I wanted to make this video for all of you coming here to Japan soon or that may already be here.

日本は一気に状況が変わったな！

I'm taking you inside of Tokyo's hidden secret bars and restaurants that many have never ever seen before.

やっと外国人旅行者の受け入れが始まって 少しずつ元に戻り始めてる

This one definitely took some time to put together.

この動画は、これから日本に来るみんなや もう既に来てるみんなのために作ったぞ

So if you like this type of video, let me know in the comments or if you just want to help support the channel, check out the Tokyo merch and if you have any questions about Japan or your Japan travels, then definitely check out my discord community.

みんなが見たことねぇような 東京の隠れ家バーやめし屋をオラが紹介すっぞ

All right, let me show you the secret side of Tokyo and let's start here in a bee suit number one johnny coffee.

オラ、今回のは撮影に結構時間かけたんだ

So this spot right behind me is pretty awesome because it has two layers of secrecy.

気に入ってもらえたら、コメント欄で教えてくれ

Let me show you this hidden secret speakeasy inspired Tokyo bar, jenny coffee is located just five minutes away from the abusive station for most passerbys and even for some of their unknowing customers is just a small, ordinary coffee shop serving some everyday delicious joe.

チャンネルサポートはグッズ購入からお願いな

Alright, so here's the trick, this place looks like a regular coffee stand and the fact that you say you want to go into the bar, they actually will tell you that it's just a coffee stand.

日本の観光情報に関する質問があったら オラのディスコードコミュニティをのぞいてくれ

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 gonna turn into a new screen and you show them this screen to get into the secret bar.

よっしゃ、早速隠れ家的スポットに行こうぜ まずは恵比寿駅からスタートだ！

There we go, let's go inside.

このバーはすげーぞ ２段階になってんだ

So for many people, a hidden speakeasy bar could be rather intimidating, especially for first timers.

早速行こうぜ

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 you.

スピークイージーにインスパイアされたJANAI COFFEEは 恵比寿駅から徒歩5分

Okay, so we made it in, look at this place, It's not a coffee stand like I said, but it's actually a real deal bar.

通りすがりやこの店を知らねぇやつは ただ美味いコーヒーを売ってる店だと思ってるはず

Let's see what kind of drinks they have.

よっしゃ、ここが問題だ

One of the characteristics of this bar is.

ぱっと見普通のコーヒースタンドだろ

Its unique menu.

普通に「バーに入りてぇ」っつっても入れてもらえねーんだ

First of all, they've got a variety of original coffee cocktails, like coffee, lemon sour and johnny cappuccino.

ただのコーヒー屋だからって断られる

In addition they've got a course menu for the people who don't know what to order.

どうするかっつーと、携帯でここのサイトを開く

Apparently the owners wanted this speakeasy to be a cool spot for anyone to hang out.

こうしてくるくるすっと、画面が変わるんだ

Okay, so here we go, this is one of their signature drinks, Jinnai espresso, wow, that's such a strong espresso and lemon smell.

で、これを見せれば秘密のバーに入れてもらえる

It smells so good, wow, that is amazing.

よっしゃ！中に入ろうぜ

Coffee and the alcohol is a really good balance.

スピークイージーの隠れ家バーって聞くと バー初心者には敷居が高い気がすっけど

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.

一歩中に入ってみっと、落ち着く雰囲気なんだ

In fact the bar has all kinds of original coffee cocktails, which definitely suits the theme, influenced greatly by one of the owners who's an experienced barista.

なんつーか、おしゃれでモダンなホテルロビーって感じ

So the coffee here will even give your local coffee shop a run for its money.

これを入りづれぇと思うなら、どうしよもねーけどな

So they have a lot of coffee cocktails as well as regular cocktails if you're into that.

中に入れたぞ！

So whichever way you want to go, this place is a spot.

言っただろ？コーヒー屋じゃなくてバーなんだ

Okay, so we're actually not done yet.

どんな飲みもんがあるか見てみようぜ

Let me show you the final step of this process.

この店の特徴は、ユニークなメニュー

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.

コーヒー系カクテルの種類が豊富なんだ

So when people see you walking out, you actually have some coffee or tea in hand, awesome number two, you know, So, okay, so at this point I'm taking you to the old town road, but we gotta go quick before we get stuck out in the cold.

コヒーレモンサワーとか ジャナイカプチーノなんてのもある

Let's go.

何頼めばいいかわかんねぇって お客のためにコースも用意してあるぞ

Just a minute from shinjuku Sancho station, you can find this secret horsemeat, Izakaya, japanese drinking restaurant in the heart of one of the busiest shinjuku drinking spots near the town shopping center.

オーナーがこの店を入りやすい かつ、クールな店にしたかったんだって

It's pretty hard to find and also often fully booked.

