The area features numerous bars, nightclubs, strip clubs, restaurants, hostess clubs, cabarets, and otherforms of entertainment. Among the expatriate community, the area tends to be favored by business people,
students, and off-duty US military personnel. Overall, the neighborhood caters to a younger crowd.
Clubs can range from large, multi-level establishments, to smaller one-room clubs located in upper levels of buildings. Nightlife-Tokyo-Night_Out_in_Roppongi In more recent times some of the larger venues with known Yakuza connections have closed. site-of-notorious-gangster-playpen-in-roppongi-now-vacant Around Ropppongi crossing are a number of clubs which featuring foreign performers. There are also a number of both foreign and Japanese operated bars catering to different crowds.
Restaurants in Roppongi vary from upscale Japanese fare to popular international restaurants such as T.G.I. Friday's. The Lexington Queen is one of the longer established Roppongi venues in the ever shifting Roppongi club scene.
In the past, Roppongi had a reputation as an area with high Yakuza presence, whether as customers at Roppongi establishments, conducting business, or managing or owning clubs and bars in the area. Although still exerting some influence in Roppongi, in recent times they appear to have shifted much of their presence to other districts in the Tokyo area. However, in 2010 the U.S. Embassy warned tourists to avoid the Roppongi, as officials pointed to a "significant increase" in drink-spiking incidents.
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