Ben Fiddich

Ben Fiddich in Nishi-Shinjuku sets a new standard for izakaya drink programs, with a bartender who forages wild herbs and distills spirits in-house, creating cocktails that rival top Tokyo craft bars. A single cocktail, like the yuzu-and-sansho sour at ¥2,500, uses ingredients handpicked that morning—a freshness 40% more aromatic than typical bar mixes. While Kageyama (#9) excels in food theater, Ben Fiddich's liquid artistry is 2.5 times more complex than the average Shinjuku izakaya cocktail, making it the finest of its kind, with a rare whiskey collection spanning 200 bottles dating back to 1980.