Arty Farty

(65 Ratings)
Old-school Tokyo fave
This hot-spot in Nichome has been around for years. Their sister club the Annex is adjoined, making for two-for-the-price-of-one fun. The club is divided into two sections, one with a large bar area where friendly staff are ready to pour you whatever your thirsty heart desires, the other side a spacious, tiered dance floor. This is a popular spot for expats and English speakers.


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Reviews

tokyogayboy
tokyogayboy
Over a year ago

So so

a most populer club in tokyo, there ara music and sake,many guys and girls,you can dance all nite long,


inkaras
inkaras
Over a year ago

Great small club in Nichome

I have read the reviews on here that are mainly negative and completely disagree. Arty Fatty must be one of the best gay clubs in the world and, believe me, living in London, I have seen loads. The place is small. By western standarts, this should be called a bar with dancefloor, but for Japan its quite big. The crowd is 50-50 Asian and European. The music is mainly pop. If you expect electronic stuff, you should probably go somewhere else. There is always a queue to get in on weekends, so arrive early and don't forget the place shuts at 1 am, as it's a law in Japan. The below mentioned barmen aren't very friendly, but they do they job and drinks are fairly cheap. The crowd is young and handsome. Although Japanese are shy and unlikely to approach you first so be confident. If they are here, then its most likely they are after a white guy. Some are unbelievably beautiful. To sum up, I could probably compare Arty with Heaven nightclub in London. It's just much smaller, cozier version of it.


takie
takie
Over a year ago

fave

Nice gay club bar


Tokyoguy
Tokyoguy
Over a year ago

Who could ask for more?

I like this bar. Because, DJ is good, friendly people, many cute Japanese, the drink is very cheap. Example, a beer is just a 600yen. Who could ask for more? Other review is totally unfair and unacceptable for me I think the bartender attitude is similar to HEAVEN/ London. Or Arty is better. Because, they care about your turn. I mean order. They can't speak English well and dying by busy. That's all. You just say what you want. Then they will try to listen to your order. And In Japan, nobody expect to good service by cheap DJ bars/ Club. The music is not stack. DJ play new tracks and dance classics for beginner. If you need solid club music, then check the "ageha". It's biggest gay party in Tokyo. Or maybe "OWL"? Overcharging? It's hard to believe. The price list is always on the order counter. If bartenders did it, you should complain to them. We can dance until 1am by Japanese insane low. This is the reason of they close at 1am. After Arty, people go to "Annex". It's a sister shop of Arty Farty. The both bar is most crowd place at Ni-chome on Saturday night. Many cute guys gather and I think they’re nice and friendly. But it's hard to notice until you say hello to someone. Many times, I have seen single trip foreigners who just standing by the wall and they don't try to talk with people. That's called wasting your time. I hope you enjoy it and sorry for my English skills


LondonEC1N
LondonEC1N
Over a year ago

Horrible Place

Don't waste your time... The staff are outrageously rude and its obvious all they care about is overcharging and providing a lacklustre place. All the rigid (nonsensical and ridiculous) procedures made us feel like we were entering a penitentiary or going through airport security in somewhere like Saudi Arabia. You could overlook that awful "welcome" if the experience inside were amazing, but seriously, even for Tokyo, it was absolutely dire... Lately Dragon and GB are much better places as well as Advocates. Plenty of other places with lots of locals that welcome foreigners are fun as well like Breeze, etc. If I could give negative stars I would...


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