this is inside Tokyo's hidden secret
bars and
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restaurants Wow things have quickly
changed as Japan has finally opened up
back to Travelers and things are going
back to normal I wanted to make this
video for all of you coming here to
Japan soon or that may already be here
I'm taking you inside of Tokyo's hidden
secret bars and restaurants that many
have never ever seen before four this
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me show you the Secret side of Tokyo and
let's start here in aisu number one
Janai coffee so this spot right behind
me is pretty awesome because it has two
layers of secrecy let me show you this
hidden secret Speak Easy inspired token
bar ji coffeee is located just 5 minutes
away from the IU station for most
passerbys and even for some of their
unknowing customers it's just a small
ordinary coffee shop serving some
everyday delicious
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Joe all right so here's the trick this
place looks like a regular coffee stand
and in fact if you say you want to go
and to the bar they actually will tell
you that it's just a coffee stand what
you need to do is you need to pull out
your phone and go to their website so
you have to turn it into a circle like
this and it's going to turn into a new
screen and you show them this screen to
get into the secret
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bar there we go let's go inside so for
many people a hidden Speak Easy Bar
could be rather intimidating especially
for first timers but once you step
inside this spot it's quite a welcoming
atmosphere almost like a stylish Modern
Hotel lobby granted hotel lobbies don't
intimidate
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okay so we made it in look at this place
it's not a coffee standand like I said
but it's actually a real deal bar let's
see what kind of drinks they have
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hi one of the characteristics of this
bar is its unique menu first of all
they've got a variety of original coffee
cocktails like coffee lemon sour and
Deni cappuccino in addition they've got
a course menu for the people who don't
know what to order apparently the owners
wanted this Speak Easy to be a cool spot
for anyone to hang
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out okay so here we go this is one of
their signature drinks the Janai
espresso wow that's such a strong
espresso and lemon smell smells so
good wow that is amazing coffee and the
alcohol is really good at balance I feel
like both of them are quite strong here
so pretty much it'll wake you up and get
you happy at the same time in fact the
bar has all kinds of original coffee
cocktails which definitely suits the
theme influenced greatly by one of the
owners who experience Barista so the
coffee here will even give your local
coffee shop a run for its money so they
have a lot of coffee cocktails as well
as regular cocktails if you're into that
so whichever way you want to go this
place is a
spot okay so we're actually not done yet
let me show you the final step of this
process
there you go the final step when you
leave this place they actually ask you
if you want some tea or coffee to take
back with you so when people see you
walking out you actually have some
coffee or tea in hand awesome number
twoos so at this spot I'm taking you to
the Oldtown road but we got to go quick
before we get stuck out in the cold
let's go just a minute from Shinji
kusano station you could find this
secret horse meat isak Japanese drinking
restaurant yunos in the heart of one of
the busier Shinjuku drinking spots near
the Ean shopping center it's pretty hard
to find and also often fully booked so I
recommend making reservations in advance
and checking the address listed in the
description okay so we just arrived here
on the second floor and if you look this
place looks exactly like a meat locker
you have the proper hinges right here
you have that double locking mechanism
but I promise you it is a real deal
restur establishment let me take you
inside and show you what they
have all right let's go you may get a
bit suspicious going through this narrow
entrance but rest assured you're in the
right
spot oh that's the owner
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no wow look at this amazing place he
designed the interior to give it a
nostalgic atmosphere at the time when
Tokyo Tower was first opened in the
1920s just looking around you see all of
this historical memorabilia you can see
all the posters even the socket looks
kind of historical these panels appear
rather old and worn but in fact were
recreated in this vintage like style of
famous Japanese companies just like back
in the day enough about this whole
atmosphere let's see if we can get a
drink and maybe get some food at this
place as well see
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so look at this I got ni honi right here
and right when he poured it in it
started to freeze you can see just right
above it's just it's frozen it's pretty
amazing take a
sip ah that is a good old nioni for you
like on a hot summer day this is perfect
ice cold just like this place well this
place isn't ice cold this drink is ice
cold this place is perfect temperature
it starts to melt a little bit but this
