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Gastropub Ales

Finding a mug of icy cold beer has never been a problem in Japan. The big domestic brands are everywhere, imported bottled beers are now common in cafés and, recently, domestic craft beers have earned admiration from serious beer connoisseurs. However, one style of beer, the British real ale, has been conspicuously missing in Fukuoka.

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Bar Sadi Dakar

Bar Sadi Dakar is a stylish new establishment in Imaizumi run by Sadi from Senegal and Kyoko from Japan. The interior design concept is billed as “cool Africa” and it certainly doesn’t disappoint.

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Pub Morris

Pub Morris takes its name from two British style icons (inescapable wallpaper designer William Morris, and wood-fixtured mini-van the Morris Mini Minor) and with these as inspiration it does a remarkable job of recreating the feel of a British Pub on the seventh floor of a nondescript concrete block in Daimyo.

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Cream

One of the youngest bars on Oyafuki-dori, Cream opened in January 2009 to fill a niche in the party scene with an emphasis on carefully hand-mixed music and drinks, and a grueling weekend schedule which attracts some of the most genki after-partiers.

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International Bar

First opened in 1986, Fukuoka’s longest-running International Bar is a comfortable, unpretentious place with the same aim as when it opened: to introduce Japanese and international people to one another. International Bar is often the first port of call for newcomers to the city, and manager Klodian can give advice on everything from hotels to jobs and real estate while serving up a typically strong, smooth cocktail.

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Sam & Dave

Part of a nationwide chain of internationally-minded bars, Sam & Dave came to Fukuoka in 2003, bringing a casual city-pub feel which turns into a lively and spontaneous club space most nights of the week.

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Fire Ball Cafe

Fire Ball combines the ambiance of an American sports bar with a truly international worship of sport – any sport. With seven TVs and a big screen often displaying two or three different sports events, Fire Ball is often not as raucous as its American models and many customers can be seen with a drink and one of their sizeable, quality meals, catching up on their particular sporting passion.

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The Craic & Porter Beer Bar

Popular with foreign visa-runners visiting from all over Asia looking for a taste of home, Craic & Porter might be packed out with old-hands one night and fresh faces the next.

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Xaymaca

“How do you want your customers to feel?” we asked Xaymaca’s irrepressible barman Allen. “Like they’re on vacation!”. With tropical decor, an excellent reggae soundtrack and welcoming staff, Xaymaca has a relaxed and gregarious atmosphere that provides a real contrast to most of the city’s bars.

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Off Broadway

The good times continue night after night here at one of Fukuoka’s longest running international bars. Check out the recently expanded food menu if you haven’t been there recently. The Broadway Burger is still a must try!

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