飲みもんが来たぞ

So I read making reservations in advance and checking the address listed in the description.

オラはここのシグニチャードリンクの一つ ジャナイエスプレッソを注文したぞ

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.

すんげー強いエスプレッソの香りとレモンの香りがするな

You have the double locking mechanism, but I promise you it is a real deal restaurant establishment.

めっちゃいい香りだぞ

Let me take you inside and show you what they have.

こりゃうめぇ！

All right, let's go.

コーヒーとアルコールのバランスが絶妙だな

You may get a bit suspicious going through this narrow entrance, but rest assured you're in the right spot.

どっちも強ぇえから

Oh, that's the owner, Wow!

目も覚めるし、同時に楽しくなっちまうぞ

Look at this amazing place.

ここは本当にいろんな種類のコーヒーカクテルがある

He designed the interior to give it a nostalgic atmosphere at the time when Tokyo Tower was first opened in the 1920s.

テーマにぴったりだよな

Just looking around, you see all of this historical memorabilia.

オーナーの一人は熟練バリスタでさ

You can see all the posters, even the socket looks kind of historical.

コーヒー自体こだわってて、それだけでもめっちゃ旨え

These panels appear rather old and worn but in fact were recreated in this vintage like style of famous japanese companies.

コーヒーカクテルだけじゃなくて、 もちろん普通のカクテルもあるから

Just like back in the day.

どっちが飲みたくても来られるスポットだ

Enough about this whole atmosphere.

まだ終わってねぇ

Let's see if we can get a drink and maybe get some food at this place as well.

最後のステップを紹介すっぞ

So look at this right here and right.

これが最後のステップ

When he poured in, it started to freeze, you can see just right above it's frozen.

帰り際にコーヒーか紅茶どっちがいいか聞かれるんだ

It's pretty amazing.

そしたら、この店から出てくる客はみんな カップを持ってることになるもんな

Ah that is good old for you.

おもしれぇ！

Like on a hot summer day.

次にオラが潜入すんのは懐かしい感じのとこだ

This is perfect ice cold just like this place.

"凍える前に"中に入ろうぜ！

Well, this place isn't ice cold.

新宿三丁目駅から歩いて数分のところに 隠れ家馬刺居酒屋「竜之介」はあるぞ

This drink is ice cold.

新宿の飲み屋街のど真ん中、新宿伊勢丹のすぐ近くだ

This place is perfect temperature, it starts to melt a little bit, but this is the frozen part.

結構見つけづらいのと、人気店で満席なことが多いから

Little did you guys know this place specializes in raw horse meat.

予約を入れて、概要欄に書いてある住所を 事前に調べてから行ったほうがいいぞ

Part of japanese food culture.

オラは今２階に上がってきたところだ

You cannot like it.

精肉の冷蔵庫みてぇだろ

You can like it, but it's just part of just regular japanese cuisine.

金具のマジのやつだし、ダブルロックになってるし

Okay, let's just dip this in the sauce.

でも本当に人気のめし屋なんだ

Mm that is good.

早速中に入ってみようぜ

Really fresh, nice and tender.

入口がスッゲー細いから大丈夫かって心配になるけど

The soy sauce, The garlic, the ginger, all that combined with the meat is just so flavorful.

ここで間違いねぇ

So this is the gummy and it's a little bit fatter than the other two.

あ、オーナーの竜之介さんだ

Those other ones are red meat but it is equally if not more delicious if you like fatty food.

中も最高にいい感じだろ

What's really interesting about this soy sauce is rather sweet, kind of like kyushu soy sauce, but the soy sauce is made specifically for horse meat.

東京タワーが開業した1920年の設定で 懐かしい雰囲気がいいんだよな〜

But you know what, this is not over.

店内を見渡すと、懐かしい飾りもんがいっペーあんぞ

Let me show you something else.

ポスターとか

That's pretty interesting at this place.

なんか酒すら懐かしい感じがしてきた

Alright, 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.

例えばこのパネル！古く見えるけど

So although this is a Musashi horsemeat Izakaya, the shop also provides other foods to go along with your drinking style.

この時代風にデザインしてて ヴィンテージ加工したものなんだ

But if you are here rest assured that they've got a high quality horsemeat airship directly from kumamoto which is known for its fresh horsemeat.

本当みてぇだよな

Number three.

インテリアについてはこのくれぇにして

No room for squares.

飲みもんと食いもんを注文しようぜ

So this spot right here is a vintage jazz bar.

日本酒が来たぞ

But when you make it to the entrance, you may think that you might need to pay a quarter or two to get in.

注いだらすぐ凍ったんだ

Let me show you what I mean.

