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a convivial atmosphere, especially when someone rings the bell and free shots are poured
for all. Many of its customers are regulars, and due to its intimate size, striking up con-
versation seems effortless. Happy hour is until 9pm daily. It's open Monday to Friday
6pm to 6am, Saturday 7pm to 6am. 6-1-7 Roppongi. & 03/3403-4833. www.mogambo.net.
Station: Roppongi (3 min.). From Roppongi Crossing, take the road downhill from the left side
of Almond Coffee Shop and take the first right; it will be on the right.
Paddy Foley's Easy to find, this lively Irish pub is popular with both Japanese and
foreigners. Happy hour is until 7pm (to 6pm weekends), several screens show live sports
events (mainly soccer and rugby), and there's occasional live music. It's open Monday to
Thursday 6pm to 2am, Friday 5pm to 4am, Saturday 1pm to 4am, and Sunday 3pm to
2am. Roi Building basement, 5-5-1 Roppongi. & 03/3423-2250. www.paddyfoleystokyo.com.
Station: Roppongi (3 min.). On Gaien-Higashi Dori, on the right as you walk from Roppongi
Crossing toward Tokyo Tower.
Quest This sophisticated bar with blood-red walls and illuminated tables attracts a
young, international (predominately Aussie) crowd with its Australian beers; daily happy
hour (till 10pm); live sports coverage; nightly DJ playing a mix of rock, house, trance,
hip-hop, and R&B; and meat pies. It's known mostly, however, for its late hours and
doesn't start jumping until after midnight. Every Friday and Saturday there's an after-
hours party starting at 4am, when guys have to pay ¥1,000, including one drink) to
get in, but gals—I wonder why?—can get in free. Hours are Sunday to Thursday 7pm
to 7am, Friday and Saturday 7pm to 10am. 5-3-1 Roppongi. & 03/5414-2225. www.
barquestroppongi.com. Station: Roppongi (4 min.). Take the side street going downhill on the
left side of Almond Coffee Shop, and then take the 1st left; it will be on the right.
Seventh Heaven Gentlemen's Club One of several exotic dance clubs in Tokyo,
this one features international dancers (Japanese, Brazilian, European) and is popular
with foreign business travelers and Japanese entertaining their clients. Admission is
¥5,500 from 7 to 9pm, including all you can drink and eat, and is ¥7,000 thereafter,
including two drinks, but discounts are offered on its website. Women are admitted free
on Saturdays. Hours are Monday to Saturday from 7pm to 3am or later. 7-14-1 Rop-
pongi. & 03/3401-3644. www.seventh-heaven.com. Station: Roppongi (3 min.). From Roppongi
Crossing, it's on the left side of Gaien-Higashi Dori as you walk away from Tokyo Tower.
Tokyo Sports Café/Lime This is a sports bar with attitude, boasting 10 plasma
screens showing all major sporting events live, including American football, baseball,
NBA basketball, boxing, soccer, rugby, and even cricket, as well as a free billiards table.
Yet it also brings in the women with free champagne every Thursday and free shots for
models on Friday. Happy hour for everyone is until 9pm (except during major games),
and international DJs turn up the heat on Thursday through Saturday nights beginning
at 1am. It's open Monday to Saturday 6pm to 5am. 7-13-8 Roppongi. & 03/5411-8939.
Station: Roppongi (1 min.). From Roppongi Crossing, walk toward Shibuya and take the 1st
right; it's ahead at the end of the street.

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See the map on p. 103 for the bars listed in this section.
Garden Lounge If you prefer the view of a Japanese landscape garden to that of neon
lights, get to this place before sunset, where you can look out over a 400-year-old garden
complete with waterfall, pond, bridges, and manicured bushes. Cocktails begin at a