Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Kyoto, with where to go and what is worth the late night.

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Dance Clubs in Kyoto

2 places

  • WORLD KYOTO

    WORLD KYOTO is a basement nightclub in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, open since July 2001, with a main floor styled on a hidden underground church.

  • KITSUNE Kyoto

    • ★ 3.9
    • ¥¥
    • Kiyamachi

    KITSUNE Kyoto is a two floor nightclub in Kiyamachi, Nakagyo Ward, drawing a young mixed crowd for hip-hop, R&B and open format sets nightly.

Live Music in Kyoto

1 place

  • Live Spot RAG

    • ★ 4.1
    • ¥¥
    • Kiyamachi Sanjo

    Live Spot RAG is a fifth-floor live house on Kiyamachi Sanjo in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward, with ticketed jazz, funk, rock and acoustic shows most nights.

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Rooftop Bars in Kyoto

1 place

  • K36 The Bar & Rooftop

    • ★ 4.3
    • ¥¥¥
    • Kiyomizu

    K36 The Bar & Rooftop tops The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu, a former school building in Higashiyama-ku, with an open air terrace over the temple rooftops.

Speakeasies in Kyoto

1 place

  • L'Escamoteur

    L'Escamoteur is a cocktail bar in Kyoto's Shimogyo Ward named after the French word for conjurer, built around sleight of hand over spectacle.

LGBTQ+ in Kyoto

4 places

  • Apple Kyoto

    • ★ 4.0
    • ¥¥
    • Kiyamachi

    Apple Kyoto is a men only karaoke bar in Kiyamachi, Kyoto, one of the city's best known gay bars for meeting local and international regulars.

  • Azure

    • ★ 3.9
    • ¥¥
    • Kiyamachi

    Azure is a men only gay karaoke bar on the third floor of a Kiyamachi building in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward, with a long running local following.

  • bell KYOTO

    • ★ 4.0
    • ¥¥
    • Kiyamachi

    bell KYOTO is a modern gay bar in Kiyamachi, Kyoto, open since November 2019, combining cocktails, karaoke and a relaxed, stylish atmosphere.

  • Calcium House

    Calcium House is a drag and hostess style bar in Gion, Kyoto, mixing cabaret performance with karaoke and conversation every night of the week.

Listening Bars in Kyoto

2 places

  • P.M.SOUNDS

    • ★ 4.4
    • ¥¥
    • Kiyamachi

    P.M.SOUNDS is a vinyl listening bar down by Kiyamachi in Kyoto, playing jazz, city pop, rock and soul records on a curated turntable setup.

  • Jazz Spot Yamatoya

    • ★ 4.3
    • ¥¥
    • Okazaki

    Jazz Spot Yamatoya is a Victorian styled jazz kissa in Kyoto Sakyo Ward, playing vinyl on vintage turntables since it first opened in 1970.