Ben Fiddich. Widely accepted as fantastic bars, but most of the clientele are tourists. I think they can differentiate good bars from the clientele. Sometimes its a case of "this bar is great, but I dont want to hang out with foreigners." I think the hardheaded approach to anything that isnt perfect, could be a problem in itself. I took a Japanese group of friends (who won several regional competitions) to America a few months ago. They told me he only had 1~2 good drinks the entire trip. I took them to a ton of iconic bars, so I was a bit dissapointed they thought so low of the American bar scene. NY, Miami, Cali. They are very particular about temperature, mouthfeel, balance, spirit selection, etc. If the drink isn't to their standard, its a flop. In America we really appreciate innovation, flavor, etc without judging too harshly. I try to influence the scene here by introducing new cocktails they have never heard of...the zombie, missionaries downfall, tootsie roll.

[@blakeps192]

33,000. That's a pub crawl. The cost would kill me beside my liver. Any Hard cider bars.

[@asapdolphin8040]

Amazing video, going to Tokio in a couple weeks can’t wait. What is the average price for a cocktail in one of these bars? Thanks

[@valianes]

It varies greatly... some as low as 1000 yen, but the bougie hotel bars can be as much as 4000 yen per drink. Most will be around 1500-1800.

[@kevinreily2529]

Usually in Shibuya/Shinjuku around $12 in my recent travels there.

[@jz5748]

feels like we also there.

[@nobodynothing00000]

any bar serving Asahi Dry is the best bar in Tokyo IMO. Although the exchange rate made it easy to enjoy the high end places you could definitely tell by the dismayed look on their faces they did not want foreigners there, just another reminder how far they fell.

[@bbbofficial777]

That made zero sense.

[@nobodynothing00000]

@@bbbofficial777 then why did you waste the time to reply? Derp.

[@orenziox]

Moi je suis aller a tout les nightclub de Montreal du lundi au dimanche

[@supermirko82]

Sg is my favourite

[@kevinreily2529]

Can you use Credit Cards in these bars???

[@9988181918]

Loved your videos