The Global Drinker — World Bar Guide
Lamp Bar
Nara, Japan
Lamp Bar sits on Tsunofuricho in Nara, a small, sophisticated room with no printed menu, where bartenders mix to each guest's taste. The bar ranked 94th on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 and is known for an Old Fashioned that regulars call the best they have had. Drinks run about 2,000 yen, and the team welcomes international visitors.
26 Tsunofurichō, Nara, 630-8224, Japan
Awards & Rankings
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 — #94
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 — #46
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2024 — #55
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2023 — #23
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2022 — #20
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2018 — #45
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2017 — #36
- The Sailing Bar, Nara — Nara