Bar Musashi

Hiding out in the basement on a side street in the direction of Shinbashi, Musashi is one of the newer upscale bars in Ginza – it only opened in 2000 – and one of the less pretentious. It's also far more casual than the average watering hole in this neighbourhood, welcoming everyone from lone boozehounds to larger groups, and boasts a gorgeous wooden counter around which imbibers in the know gather every evening of the week.