416 Imai Minami-Cho, Nakahara-Ku, Kawasaki-Shi
Kawasaki-ku Miyamotochō 1
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa-ken
210-0006
JP
044-711-0760044-711-0760
Gi is a tiny dining bar located just about 10 minutes walk from Musashi Kosugi station in Kawasaki. It first opened 15 years ago but current manager Jin-san has been running it for about 3 years now, with an expanded food & bar menu. There’s an occasional live gig once or twice a month but mostly just jazz CDs playing in the background. When I went in Jin-san had on Sonny Rollins’ ‘Way Out West’. There’s a rack by the back wall with a lot of CDs, mostly classic stuff on Blue Note and some old jump-blues/R&B type stuff.
Musashi Kosugi is not the most glamorous part of town but if you live along the Tokyu Toyoko line then it’s worth stopping off there to check out Gi, Muse or a couple of the other joints around the station. Gi opens right out into the street so is a nice place to sip a drink or two during the spring and summer. Great speakers in the bathroom!
Opens from 1730.
Size
11-20
Food
Yes
Directions link
Directions
Station: Musashi Kosugi – JR Nambu Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line
Exit: South
Distance from station: 6-9
Date published
06/27/2014
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