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A bar on G2-dori with year-round pumpkin (Italian: zucca) decorations. Friendly female staff run the counter. Clam chowder as the bar snack and tea-based cocktails make for a relaxed, unhurried evening. A genuinely mellow corner of Golden Gai.
Shinjuku Golden Gai is Tokyo's most iconic bar district — 295+ unique bars packed into six narrow alleys in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. A 5-minute walk from Shinjuku Station East Exit, next to Hanazono Shrine. Featured in the Michelin Green Guide, it has been a cultural institution since the 1950s.
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