PenCities

Night Life

• B Bar Marunouchi
  Pinpoint lighting creates a gallery-like setting in this showcase for Baccarat crystal. Select your favourite glass if you like, and let the bartender improvise what goes in.
  
  B/1F, Kokusai Building, Marunouchi 3-1-1, Chiyoda-ku
  Tel: (81-3) 5223 8871  baccarat.com
  
• Billboard Live Tokyo
  At the heart of Tokyo Midtown, this exciting venue for live music of all genres has a three-level auditorium and a stage with a glass backdrop to enjoy the nightscape views over dinner and drinks before the show. September’s line-up includesthe infectious dance music of The Baker Brothers;the "DMS" trio of George Duke, Marcus Miller, and David Sanborn; UK reggae star Maxi Priest with US reggae revivalists Big Mountain; and tap dance, hip-hop, and instrumental accordion performances.Vocalists Bobby Caldwell and Gilbert O'Sullivanappear in October; the instrumental post-rock band Tortoise performs in November.
  
  4/F, Garden Terrace, Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka 9-7-4, Minato-ku 
  Tel: (81-3) 3405 1133   billboard-live.com
  
• Cotton Club
  Like its legendary Harlem namesake, this upscale supper club is a chic setting to enjoy good food and drinks and performances by world-class artists.
  
  2/F, Tokia Building, Marunouchi 2-7-3, Chiyoda-ku 
  Tel: (81-3) 3215 1555   cottonclubjapan.co.jp
• Feria Tokyo
  A popular place to begin or cap a night of clubbing, this luxury complex in the heart of Roppongi offers several different zones, each with its own style, clientele, and sound. 
  
  Roppongi 7-13-7, Minato-ku
  Tel: (81-3) 5785 0656  lounge-feria.jp
  
• Goss
  With its system of high-tech dispensers imported from Italy, Goss makes wine tasting accessible and fun. From more than 300 labels, this chic bar offers, daily, as many as 24 wines to be enjoyed by the glass – cleverly selected to make flight-building interesting – and you can choose whether you’d like your sample to be 20, 50, or 90 ml. Premium champagnes can also be sipped by the glass, inviting you to find a new favourite. Stop by for a relaxing break from shopping – the bar is open from 2:00 pm on weekends – and try their light food offerings, which are just as stylish as the drinks.
  
  Seiryu Ginza Building, Ginza 3-4-6, Chuo-ku
  Tel. (81-3) 3562 8025
• Higashiya Ginza
  Seasonal rice cakes and other delicate wagashi treats feature in the a la carte, afternoon tea, and lunch menus at this contemporary oasis for refined Japanese teas and handcrafted sweets.
  
  2/F, Pola Ginza Building, Ginza 1-7-7, Chuo-ku
  Tel: (81-3) 3538 3230   higashiya.com
  
• Le Baron de Paris
  Dim red lights, leather couches, live sounds, and a members’ bar with four plush private rooms designed by Marc Newson set the scene at this nightclub for the fashionable set.
  
  B1/F, Aoyama Center Building, Minami Aoyama 3-8-40, Minato-ku
  (81-3) 3408 3665 lebaron.jp
• Peter: The Bar
  Enjoy signature cocktails, premium champagnes, cigars and creative bar snacks along with the fabulous views at this lively bar on the top floor of The Peninsula Tokyo.
  
  24/F, The Peninsula Tokyo, Yurakucho 1-8-1, Chiyoda-ku
  Tel: (81-3) 6270 2763
• Velours
  Nineteenth-century Baccarat chandeliers, baroque chairs, red velvet, a glass catwalk, cutting-edge DJs, and the wall-mounted bison head say “opulence.” Dress the part and party.
  
  B1/F, Almost Blue, Minami Aoyama 6-4-6, Minato-ku
  (81-3) 5778 4777 velours.jp
• Vanity Lounge
  This relatively new addition to Roppongi’s nightlife scene draws a younger crowd with all the requisite elements: wrap-around views that include Tokyo Tower, live sound and shows, VIP rooms, fusion cuisine, and karaoke.
  
  13/F, Roi Building, Roppongi 5-5-1, Minato-ku
  (81-3) 5474 0091 vanitylounge.jp