Shinjuku Golden Gai & Omoide Yokocho: Retro Bar Hopping

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My Trip

Showa-era drinking alleys that survived in the middle of skyscraper Shinjuku. Have a drink in the smoky yakitori alley, then cross to Golden Gai with its 200-odd mini bars to hop between bars, a 'real Tokyo night.'

Evening4 stopsEst. budget 75,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
Omoide Yokocho思い出横丁
Shinjuku · Grill · 50 min stay
The 'alley of memories' beside Shinjuku Station. Old yakitori and motsu-yaki shops puff smoke on both sides of a passage barely wide enough for one person. Opening the night with a skewer and a highball is the classic.
저녁
Walk 7 min
2
Shinjuku Golden Gai新宿ゴールデン街
Shinjuku · Bar · 60 min stay
The crystallization of Showa retro, with over 200 ultra-small bars across six alleys. Each shop has a clear owner's taste (film, punk, literature), so one bar is a world of its own. First, a loop of the alleys.
Walk 2 min
3
Bar AlbatrossBar Albatross G
Shinjuku · Bar · 45 min stay
A go-to bar in Golden Gai that even foreigners can enter comfortably. The narrow three-story space decorated with a chandelier is unique, and the clear pricing and charges make it good for a first Golden Gai visit.
Walk 2 min
4
OPEN BOOK오픈 북
Shinjuku · Bar · 45 min stay
A lemon-sour specialty bar where they squeeze the lemon for you at a counter surrounded by books. Even within Golden Gai its mood is calm, good for a final drink (seating is tight; you may wait).