102 Dai-Ichi Mitomi Bldg 102, 1-30-6 Arai, Nakano-Ku
Arai 1 Chome 31-5
Nakano-ku
Tōkyō-to
165-0026
JP
03-6454-028303-6454-0283
Rompercicci is a fairly new jazz cafe/bar just a short ten-minute walk from Nakano Station. It’s a bright, warm space with superb speakers and an extensive vinyl collection covering all genres. Looks like some nice cakes available for afternoon coffee/tea time plus wine, whisky and beer for night time drinking. It’d be nice to have an addition to the Tokyo jazz cafe scene rather than the usual subtraction as more and more places close down No smoking joint, which will appeal to a lot of people. Video below.
Size
11-20
Food
Yes
Directions
Station: Nakano Station – JR Chuo, Sobu lines, Tozai Subway Line
Exit: North
Distance from station: 10-14
Date published
01/18/2012 Updated Feb 2015
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