Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2012

Close to the Sotestu exit at Yokohama station, Ballo Ballo Cafe & Dining (B1-B2 Lumines Bldg 2-6-2 Nanko Nishi-ku; tel: 045-324-1555) promises simple, authentic Italian dining with a twist: apart from the relaxed Italian café seating upstairs where you can sample Mediterranean food to your heart’s content, it also has a roomy event space and bar downstairs (reminiscent of its sister site in Shibuya). Open until the wee hours, you can now get your fill of pizza, various pastas, steamed garlic mussels and more—all to the soundtrack of selected DJs and live music acts. Get the Ballo Ballo rolling.