Bars & Nightlife · Yotsuya

Jazz Kissa Eagle (Yotsuya) ジャズ喫茶いーぐる

A basement jazz kissa running since 1967, built around huge JBL speakers and a wall of vinyl. Silent listening by day, conversation and whisky after dark.

About

Eagle is one of the longest-running jazz kissa (jazz listening cafés) in Tokyo, owned by jazz critic Masahiro Goto. Down a staircase off Shinjuku-dori, the dim room faces enormous JBL speakers; records are played whole, side by side, at a volume you feel in your chest. During the day it is a listening room where talking is discouraged; in the evening it shifts into a jazz bar where conversation is fine. It is the real thing: the culture that inspired the 'listening bars' now copied worldwide.

Highlights

• Dedicated jazz listening since 1967
• Massive JBL speaker system and thousands of LPs
• Quiet daytime listening sessions, bar atmosphere at night
• Owner is a respected jazz critic who hosts listening events

Tips

• Respect the no-talking rule in daytime; it's the point of the place
• One drink order is expected; coffee by day, whisky by night
• Cash only
• Pair with a walk to Yotsuya's Sugamo-street side alleys or Shinjuku Gyoen

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