Bar/S: Drinking Your Shampoo?!

I didn't have time to explore the retail delights of the Shiseido flagship building in Ginza - which features a salon de cafe as well as a parlour. However, I did get to enjoy a cocktail at their top-floor Bar/S - replete with the refined air and feel of an exclusive private bar.There were a few patrons but not too many, speaking in hushed tones. The jazz soundtrack and the service was suitably unobtrusive. The enormous red maple chandelier casted beautiful grey "leafy tree" shadows across the room as if we were in a forest glen.

Tsubaki is Shiseido's well-known shampoo brand and happens to be the shampoo I'm using at the moment. Due to some anniversary, there was a limited-edition cocktail menu in homage of Tsubaki. We both ordered drinks from this menu and it was the Red Tsubaki which really shone. The flute was extremely delicate, the gold leaf a totally useless but decadent touch.

The cover charge is JPY20,000 and so total bill came to JPY50,000 for two cocktails with bar snacks. Bar/S is located on the top floor of the Shiseido HQ in Ginza. Check out the professional photos which show off the decor better at  http://www.timeout.com/tokyo/bars-and-pubs/bar-s