A 100-year-old traditional wooden house that, together with a handful of its neighbours just south of Shin-Fukushima Station, miraculously survived the aerial bombing of World War II hides this wonder of a record bar. The building has been beautifully renovated, with interior walls and ceiling parts removed to bring about an airy, unified space.
Jazz from the 1950s and ’60s plays from impeccably maintained Tannoy York corner speakers while audiophiles sip premium spirits from a tightly curated collection of whisky, brandy and calvados.