Date night in Tokyo
Pick the vibe — first date, anniversary, or low-key Friday — and use this Tokyo shortlist of romantic spots, dinner picks and walks.
Best date-night spots in Tokyo
12 curated picks — from candlelit dinners to sunset views.
Bar Benfiddich
$$$Cocktail bar · Shinjuku
Hiroyasu Kayama's farm-foraged cocktails.
Blue Note Tokyo
$$$$Live music · Aoyama
Premier jazz club, international acts.
Den
$$$$Restaurant · Jingumae
Two-Michelin-star playful kaiseki, World's 50 Best.
Golden Gai
$$Cocktail bar · Shinjuku
Maze of tiny 6-seat bars — pick one, share a bottle, lose track of time.
Higashiya Ginza
$$$Restaurant · Ginza
Modern wagashi + sake in a tea-house setting.
Kanda Yabu Soba
$$Restaurant · Kanda
1880 wooden soba house, time-machine date.
L'Effervescence
$$$$Restaurant · Nishiazabu
Two-Michelin French-Japanese tasting.
Meguro River cherry blossoms
$Walk · Meguro
Lantern-lit sakura walk in spring.
SG Club
$$$Cocktail bar · Shibuya
World's 50 Best — two-floor cocktail experience, late and stylish.
Shibuya Sky
$$View · Shibuya
Open-air rooftop above Shibuya Crossing.
Sukiyabashi Jiro
$$$$Restaurant · Ginza
Jiro Dreams of Sushi — the temple of sushi.
Tokyo Tower view from Park Hyatt
$$$$View · Shinjuku
Lost-in-Translation New York Bar.
Frequently asked
- Start with a wine bar, then a slow-paced dinner, then dessert or a walk. Highlights right now: Shibuya Scramble, TeamLab Planets, Yanaka.