Akio Watanabe


April 2, 2015

Akio Watanabe of Bar EST! (Tokyo)

by Kayoko Akabori

Looking back on our trip to Japan in February, the most memorable cocktail was at Bar EST!. A short distance from the Yushima train station in Tokyo, EST! is a dark, tavernous space filled with men drinking a scotch on the rocks and smoking cigarettes. At the helm is Akio Watanabe, “master” aka owner of Bar […]