Location: Ebisu Station on the Yamanote Line 

Ebisu is an upscale business area of Tokyo. A slightly older and more refined crowd hangs out here than in places like Harajuku and Shibuya. The east side of the station has Ebisu Garden Place, a spacious shopping area at the bottom of the Gardern Tower, Ebisu’s tallest building.

This is a lovely open area and very peaceful to hangout and drink coffee or munch on a pastry from the local bakery. There is also a beer garden and the Sapporo beer museum here.

The west side of the station contains a bunch of eateries and pokey little shops hidden in its side streets. Always a fun place to hang out in the evenings. A walk down Komazawa doori will take you to the nearby Daikanyama.