The Bellwood

The Bellwood opened in 2020 in Shibuya's culturally rich Oku district under the direction of award-winning bartender Atsushi Suzuki, inspired by late Meiji to Taisho-era café culture when Western and Japanese sensibilities merged. The cocktail menu showcases distinctly Japanese ingredients—green tea, kombu kelp, black garlic, and miso—blended with gin or vodka in original recipes. Suzuki applies kaiseki principles to cocktail construction, building multi-course drink sequences mirroring traditional Japanese meal progression. Ranked No. 48 on the World's 50 Best Bars, the venue also features Belle Sushi, offering creative sushi pairings with exclusive cocktails.