The SG Club
1-7-8 Jinnan, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0041
The SG Club brings a cross-cultural point of view to Japanese drinking. Its operator traces the concept to Japan’s nineteenth-century encounter with the United States, while the present-day experience allows different moods within one venue. Guzzle occupies the more casual ground floor; Sip provides the more sophisticated basement setting that best matches this guide’s brief. Independent coverage in The 50 Discovery supports the distinction between the two principal drinking spaces. The attraction is a programme that can draw on culinary ideas and international cocktail traditions while retaining a Japanese perspective. Our placement rewards that creative range, although guests seeking the concentration of an eight-seat tasting should choose Gen Yamamoto instead. The booking details keep the recommendation precise. TableCheck reservations are for Sip only, at 18:00 or 19:30. Counter bookings allow at most two guests, and reservations for six or more are not accepted. All booked guests must arrive before seating, and a ninety-minute limit may apply when busy. Minors are not admitted. The operator also describes a separate membership cigar lounge, Savor; an ordinary Sip booking does not confer access. Use the Jinnan address rather than the similarly named SG Tavern.