ほら、上の部分が凍ってんだろ

No room for squares is a fairly new jazz bar secretly hidden in the back streets of Shimo Kitazawa.

すげーな

But as long as you can find this spot, you're welcome to come inside.

こりゃ〜うめぇ日本酒だ

Okay, so here we are.

暑苦しい夏にぴったりの酒だな

Look behind me.

この店みてぇにキンキンに冷えてるぜ

We have an old school coca cola vending machine.

いや、正確にはここはキンキンではねぇ

You can see that.

…適温だ

It literally looks like it's just a bending machine in the wall.

今溶けてて、ほら、ここが凍ってるのが見える

But watch this.

みんな知っていたかね？

All right, let's go.

この店は馬刺に特化してるんだ

This is another speakeasy inspired Tokyo bar, but this one has a relaxed classic american vintage bar vibe.

馬刺しは日本で食べられるもので

Oh, there's the owner Nakata San.

好き嫌いは別として、日本の食文化の一つだな

Okay, so we've made it in the bar.

これをタレにつけてっと…

This place looks phenomenal.

こりぇうめぇ！めっちゃ新鮮で柔らかい

Just looking around.

ニンニクと生姜を入れたタレにつけると最高に旨い！

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 and even tell them about your life if you wanted to and they'll make a drink based on what you tell them.

これはタテガミっつー部位だ

So I told him that I wanted some of their special go juice and he didn't disappoint by producing a prohibition cocktail called the last word.

これは脂分が多め 他の二つは赤みだもんな

And as you crafted the drink, he told me the story behind it, a lost recipe from the 1920s which was recently rediscovered.

同じくらいうめぇ いや、脂っこいもんが好きならこっちのがうめぇかも

Okay, look, we just got our drink.

実はこの醤油、甘いんだ

Oh, wow, it already smells strong.

九州の醤油みたいな感じだな

Let's take a drink.

これは馬刺しのために作られた醤油なんだって

Whoa!

これで終わりじゃねぇ もう一つ面白いもんがあるんだ

That'll get you up in the morning.

オラ、ここを見せたったんだ

That is a kick right there has kind of like an absinthe taste to it.

オラが日本のトイレを紹介するのが好きなのは みんな知ってっと思うけど

If you guys can see that absinthe taste is this guy right here mixed in with a boot, Als gin.

ここはスッゲー興味深いと思った あくまでオラの感想だけど

So if you guys want to try this drink for yourself, then you can come here and just tell them that paolo isn't here.

このトイレは上にタンクがあって

But if you want try a different drink, then they have all different types.

水を流したい場合は、このバーを引っ張ればいいんだ

So just tell him how you feel and he'll make something that's just for, you know, menu sounds a bit intimidating, but the owner is extremely friendly and also speaks a little bit of english.

この店は馬刺居酒屋だけど 他にも酒に合ういろんなメニューがあるぞ

Oh and if you think you're going to be a bit hungry, they also sort of italian food if you reserve in advance for jazz lovers.

でもここに来るなら馬刺しは食いてぇな

The bar has live jazz performances on the weekends.

馬刺しで有名な熊本から 空輸便で直送の超新鮮な馬刺しが食えるぞ

In fact, the owner himself is a well known tax a phone player in Japan on any given night, you might see him on stage.

次に紹介すんのはビンテージジャズバー

Well, if he's not busy making drinks, the bar space itself is fairly tight.

でも入り口に行くと、 コインを入れなきゃ入れねぇのかなって思うかも

So the live music should prove to be a powerful experience.

早速行こうぜ

# four moss.

NO ROOM FOR SQUARESは、割と新しいジャズバー 下北沢の裏道に潜んでんぞ

So this next secret hidden spot is for all of my meat lover fans out there that also want to have a drink.

場所が分かりさえすれば、誰でも入って大丈夫

Let me show you.

来たぞ〜！ほら後ろ

Just five minutes from Singhania station, you can find this casual dining bar hidden behind this very japanese style vending machine.

ビンテージ感あるコーラの自販機だ

Okay, so when walking up to this spot, it looks like just a regular cigarette vending machine that has a natural american cigarette boxes.

壁によくある自販機っぽいんだけど

I don't know about you guys, but I think I'd be fooled when you guys get fooled if you just saw this door, let me know in the comments, Let me show you how to get in.

早速行くぞ

All you have to do is turn this key right here.

この店もスピークイージーのバーなんだけど

Okay, let's go inside.

こっちはどアメリカンビンテージな クラシックで落ち着いた雰囲気だな

Alright, we've made it through the tobacco gates.

あ、オーナーのナカダさんだ

Okay, so we've arrived and just look at how cozy this place looks, it's just so antique.

中に潜入できたぞ！雰囲気もすげーいい

Look at all of the different colors, very, very unique to Tokyo.

