Eating, Drinking and Nightlife
Takamatsu has a wide range of restaurants and cafes , many conveniently concentrated around the central arcade district, just off Chuo-dori. Like Shikoku's other seaside cities, this is a great place to sample fish and seafood - in some restaurants, served still wriggling on your plate. The other local speciality is sanuki udon , thick white noodles usually served with a separate flask of stock and condiments. For snacks and fast food, there's a Willie Winkie bakery at the station (as there is at all major JR stations in Shikoku), which serves up freshly baked pastries, cakes and sandwiches, and a branch of Mister Donuts next to the Sogo department store. Among the city's several bars , a favourite with expat teachers and young Japanese is Sea Dragon , just off the Marugame-machi arcade. It's a spacious, convivial place with a surfboard hanging from the ceiling and potted palms. Apart from being an Internet cafe , the Queensberry Cafe , near the Sogo department store, is also a rather cool bar serving beer and cocktails. Nearby are Tuk Tuk , a funky izakaya which perpetually pounds to a reggae beat and has Australian wines on its menu, and Kuro Fune in Tokiwa-cho, a laidback bar also serving food to a soundtrack of soul classics. Takamatsu has few clubs , but those worth checking out include Blue Moon , 2-8-44 Kawaramachi, which occasionally has live bands and charges Y2500 including one drink, and Imagine (tel 087/811-2056), which plays house music and charges Y1500 including one drink. The bar Sicily Island , a block south of the Tokiwa arcade, is also a place to head for occasional live music. There are also several cinemas around the Tokiwa arcade that show English-language films.
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