{"id":114936,"date":"2018-10-26T14:49:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T05:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=food&#038;p=114936&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2019-09-18T17:53:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T08:53:57","slug":"merican-barber-shop-fuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/merican-barber-shop-fuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Merican Barber Shop Fuk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fn239-bar-barber-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-114937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fn239-bar-barber-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fn239-bar-barber-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fn239-bar-barber-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fn239-bar-barber-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Merican, located down a dark and twisting stairway, bills itself as a modern-day speakeasy. But wait, it\u2019s a barber shop too?! Walk through the old-school barber shop and there\u2019s a long counter bar and spacious lounge area. With touches of a neoclassical Showa era coffee shop, Void sound system and ping pong table, it has a secret hideout vibe. Enjoy a whisky or alcoholic cream soda at the counter or on a velvet covered sofa. If you\u2019re hungry, try the filling spaghetti Neapolitan. Music events held irregularly. 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\u00a5900, spaghetti Neapolitan \u00a5800 (\u00a51,200 at night), omelet rice \u00a5750 (\u00a51,100 at night), cocktails \u00a5700~ *no table charge<br \/>\n*Prices to change from Oct. 1, 2019 following tax increase<\/p>\n<p>*Foreign language menu: None \/ Credit cards accepted \/ Reservations possible \/ Smoking permitted<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (<a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/fukuokanow\/docs\/fn239-web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fn239<\/a>, Nov. 2018)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merican, located down a dark and twisting stairway, bills itself as a modern-day speakeasy. But wait, it\u2019s a barber shop too?! Walk through the old-school barber shop and there\u2019s a long counter bar and spacious lounge area. 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