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Tam's Bar

Overview
Name: 
Tam's Bar
The Outside: 
Ku: 
Suginami
Station: 
JR Koenji
Exit: 
South
Distance from station: 
4 minutes
Review: 

Tam's Bar is a tiny basement bar that seats no more than ten people at a time. As the sign brightly states, it opened in 1984 and features Jazz and Soul.

Directions: 
Take JR Koenji South Exit and turn right. Walk along the tracks for just a couple of minutes, passing the Irish Bar and karaoke place on the left side. Tam's is down the elft side alleayway after there, you'll see the green sign on the ground.
Contact Info
Address: 
n/a
Telephone: 
n/a
email: 
n/a
Website: 
n/a
Additional Info
Size: 
1-10

Maze Soul Extension

Overview
Name: 
Maze Soul Extension
The Outside: 
Ku: 
Suginami
Station: 
JR Koenji
Exit: 
South Exit
Distance from station: 
5 minutes
Review: 

Maze is a very hip soul music bar located right in the middle of the Koenji Pal Arcade 'shoutengai' (shopping street).

Directions: 
Out of the South Exit turn right, then left onto the Pal Arcade shopping street. It's a few minutes down on the left side. Morita-san and his family run the soba shop downstairs, grab some noodles first then head upstairs for the drinking and music.
Contact Info
Address: 
6-2 Koenji Minami 4-chome
Telephone: 
03-3312-7684
email: 
n/a
Website: 
n/a
Additional Info
Size: 
21-30

Cafe Ellington

Overview
Name: 
Cafe Ellington
The Outside: 
Ku: 
Suginami
Station: 
JR Asagaya - Chuo, Sobu Lines
Exit: 
South Exit
Distance from station: 
2 minutes
Review: 

Cafe Ellington was opened in June 2012 by the warm and chatty Onodera-san, a retired apparel merchant.

Directions: 
http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1319/A131905/13146651/dtlmap/ Easy to find after coming out the South Exit.
Contact Info
Address: 
Asagaya 3-37
Telephone: 
n/a
email: 
n/a
Website: 
n/a
Additional Info
Size: 
11-20

Misty

Overview
Name: 
Misty
The Outside: 
Ku: 
Suginami
Station: 
JR Asagaya - Chuo/Sobu Line
Exit: 
South
Distance from station: 
6-9
Review: 

Misty is a small cafe located in the heart of Asagaya's old style "shotengai" (shopping street).

Directions: 
http://www.cafe-jazz-misty.com/access.html
Contact Info
Address: 
1-35-21 Minami-Asagaya, Suginami-Ku
Telephone: 
03-3317-8647
Website: 
http://www.cafe-jazz-misty.com/index.html
Additional Info
Size: 
11-20
Food: 
Yes

Nadja

Overview
Name: 
Nadja
The Inside: 
The Outside: 
Ku: 
Nakano
Station: 
JR Koenji
Exit: 
North Exit
Distance from station: 
3 minutes
Review: 

Nadja is a great little cafe in Koenji that stands out for its tasty lunch menu, especially the Malaysian style curry.

Directions: 
Easy map and shop details here: http://www.koenji-azuma.com/shop/nadja.shtml
Contact Info
Address: 
2-12-5-2F Kita-Koenji, Suginami-Ku
Telephone: 
03-3339-6211
email: 
n/a
Website: 
n/a
Additional Info
Size: 
11-20
Food: 
Yes

Kissa Seikatsu

Overview
Name: 
Kissa Seikatsu
The Inside: 
Ku: 
Suginami
Station: 
Higashi Koenji - Marunouchi Line
Exit: 
Exit 1
Distance from station: 
2 minutes
Review: 

Kissa Seikatsu (喫茶生活 "Cafe Lifestyle") is a gem of a place a few mins walk from Higashi-Koenji station on the Marunouchi Subway Line.

Directions: 
Easy to find, check the map here: http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1319/A131904/13097276/dtlmap/
Contact Info
Address: 
1-6-12 Minami-Koenji, Suginami-Ku
Telephone: 
n/a
email: 
n/a
Website: 
n/a
Additional Info
Size: 
1-10

Tom

Overview
Name: 
Tom
The Inside: 
The Outside: 
Ku: 
Suginami
Station: 
JR Asagaya
Exit: 
South Exit
Distance from station: 
3 minutes
Review: 

吐夢 (Pronounced "To-mu" or just "Tom") is unique in a couple of ways.

Directions: 
Turn right out of the South Exit, walk along the tracks right past the Smile Hotel. Look to your left after the Smile Hotel, you'll see the sign.
Contact Info
Address: 
Inaba Bldg 2F, Asagaya-Minami 3-28-31
Telephone: 
03-3220-1275
Website: 
n/a
Additional Info
Size: 
21-30
Food: 
Yes

Stardust

Overview
Name: 
Stardust
The Inside: 
The Outside: 
Ku: 
Suginami
Station: 
JR Asagaya
Exit: 
North Exit
Distance from station: 
3 minutes
Review: 

Stardust is an old bar, first opened in Asagaya in 1971 by the very chatty Masuda Junko-san. It's been at its current spot for about fifteen years and has a steady regular customer base.

Directions: 
no map! Take the north exit then go left alongside the elevated train tracks. At the end of the road, about 2 mins walk, turn right and go around the corner. Stardust is on the left.
Contact Info
Address: 
Minami Bldg B1 Asagaya-Kita 2-13-5
Telephone: 
03-3337-1325
email: 
n/a
Website: 
n/a
Additional Info
Size: 
21-30

Manhattan

Overview
Name: 
Manhattan
Ku: 
Suginami
Station: 
Asagaya - JR Chuo, Sobu lines
Exit: 
North
Distance from station: 
2 minutes
Review: 

Tiny club in jazz rich Asagaya, Manhattan is always worth stopping by. All-night jam sessions three times a month.

Directions: 
http://www.ateliermw.com/manhattan/image/manmap.jpg
Contact Info
Telephone: 
03-3336-7961
Website: 
http://www.ateliermw.com/manhattan/
Additional Info
Size: 
11-20
Food: 
Yes

Rooster

Overview
Name: 
Rooster
Ku: 
Suginami
Station: 
JR Ogikubo, Marunouchi Line Subway - Ogikubo Station
Exit: 
South Exit
Distance from station: 
1 minutes
Review: 

Rooster is a great little live-house that features jazz, blues, funk, New Orleans..basically all the best stuff.

Directions: 
1 minute from the South Exit, easy map at the bottom of this page. http://www.ogikubo-rooster.com/main/index.html
Contact Info
Address: 
Inoue Bldg (井上ビル) B1, 5-16-15, Ogikubo, Suginami-Ku
Telephone: 
03-5347-7369
Website: 
http://www.ogikubo-rooster.com/
Additional Info
Size: 
21-30
Food: 
Yes

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