Mother

Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa


Mother is a classic Shimo-Kitazawa bar with a soundtrack from the ’60s and ’70s and an undulating, womb-like interior covered in mosaic tile. It does cocktails (from ¥600) with in-house infusions and also Okinawan and Southeast Asian food.


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