Cocktail barMusic bar¥¥nagarekawaMon-Thu 19:00-02:00; Fri-Sat and days before holidays 19:00-03:00; closed Sunday
80s Bar Kayokyoku Hit Studio plays requests from about 3,000 singles and LPs in Nagarekawa, a Hiroshima room built entirely around Showa-era pop music.
Signature drink: All-you-can-drink sets
Food: Snacks
Tip: Groups of twenty or more can take the whole room, and the bar closes on Sundays outside public holidays.
Cocktail barCocktail bar¥¥¥nagarekawaMon-Sat 19:00-02:00, last order 01:30; Sun and holidays 19:00-24:00
Bar Alegre hides on a third floor in Horikawa-cho, a Hiroshima room split between a tea-house entrance and a back bar modelled on a 1920s speakeasy.
Signature drink: Seasonal fruit cocktails
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Seasonal fruit cocktails are the house line, and the bar keeps homemade dark chocolate cut with Sakurao whisky.
Cocktail barWhisky bar¥¥otemachiDaily 14:00-18:00 cafe, 18:00-23:30 bar; closed Tuesday
Helen turns from a Komachi cafe into a Hiroshima whisky bar at 18:00, stocking Yamazaki, Hakushu and Hibiki beside its espresso cocktails and charcuterie.
Signature drink: Japanese whisky flight
Food: Charcuterie and desserts
Tip: The same room serves cheese terrines and lattes until 18:00, so an early visit costs a fraction of the evening tab.
Cocktail barCocktail bar¥¥nagarekawaMon-Thu 19:00-03:00; Fri-Sat 19:00-04:00; Sun 19:00-02:00
Bar Neo works the fourth floor of a Nagarekawa building in Hiroshima until 03:00, with house fruit syrups, a darts board and a karaoke corner in the back.
Signature drink: Fresh fruit syrup cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: Friday and Saturday service runs to 04:00, which makes this one of the later doors in the Nagarekawa grid.
Pub foodPub¥¥yagenboriMon-Sat 18:00-05:00, last order 04:00; Sun and holidays 18:00-02:00, last order 01:00
American Pub Ace runs until 05:00 on Yagenbori in Hiroshima, an American-style room with burgers, hot dogs, darts, billiards and a poker table at the back.
Signature drink: Bottled beer and casual cocktails
Food: Burgers and hot dogs
Tip: Kitchen orders stop at 04:00 even though the bar keeps pouring, so eat before the last hour.