Gen Yamamoto

Minimalist Azabu Juban bar serving seasonal omakase cocktails using fresh Japanese fruits and ingredients.

Gen Yamamoto is the Azabu cocktail counter for Tokyo's most-quoted seasonal-cocktail program. Eight-seat counter. No list. The bartender works through whatever the market gave him that week. Reservations only. Quiet room. Not a long stop; the menu is structured as a four- or six-cocktail tasting.

What to order: The four-cocktail seasonal tasting, The six-cocktail extended tasting, Ask about the fruit-of-the-week pour