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Bar Benfiddich

Tokyo, Japan · Contemporary Asian cocktails

Hiroyasu Kayama’s herb garden in the sky — foraged botanicals, mortar-and-pestle theatre, and Shinjuku’s most singular cocktail voice.

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9F, 1-13-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023, JapanNishi-Shinjuku

Composite

63.1

Google

89.9

50 Best

83.0

Spirited

0.0

Awards

97.4

Press

25.0

Weights: Google 32% · 50 Best 22% · Spirited 22% · Awards 14% · Press 10%

Crowd signal

Google 4.8★ across 3,718 reviews.

Latest World’s 50 Best: #18 (2025)

Awards

  • #9 Asia 2025 · Asia's 50 Best Bars (2025)
  • #5 Asia 2024 · Asia's 50 Best Bars (2024)
  • #4 Asia 2023 · Asia's 50 Best Bars (2023)
  • #5 Asia 2022 · Asia's 50 Best Bars (2022)
  • #9 Asia 2021 · Asia's 50 Best Bars (2021)
  • Best Bar · Japan Cocktail Awards (2024)
  • Best Cocktail Bar · Japan Cocktail Awards (2025)

Press mentions

  • Punch · feature · 2024

50 Best history

  • 2025: #18
  • 2024: #25
  • 2023: #37
  • 2022: #48
  • 2021: #32