The standing bars of Osaka: Cheap, cheerful and nostalgic
The origin of tachinomi can be traced to the Edo Period (1603-1868), when sake shops started offering customers a quick tipple from square wooden measuring cups known as masu. Since then, they have become neighborhood institutions.
Bees Bar by Narisawa: Restaurant’s side project is a more casual affair
After 15 years, chef Yoshihiro Narisawa's eponymous high-end restaurant in Aoyama needs no introduction or further plaudits, and nor does his innovative, superlative cuisine. But there was always one area that needed addressing: the lack of a bar inside his compact premises. Consider that handled. ...
Tokyo's hotel bars a cut above when it comes to lunch
Some bars, it turns out, have split personalities. In the evening they are a place to relax with a drink and chat with friends. But a few transform in the day, taking on new atmospheres and giving entirely different impressions. We speak, of course, of ...
English bar blocks cellphone signals, tries to get patrons talking again
A new English cocktail bar offers something truly old-fashioned on its menu: the chance to talk to real people instead of staring down your cellphone. The Gin Tub in Brighton has won rave reviews in its first week of business by installing a cell signal ...
Britain may temporarily bar U.K. Islamist fighters from returning: BBC
Britain could temporarily ban British Islamists who go to fight for militants in Iraq and Syria from returning home, the BBC reported, citing a government source. British nationals suspected of being involved in terrorism would be allowed to keep their citizenship but would be prevented ...
Heartland, the bar in Tokyo's Roppongi Hills complex where bankers from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. partied before the 2008 financial crisis, has shut its doors after more than a decade. The bar, downstairs from the Japan headquarters of Goldman Sachs ...
