Craft Beer Keg is an oasis of great food and craft beer in the big city of Nagoya. They execute well on all important points. The beer is in top condition and features an excellent selection culled by the friendly manager, Sato. The food alone is worth a trip and pairs fantastically with beer. An…

Wachi is one of the finest craft beer establishments in Japan. While a great selection of craft beer, including rare imports, together with affordable prices can be matched by anyone, Wachi brings unusual varieties of grilled and smoked food to the table. It’s not a craft beer bar, but a dining experience complemented by craft.…

Popeye has been voted one of the best beer bars in the world several times in recent years. The feature attraction of this popular haunt in a somewhat remote corner of eastern Tokyo is its 70 offerings of draft beer served in excellent condition. The other attraction is, perhaps, its charismatic owner, Aoki Tatsuo. He…

Aldgate is a cornerstone of the craft beer scene, not only in Shibuya, but perhaps Tokyo as a whole. Owner Hanaka and his international staff offer close to twenty drafts in excellent condition to pair with satisfying British-style pub food. The draw of Aldgate isn’t just the beer, but the gestalt experience—there’s little, if anything,…

The generically named Craft Beer Bar is anything but generic. Owner Suzuki Tetsuya carefully selects ten of the country’s finest craft brews (including real ales) to serve in a decidedly mellow—some would say formal—atmosphere. Suzuki himself is always formally dressed, too, giving CBB the feel of a traditional Japanese whiskey bar. Well, in fact, it…