Cocktail Works

If you have grown tired of the energetic but sometimes noisy izakayas that usually defines the Ameyoko area, or if you simply want a good cocktail with some craftsmanship behind it, this is it!
The atmosphere is nice and quiet. The bartenders seem to take their job seriously at this bar and deliver thereafter. There are around 30 seats and seats by the counter as well. Me and my friend walked in on a Friday night around 21 and got seated immediately. Service is good and the drinks arrive fairly quickly. Even if you are allowed to smoke I did not notice any cigarette smoke that bothered me, something you might otherwise expect at a bar in Japan.
I tried a seasonal strawberry gin & tonic (see the separate menu for the seasonal drinks) and then a raspberry mojito. Both were lovely and packed with flavor with an nice balance of a lot of fruit flavor but not tasting like a glass of juice.
The menu is in both english and japanese so it is easy to order even if you can’t speak japanese. This time I did not try any of the food, but I will come back here again and try it.

This is the only real high end cocktail bar I found in Ueno. Very friendly bar staff. Bring Google translate if you don’t speak Japanese, but they are very friendly to foreigners.