is the Frozen
part little did you guys know this place
specializes in raw horse meat part of
Japanese food culture you cannot like it
you can like it but it's just part of
just regular Japanese Cuisine okay let's
just dip this in the
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sauce M that is good really fresh nice
and tender the soy sauce the garlic the
ginger all that combined with the meat
is just so flavorful so this is the
tatami and it's a little bit fatter than
the other two those other ones are red
meat but it is equally if not more
delicious if you like fatty
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food what's really interesting about
this soy sauce is rather sweet kind of
like kushu soy sauce but the soy sauce
is made specifically for horsemeat but
you know what this is not over let me
show you something else that's pretty
interesting at this
place all right so this is what I wanted
to show you you know I like to take you
around to all the different toilets here
in Japan and this one was quite
interesting at least for me this toilet
has a tank at the top and if you want to
flush it all you have to do is pull the
handle right here and it'll
flush so although this is a basashi HSE
meat isaka the shop also provides other
foods to go along with your drinking
style but if you are here rest assured
that they've got highquality horsemeat
Airship directly from Kumamoto which is
known for its fresh horse meat number
three no room for squares so this spot
right here is a vintage jazzar but when
you make it to the entrance you may
think that you might need to pay a
quarter or two to get in let me show you
what I mean no room for squares is a
fairly new jazz bar secretly hidden in
the back streets of shimozawa but as
long as you can find this spot you're
welcome to come
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inside okay so here we are look behind
me we have an old school Coca-Cola
vending machine you can see that it
literally looks like it's just a vending
machine in the wall but watch
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this all right let's
go this is another Speak Easy inspired
Tokyo bar but this one has a relaxed
classic American Vintage bar
Vibe oh there's the owner
nadasan Okay so we've made it in the bar
this place looks phenomenal just looking
around I feel like I'm in the 1920s and
what's interesting is they don't have a
menu here and all you need to do is tell
them what kind of mood you're in you
even tell them about your life if you
wanted to and they'll make a drink based
on what you tell
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them so I told them that I wanted some
of their special go juice and he didn't
disappoint by producing a Prohibition
cocktail called the last word and as he
crafted the drink he told me the story
behind it a lost recipe from the 1920s
which was recently rediscovered
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okay look we just got our
drink oh wow it already smells strong
let's take a
drink whoo that'll get you up in the
morning that is a kick right there it
has kind of like an absent taste to it
if you guys can see that absent taste is
this guy right here mixed in with a
Boodles gin so if you guys want to try
this drink for yourself then you can
come here and just tell them that poo
sent here but if you want to try a
different drink then they have all
different types so just tell him how you
feel and he'll make something that's
just for you no menu sounds a bit
intimidating but the owner is extremely
friendly and also speaks a little bit of
English oh and if you think you're going
to be a bit hungry they also serve
Italian food if you reserve in advance
for jazz lovers the bar has live jazz
performances on the
weekends in fact the owner himself is
well-known saxophone player in Japan On
Any Given night you might see him on
stage well if he's not busy making
drinks the bar space itself is fairly
tight so the live music should prove to
be a powerful experience number four
Moss so this next secret hidden spot is
for all of my meat lover fans out there
that also want to have a drink let me
show you just 5 minutes from s genaya
station you can find this casual dining
bar hidden behind this very Japanese
style vending machine
okay so when walking up to this spot it
looks like just a regular cigarette
vending machine it has natural American
cigarette boxes I don't know about you
guys but I think I'd be fooled would you
guys get fooled if you just saw this
door let me know in the comments let me
show you how to get in all you have to
do is turn this key right here okay
let's go
inside all right we made it through the
tobacco
Gates yes
Okay so we've arrived and just look at
how cozy this place looks it's just so
antique look at all of the different
colors very very unique to Tokyo you
don't see something like this very often
it's like a mix of different cultures
all in one that you get to enjoy when
coming here okay so let's get the food
now
see today I'm ordering two different
wagy you beef Delights and oh
yeah all right so while we're waiting
around for a food let me try to explore
this place just a little bit and show
you guys around let's
go so they have this kind of outside
area it has kind of like that outdoor
