Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan
Located in the coastal beach town of Zushi, Sidewinder is a wonderful little jazz kissa that’s perfect for a coffee break and some serious listening.
Opened in 2019 in what was previously an office space, it’s spare and bright, but with pristine sound. Owner Kato-san brought in his own Altec speakers and amp setup, and keep the volume at the exact perfect level. Mostly counter seats, with one small table for two facing the speakers. He has a notebook to browse and make requests, both LPs and CDs, mostly jazz but some pop and rock as well. I asked for Horace Silver’s live album ‘Doin’ The Thing’, and it sounded amazing.
Sidewinder is a great spot for a short jazz break if you are wandering around the coast in Kanagawa, with a ‘Zen Jazz’ menu of only coffee, tea or beer.
Open until 8pm weekdays and Sat, 5pm on Sundays.
Size
10
Food
No
Directions link
Directions
Easy 5-min walk from either JR Zushi or Keikyu Zushi stations.
Date published
Oct 2025
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Annex Bldg. 4F, Ropoongi 4-11-5, Minato-Ku 43.17 km
03-3401-308003-3401-3080
Very supper-club type place, most nights featuring vocal-led bands. The food is good, the service...
6-13-9 Minami Aoyama, Minato-Ku 43.18 km
03-5466-334803-5466-3348
Body & Soul is one of the most historically important jazz clubs in Tokyo. Featuring many of ...
Jingumae, 3 Chome−5−2 43.2 km
03-3402-753703-3402-7537
Gekko Sabou (月光茶房 “moon-light-tea-chamber”, a wonderful name) is not a jazz cafe/...
Toyo Bldg. B1, 2-20-19 Yoyogi, Shibuya-Ku 43.71 km
03-3370-180103-3370-1801
Haikara-Tei is another Shinjuku jazz bar that somehow never popped up on my jazz radar after all ...
1−28−9, Shibuya, Yoyogi 44.3 km
03-6300-523103-6300-5231
Music Bar is part of the new development Yoyogi Village (read more about it here. It’s no...
5-1-2 Akasaka Engel Bldg 2F, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 44.41 km
Volontaire moved to its current location in Akasaka a few years ago after more than three decades...
3-7-15 Akasaka, Minato-Ku 44.53 km
Hashi no Shita (橋 の下 means “Under The Bridge” in Japanese) is in Akasaka-Mitsuke...
1-36-12 Yoyogi Shibuya 44.55 km
03-3370-815403-3370-8154
Naru Restaurant Bar Yoyogi opened in 1966, and todayremains one of the major small live spots for...
6-6-4, Sakae Bldg B1, Akasaka, Minato-ku 44.55 km
The B Flat in Akasaka is a great straight-ahead jazz club in an area without many other options f...
Tokyo, Mitaka, Inokashira, 3 Chome−32−16 44.73 km
090-9332-9070090-9332-9070
トムネコゴ (Tomunekogo) is a small, cozy and rustic cafe alongside the entrance to Inokashira-Koe...
Watanabe Bldg B2 Ginza 8-6-19 44.94 km
The Ribbon is what most people would think of when hearing the words “Ginza Jazz”. It...
Minami Bldg B1 Asagaya-Kita 2-13-5 44.94 km
03-3337-132503-3337-1325
Masuda-san sadly passed away in 2012. Stardust is an old bar, first opened in Asagaya in 1971 ...
Inaba Bldg , 2F Asagaya-Minami 3-28-31 44.94 km
03-3220-127503-3220-1275
吐夢 (Pronounced “To-mu” or just “Tom”) is unique in a couple of ways. ...
Asagaya 3-37 44.94 km
Note: Closed in early 2015. I guess he couldn’t get many customers after all… Cafe El...
Marco Polo Bldg 2F, 1-8-14 Hon-Chi, Kichijoji 44.94 km
Scratch is a quiet cafe/bar that’s been in heart of Kichijoji since 1974. They open durin...
Wako Bldg 1F 1-62-4 Kanda Jimbocho Chiyoda-Ku 44.94 km
03-5283-711703-5283-7117
Closed 2015 Small Hours is a new cafe/bar located in the back streets between Ochanomizu, Jimbo...
Ikebukuro Roudou Kijun Kyoukai Bldg B2, Ikebukuro 1-8-8 44.94 km
03-5951-680703-5951-6807
Jazz, Funk & Soul are on tap at Miles’ Cafe. The Ikebukuro area is not known for having...
2Ｆ Dai Ichi Nishimura Bldg. 2F, 2-17-4 Miyagawa-cho, Naka-Ku 44.94 km
045-261-4542045-261-4542
Jazz Spot Dolphy opened in 1980 but moved to its current location in 1990 and has kept up a ste...
Higashi Shin Bldg , 4F, 3-21-7, Shinjuku, Shunjuku-Ku 45.04 km
03-3354-757703-3354-7577
Pearl Bar is a real sleek “grown up” jazz bar in the center of Shinjuku. Lots of cock...
スズノビル1F, 3 Chome-2-10 Honchō, Nakano-ku 45.06 km
03-3372-347103-3372-3471
Genius was one of Shibuya’s more famous jazz cafes for more than 20 years before increasing...
東京都千代田区有楽町2-3-6 マスヤビルB1F 45.08 km
03-3575-031503-3575-0315
Kiri is a wonderful little basement spot in between Hibiya, Ginza and Yurakucho stations. It̵...
