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酒 · Bars & Nightlife
After Dark
Tokyo's late hours are gentler than the world thinks. Six seats, a record on the turntable, ice cracking in a glass.
Blue Note Tokyo map
Aoyama — legendary jazz
The Tokyo branch of the New York icon. Internationally known artists on a small stage, dinner before, a serious crowd. Book ahead.
Golden Gai map
Shinjuku — six bars per block
A few alleys of tiny postwar bars, each with its own personality and own rules — some welcome strangers, some don't. Wander, peek through doorways, find your one.
record bar 33 1/3 rpm
Ebisu — vinyl bar
Drinks, deep cuts, requests welcome. The kind of place you find by accident and remember forever.
That was 3 of 53 places in this chapter. The rest are in Tokyo Table & Bar.
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