Fukuoka Entertainment

  1. Juke Joint

    Customers can select the tunes at this unusual and intimate lounge. The music ranges from jazz and reggae to rock, blues and funk. Good drinks from ¥500, plus spicy seafood gumbo; owner Ko Matsumoto led a local relief fund for Hurricane Katrina victims.

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  2. Sam & Dave

    Named for the '60s soul duo, this roomy lounge with strobes, red neon and dancing throbs with hip-hop and R&B. On weekends, it's meat market for 20-somethings.

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