Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2012

Native New Yorker Eliot Bergman has been filling sandwiches and mixing up strong drinks Big Apple-style for several years at the aptly named Martiniburger (Nakazatocho 31, Shinjuku-ku; http://martini-burger.com/en). This stylish burger and beverage bunker is the perfect place to indulge in an extra-dry vodka martini (¥700) or a glass of draft Brooklyn Lager (¥800), for example, while you bite on a juicy option from this month’s N. Y. Burger Collection (¥1,350). This might be the Fifth Avenue, with gouda, cheddar cheese and aioli; the Little Italy with melted mozzarella and spicy ketchup; or a host of other gourmet mouthfuls.