EDY’S BAR — Restaurant in Tokyo

Edy is, to put it simply, the coolest man I’ve met in Tokyo. As soon as my buddy and I went to his bar, we were blasted by his sunny disposition. The man can speak at least three languages, including English and Japanese. He includes everyone in the conversation at his bar. He’s very attentive. So much so that he felt like an uncle or someone close to us that we’d lost touch with and again found in the middle of the colorful bastion of Shinjuku. His bar felt like a hideout for people that respect people. Being from America, specifically LA, where a lot of people force there smiles stand-offish and don’t want to have anything to do with you unless it’s a fist fight, I was very refreshed and even emotional after leaving his bar. I felt seen and accepted and I felt that I had met a brother or, as I said, an uncle from a passed life. Edy is legendary and all class. His bar is intimate and covered in a motley assortment of items that afford one the feeling of being in some kind of indescribable party, where everyone is laid back and satisfactorily one with the joy in the room. I felt like I was in a dream. And I felt like I had stumbled into a pocket of the world where you can rest from the anger and hate and the judgement that comes with living with humans. He reminded me that people can be accepting of each other and that strangers can feel like friends in the right circumstances. Basically he changed my life and all I did was have a couple of drinks at his bar. Thank you Edy. You’ve accomplished a great deal already. I’ll be back for another round or two as...

Edy is a deadset legend! On my first night in Tokyo, I was hyped and looking for a place to chill and begin my adventure - my hotel was in Shinjuku, and I knew there were a ton of bars near me, but they were quite small and packed, and intimidating to someone who doesn't know Japanese very well.

I stumbled into this bar - Edy actually told me the first time that, 'It's Japanese', which I thought meant the bar was only for Japanese people; I was getting ready to leave before he told me that it was the just the door that was Japanese (it slides open, instead of pushes), and I was more than welcome to enter.

I sat down and had several beers, along with Edy's famous seaweed popcorn, and made friends that night - as well as the 2 other times I popped in during my trip to Japan.

Edy is friendly, multilingual, the drinks are reasonably priced (1000 yen for any drink!) and the atmosphere is positive throughout. A great place if you want to meet and hang with other tourists, but there are plenty of Japanese people there as well.

I will see you on my...

Had the absolutely pleasure of stumbling onto Edy’s bar as my travel mates were delayed by a whole day . Went based on the reviews and I’m not gonna lie being from Chicago I thought “there is no way this place rocks like this , but it did . I was the first person the bar as Tokyo gets started later , and immediately I was greeted by Edy himself who not only shared some of his ginger whiskey with me but also shared some seawood popcorn with me . He also showed me his tapping system which as a bar owner I was very excited.to see . The customers you’ll meet are from all over the world and if you’re a misfit looking for a place to be around a few other misfits this place will feel like home ! Met two brothers in that place and Edy you’re one of them ! Arigato Gozaimasu for the hospitality...