Star Pine's Cafe

Tokyo


This is an attractive, intimate venue, sunk deep so the ceiling feels refreshingly high for a Tokyo basement venue. The line-up is jazz, but that's a wide net, encompassing everything from standards to the quirky, avant-garde and experimental. The audience will likely be multi-generational and attentive. One drink minimum order, but the drinks are actually decent.


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