balcony kind of feel it has a bunch of
couches so you can get together with
your friends kind of reminds me of you
know when you were in college just like
hanging out I'm kind of interested in
seeing the bathroom here as
well oh wow look at this it's like a
disco in here this would be an intense
bathroom experience especially since
it's like open until 3: in the morning
you could be um enjoying the lights
while enjoying the bathroom at the same
time okay so look all of this food has
arrived and I forgot to mention if you
come to this place they have otoshi here
you can either choose pistachio or you
can get a tequila shot and guess what I
decided I got a tequila
shot that's perfect first of all we have
the rare beef with the sea urchin on top
this one has like a big piece of sea
urchin just a little bit of a dip right
there okay let's try
it that is phenomenal it tastes so fresh
the first thing you taste is that sea
urchin and then it's followed up by the
a really nice tender silky smooth meat
that is amazing I'm glad I ordered four
I also ordered the nyama am mounted of
thickly sliced wagu beef let's get a
large piece right
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here that wagu is cooked perfectly they
have the crispy garlic on the top some
peppers and then you actually have two
different types you can use this soy
sauce you can use the mustard what's
even pretty awesome about this place is
that you can order 10 shots here for
2,000 Yen that's like less than 20 bucks
this place is amazing so definitely
check out this spot and number five IG
and peace at this next secret spot
hidden away in Shia this is where adults
go to play around let me show you how
ego and peace is just a few minutes walk
from the shabuya station right next to
Mark City it's a playful and unique
Tokyo dining bar perfect for bringing a
date or getting together with friends
it's it's a bit of a puzzle to get
inside so let me show you how it works
so this place is one of those kind of
like mystery rooms that you have to
solve just to get in if you look around
there's just a moda Lisa there's all
sorts of books so if we looked around
here's what we need to do first you got
to find this book right here looks a
little bit you know kind of out of place
because it's set down well it's out of
place for a
reason oh look there's an iguana right
here and what do you see when you see an
iguana you push it
this lit up red let's
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go inside it has an open atmosphere with
an adult playground kind of vibe in a
classy but down toe kind of way you know
kind of my
style okay so we just sat down we got
our menu this place looks amazing
there's just so much stuff to do now the
thing about this place is one the menu
itself looks pretty cool it's like
actually a
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magazine so I ordered their popular
liquid nitrogen moito which is just one
of many of their rather satisfying and
quirky drink selections along with their
drinks they've also got some tasty food
hitters that won't
disappoint okay so here we go we got our
nitrogen mojito this is actually my
first time look at that it just looks
amazing it smells so fresh too let's
take our first trp
drink that is fantastic I've had a few
Mojitos in my day and this one is pretty
good and it's super cold they have some
sugar at the bottom so you want it
really sweet and you can just mix mix
mix there you go sweet refreshing
perfect drink this place is all about
having fun they actually have a drinking
game here where you can actually win
free drinks check this out basically you
got the roulette table here and you can
place different bets and get different
drinks for free you know like my man
Wesley s says always bet on
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black
oh so this here is the free drink that
you get when you win the roulette game
but when you order the real drink this
is what you get this is some high ball
love right here anyways while they're
making the food let let me show you
around this place just a little bit to
show you what else you can do
here and they have a Mini Cooper that
you can even eat inside
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of
oh this is a three seater apparently you
can sit right there and then two people
can go here and there's a table so can
enjoy drinks you can eat in a freaking
Mini Cooper it's
awesome and then apparently back here
there's even a VIP
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section so this is their VIP room you
can see that it is quite spacious so if
you do have a big party maybe this is
the place to go and look at behind me
they even have a proper old school bath
here you can probably even just like go
in here if you wanted and here's my food
of course I got their spicy Yang yum
fried chicken with that I'll keep going
until you say stop grated cheese topping
big piece of fried chicken for you oh
I'm so excited for
this that cheese compliments the Fried
Chicken so well does have like a really
strong kick oh that's really good I also
ordered their smokey smoke steak cuz you
know food appearing from a cloud of
smoke always tastes better well unless
it's cigarette smoke that's disgusting
so there you go those are my hidden
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