A craft beer bar in Harajuku? It’s not as weird as it sounds: you’ll find excellent pints at Harajuku Taproom, and it’s a nice escape from the madness of Takeshita-dori Street nearby.

Harajuku Taproom - image © Florentyna Leow
With many great craft beer bars and pubs out in the big city, Tokyoites are no strangers to excellent craft beer by now. Here’s another addition to the list: just off the congested candy-colored consumer capital of Takeshita-dori Street is Harajuku Taproom, a slightly incongruous but entirely delightful pub serving pints of excellent craft beer.

Harajuku Taproom - image © Florentyna Leow
Harajuku Taproom is the second pub opened by Baird Brewing Company, a Shizuoka-based brewery headed by Bryan Baird. Whether you prefer light, dark, stouts, or IPAs, there’s something for everyone here, and they’re all uniformly good. You’d expect nothing less of a brewery.
In terms of food, Harajuku Taproom departs from usual pub fare like shepherd’s pie and offers a full-on yakitori menu instead, making this an entirely delightful pub-izakaya fusion.
For more Tokyo craft beer choices, see our Best Tokyo Craft Beer Pubs page.
English name:
Harajuku Taproom
Japanese name:
原宿タップルーム
English address:
2F No Surrender bldg., 1-20-13 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0001
Japanese address:
〒150-0001 東京都渋谷区神宮前1-20-13 ノーサレンダービル2F
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday: 5pm-12am
Saturday, Sunday and national holidays: noon-12am
Admission:
free
Nearest Transport:
Train: 3-minute walk from Takeshita exit of Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote line.
Subway: 5-minute walk from exit 3 of Meiji-jingumae Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines.
Telephone:
+81-3-6438-0450
Website:
Official website (Japanese)
Near To Here:
Harajuku Taproom is located in Tokyo's Harajuku And Aoyama district. See our complete list of things to do in Harajuku And Aoyama, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

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