１９２０年代に時間が巻き戻った気分だ

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.

ここの店はメニューがないから、気分を伝えればいいんだ

Okay, so let's get the food.

今どんな人生を送ってるかを伝えたら それに合った飲みもんを作ってもらえるぞ

Now, today I'm ordering two different wagyu beef delights and Oh yeah, alright, so while we're waiting around for food, let me try to explore this place just a little bit and show you guys around.

オラはここのおすすめの 元気玉みてぇな飲みもんが欲しいってお願いしたら

Let's go.

禁酒時代に流行った「ラストワード」っつーカクテルを用意してくれた

So they have this kind of outside area that has kind of like that outdoor balcony kind of feel has a bunch of couches so you can get together with your friends kind of reminds me of, you know when you're in college just like hanging out, I'm kind of interested in seeing the bathroom here as well.

彼は期待を裏切らねぇな

Oh look at this like a disco in here.

作りながらドリンクの裏話も教えてくれたぞ

This would be an intense bathroom experience.

レシピがずっと謎だったのに、最近発見されたんだって

Especially since it's like open until three in the morning.

ドリンクが来たぞ

You could be enjoying the lights while enjoying the bathroom at the same time.

匂いで強いのがすぐわかる

Okay, so look all of this food has a ride and I forgot to mention if you come to this place, they have toshi here.

早速のむぞ

You can either choose pistachio or you can get a tequila shot and guess what?

こりゃ目が覚めるな

I decided I got a tequila shot.

なんかアブサンみてぇな味がする…

That's perfect.

アブサンみてぇな味の正体はこれだ

First of all, we have the rare beef with the sea urchin on top.

ブードルスジンとミックスしたんだな

This one has like a big piece of sea urchin, just a little bit of a dip right there.

オラと同じのが飲みてぇなら

Okay, let's try.

パオロの動画を見たって言えばわかるはず

That is phenomenal.

他にもいろんなもんがあるから

It tastes so fresh.

どんな気分か伝えれば大丈夫だ

The first thing you taste is that sea urchin and it is followed up by the really nice tender, silky smooth meat.

メニューがない店って敷居高ぇって思いがちだけど

That is amazing.

オーナーはめっちゃフレンドリーだし 英語も少し話せるから心配ご無用だ

I'm glad I ordered four.

ジャズのライブパフォーマンを 週末にやってっからジャズ好きは要チェックだぞ

I also ordered the nicu yama, a mounted a thickly sliced wagyu beef.

実は、オーナー自身も日本で名の知れたサックス演奏者で

Get large piece right here That is cooked perfectly.

ごく稀にステージに立つこともあるぞ

They have the crispy garlic on the top, some peppers and then you actually have two different types.

運が良ければ演奏してるとこ観れるかもな！

You can use the soy sauce.

バースペースは結構狭いから ライブはパワフルで迫力があるぞ

You can use the mustard.

次にオラが紹介する店は、酒も飲みてぇ肉好きに送るぞ！

What's even pretty awesome about this place is that you can order 10 shots here for 2000 yet.

早速行こうぜ

That's like less than 20 bucks.

三軒茶屋駅から徒歩5分

This place is amazing.

水タバコもある隠れ家ダイニングバーは 日本っぽい自動販売機の後ろに潜んでんぞ

So definitely check out this and number five ego and peace at this next secret spot hidden away.

ここにあるのはよくあるタバコの自動販売機だろ

And this is where adults go to play around.

ナチュラルアメリカンシガレットの箱が並んでる

Let me show you how ego and pieces.

オラ、間違いなくここは気づかねぇと思う

Just a few minutes walk from the Shibuya station right next to Mark City.

みんなはどう思う？

It's a playful and unique Tokyo dining bar.

コメントで教えてくれ

Perfect for bringing a date or getting together with friends.

入り方は簡単！この鍵を回すだけだ

It's a bit of a puzzle to get in side.

中に入ろうぜ

So let me show you how it works.

タバコの入り口から中に入れたぜ

So this place is one of those kind of like mystery rooms that you have to solve just to get in.

中に入ると、スッゲーまったりした雰囲気だ

If you look around, there's just more to lisa, there's all sorts of books.

アンティークっぽくて、カラフル

So we looked around, here's what we need to do first.

東京ではこういうスタイルは珍しいかもな

You got to find this book right here.

いろんな文化が入り混ざった雰囲気が楽しめる

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.

よっしゃ、注文すっぞ

Oh look, there's an iguana right here.

オラは、和牛を使った２種類の食いもんを注文すっぞ

And what do you see when you see an iguana you push it?

あともちろん…

This lit up red.

出来上がるのを待つ間、少し探検すっぞ