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Smoke Room

August 2, 2008 By 2 Comments

Why the name? Here’s the story as I understand it: the master here was formerly an antiques dealer, ordering a lot of goods from Europe, and one such item was the lovely frosted glass door now in the entrance. This originally belonged to an old 19th century smoking room in England, and thus Smoke Room. Originally Smoke Room was a zakka and antiques shop and there are still a variety of zakka type knick-knacks available here, but now Smoke Room is also a very pleasant cafe/bar. And the bar is well stocked with wines, whiskies, shochu, and a full range of cocktails. To complement the Belgian accessories on sale, they also stock some Belgian beers. And to complement the Belgian beers they have a good Belgian pub-style snack menu of sausages, hams and Belgian style fries. If you want something more substantial, steak, and various pasta dishes are also on offer.

Or you could just go for a quiet cup of coffee for ¥500.It’s a small place with a very distinctive atmosphere and um, handsome bar-tenders. Check out the photos below.

Smoke Room is on the north side of Nijo, a short walk east of Kawabata Dori. Closed on Sundays the opening hours are 17:00 ~ 24:00 (last orders at 23:00 for food and 23:30 for drinks). Here is a map. Check out their funky website here.

Tel/Fax: 075-761-5650

In my next post: Salut Ya and some very tasty sandwiches…

Filed Under: Bars, Cafes Tagged With: accessories, antiques, Belgian beer, interior, knick-knacks

Comments

  1. Katey B says

    August 13, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    Sounds like you’ve found another winner.

    KB

  2. Amar says

    April 25, 2013 at 1:03 am

    Awesome! This is my brother in law’s bar! It’s a great place, I’m glad that people are writing about it. Thanks a lot for the great write up and I’m glad you had a good experience there. I hope more people see this!

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