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Gen Yamamoto. Bare but for an elegant 8-seater oak bar, and the beautiful, 4- & 6-course purist ’tail tasting menus. 1/F / Anniversary Bldg / 1-6-4 Azabu-juban / Minato-ku / S: Azabu-juban / 6434 0652 / 3pm-midnight Tue-sat, till 11pm Sun / genyamamoto.jp

THESE Library Lounge. Wall-to-wall tomes and shab-fab furny set the scene for killer fruity bevs and chiller vibes. 2-15-12 Nishi Azabu / Minato-ku / 5466 7331 / S: Roppongi / 7pm-late / look for the secret room behind the bookshelves / these-jp.com

Standing Bar Joe. Teeny, seat-free, late-night bolthole. 4-1-15 Nishi Azabu / Minato-ku / S: Roppongi / 3400 7797 / 6pm-6am

Codename:mixology. Barman Nagumo’s not-so-undercover ode to fantastical, mod blends like... a blue cheese marti?! 2/F / 3-14-3 Akasaka / Minato-ku / S: Akasaka / 6459 1129 / Mon-sat