When expats in Nagoya take you to one side and say "don't bother with all those skanky gaijin pubs, I know a place that's much better...", 9 times out of 10 they're talking about Heaven's Door.

This hip music bar has become steadily more popular over the past few years, as more and more people cottoned onto the fact that, hell, the combination of affordable drinks, quality tunes and an oh-too-perfect location slipped down pretty easily.

The music does the talking here: the shelves behind the bar house some 3000 LPs, mainly 60s and 70s rock, which the master rules over with military authority - strictly no requests (well, unless you're a regular and there's no-one else within earshot). They've got Heartland on tap (a rarity in this neck of the woods) and a mean selection of spirits, while the food menu includes some fairly tasty tacos and pizzas, among other things.

18:00-Late Tuesday - Sunday. Closed Monday.
City Point Bldg B1F, 3-23-10 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya

Take Exit 8 out of Sakae subway station and head west, past Sunshine Sakae (the big shopping center with the Ferris wheel tacked on the outside). Take the first left, at the corner with the Coco curry house on it. Heaven's Door is just down the stairs on the right; they're normally blaring music out onto the street, so it's pretty hard to miss. If you get to the Outback Steakhouse, you've gone too far.

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