Kashiwagi Mura2 7-20-12, Nishi-Shinjuku 45.09 km
Swanky live club, heavy on the vocalists. Enjoyable but a bit soft for my tastes. It’s the ...
東京都杉並区西荻南2-25-4 45.12 km
03-5344-970103-5344-9701
Opened in 2010, Juha is a small but lively coffee shop about 5 minutes walk from Nishi-Ogikubo St...
2F, 2-13-4 Minami-Cho, Kichijoji, Musashino-Shi 45.18 km
0422-46-02250422-46-0225
Jazz, Funk, Blues, Soul..like they say here in Japan, all “Black Music” available. Al...
Mori Bldg. 5F, 3-35-5, Shinjuku-Ku 45.2 km
03-3341-038303-3341-0383
Samurai is located in the building that used to house the Shinjuku Pit-Inn before they moved to t...
1-6-12 Minami-Koenji, Suginami-Ku 45.21 km
Kissa Seikatsu (喫茶生活 “Cafe Lifestyle”) is a gem of a place a few mins walk from...
1-35-21 Minami-Asagaya, Suginami-Ku 45.21 km
Misty is a small cafe located in the heart of Asagaya’s old style “shotengai” (...
2-12-5-2F Kita-Koenji, Suginami-Ku 45.21 km
03-03339-621103-03339-6211
Nadja is a great little cafe in Koenji that stands out for its tasty lunch menu, especially the M...
Inoue Bldg (井上ビル) B1, 5-16-15, Ogikubo, Suginami-Ku 45.21 km
Rooster is a great little live-house in Ogikubo, western Tokyo that features live blues, jazz, fu...
B1, 3-35-12 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku 45.25 km
Jazz Pepe is as old school as it gets. Opened in 1969 by the now 77 year old Okuma-san, Pepe is a...
B2F 8-6-18 Ginza, Chuo 45.27 km
Cygnus is the sister club to Aries in Ueno but a bit more upscale. Live shows three times a night...
3-26-2 Shinjuku Shinjuku Tokyo 45.37 km
03-3354-935403-3354-9354
The Old Blind Cat in Shinjuku has a long and fascinating history, as much as any jazz bar in town...
Kichijoji Honcho 1-31-3, Musashino-shi 45.4 km
0422-21-14210422-21-1421
Meg is a small cafe/club in Kichijoji, western Tokyo that is a vibrant part of the local scene...
Shinjuku 2-12-4, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, 160-0022 45.4 km
The Pit Inn remains near, or at the top, of any list of live jazz venues in the Tokyo area. 2015 ...
Shinjuku-Ku, 3-chome 8-5 45.41 km
03-3351-271403-3351-2714
Curtis is one of my favorite bars in Tokyo. As the name gives away, this is a soul music bar with...
1-7-3 Honcho, Kichijoji 45.41 km
Funky is the upstairs “Bar” part of the Bar & Kitchen Funky. It’s a sleek...
1-19-11 B1F Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku 45.44 km
03-3351-485603-3351-4856
Jazz Tweeter was opened a couple of years ago by long-time hotel restaurant chef Ishizuka-san. He...
Nishi-shinjuku 1-4-20, Shinjuku-Ku 45.47 km
03-3348-910903-3348-9109
The Vagabond is a classic joint right next to the West Exit of Shinjuku station. I think the revi...
1-8 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-Ku 45.49 km
03-3357-985703-3357-9857
Eagle is really the prototypical jazz cafe. It opened in 1967 in Yotsuya, right down the street...
TN Koramu Bldg, 2-12-13, Kichijoji Honcho, Musashino-shi 45.49 km
0422-28-50350422-28-5035
Strings is a long running restaurant/live jazz club in bustling Kichijoji, one of the most popula...
Musashino, Kichijoji Honcho, 1−11−31 45.5 km
SOMETIME Kichijoji (they use all caps..) opened in 1975 and still packs people in every night o...
Chome 34-8, Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku 45.53 km
03-3359-677703-3359-6777
Someday is a nice, spacious club in Shinjuku, well known for their various big band and Latin jaz...
FS Bldg 4F, 3-20-6 Shinjuku 45.55 km
03-3354-477403-3354-4774
This is a quiet piano bar with live music nightly though more BGM style, not really a live club. ...
3 Chome−22, Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku 45.56 km
Jazz Room Stick is a great old jazz joint in the heart of Shinjuku, located almost directly beh...
Daikan Plaza B-306, 7-10-17 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku 45.64 km
03-3364-157703-3364-1577
It’s all about vinyl at Hal’s Jazz. Owner Ikeda-san keeps a few racks of cds in the c...
Ebisu Kaikan Bldg, 4F Kabukicho 1-10-5. Shinjuku, Tokyo 45.67 km
03-6273-843503-6273-8435
In 2013 Black Sun moved from it’s long time home in Nishi-Shinjuku to the heart of Kabukich...
2-4, Dai Kyo Machi, Shinjuku-Ku 45.67 km
03-3351-790403-3351-7904
Kissa Sakaiki gives me hope that the spirit of the Japanese jazz-kissaten will survive. Owner F...
Royal Mansion B1, Shinjuku 5-1-1, Shinjuku-Ku 45.67 km
03-3354-033503-3354-0335
Old basement club, lots of vocalists on the schedule. Mellow vibe and not too expensive.