Bars and Clubs in Tokyo

Cavern Club

If you know your Beatles history, you'll know Cavern is the name of the Liverpool club where the Fab...

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Bar Del Sole

I like this place for its outdoor terrace and open facade, a rarity in Roppongi. In addition to the usual...

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Yellow

Closed on and off by the boys in blue during its infant rebellious years, this is the closest thing Tokyo...

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Kinsmen

This long-standing second-floor gay bar welcomes customers of all persuasions. It's a pleasant oasis,...

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Christon Cafe

This has to be one of the weirdest theme bars I've seen in Tokyo. Decorated like a church with its stained-glass...

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Albatross

This tiny bar is one of the 100 or so miniature establishments nestled in Goruden Gai. Located up a narrow...

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Tokyo Loose

Young Tokyoites who work in Shinjuku come here after-hours to hang out and to dance to trance, hip-hop,...

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Sky Room

This is a great -- albeit simple -- place for an inexpensive drink after an active day in historic Asakusa....

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Liquidroom

This is the most happening place in Ebisu (if not all of Tokyo) for live events, with concerts, well-known...

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Cooton Club

This cool venue is the best proof yet that Marunouchi, which already boasts new skyscrapers, hotels,...

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Top of Akasaka

I like to start my evenings in Akasaka with a quiet drink at this fancy and romantic cocktail lounge....

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The Mermaid

This cozy British pub in the heart of Akasaka's nightlife district opens to the street, with outdoor...

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Lupin

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Garden Lounge

If you prefer the view of a Japanese landscape garden to that of neon lights, get to this place before...

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Kento's

Kento's was one of the first places to open when the wave of 1950s nostalgia hit Japan in the 1980s;...

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STB 139

Popular with well-heeled Japanese, this classy venue in a modern brick building offers a wide range of...

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Hard Rock Cafe

Located in JR Ueno Station, this chain cafe has the usual rock-'n'-roll memorabilia, American food, and...

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New Sazae

After other bars in this predominantly gay district close, those revelers who refuse to call it quits...

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Body & Soul

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Dubliners' Irish Pub

Attracting expats and locals alike -- mostly in their 30s and 40s -- is this chain Irish bar, especially...

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Code

Known for its frequent trance and techno events, Kabuki-cho's largest club brings in both Japanese and...

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Volga

Volga, a yakitori-ya housed in an ivy-covered two-story brick building, features an open grill facing...

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Crocodile

Popular with a young Japanese crowd, the eclectic Crocodile describes itself as a casual rock-'n'-roll...

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Vagabond

Although most of the night action in Shinjuku is east of the station, the west side also has an area...

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Ichimon

Ichimon takes its name from mon, which was the lowest piece of currency used by common people during...

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