The Global Drinker — World Bar Guide
Sodden Frog
Tokyo, Japan
This upscale bar off the new Azabudai Hills complex – home to Janu Tokyo – sits below Michelin-starred restaurant Florilege, and is run by the same team. Head bartender Shinnosuke Takada crafts complex cocktails with an epicurean sensibility, incorporating ingredients such as nori seaweed, rice malt, and seasonal vegetables. The bar menu is equally considered, with dishes including beef tartare and bone marrow flan. Cocktail flights and an afternoon tea-style degustation pairing with nine snacks offers relatively good value for money.
Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza D 3F, 5-10-7 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo · $$$$