Tokyo Record Bar Menu & Prices 2026: Omakase, Bar Snacks & Sake

The Vinyl Jukebox omakase is $88 per person as of current pricing confirmed on the official website. This covers seven courses served family-style in the downstairs dining room. Drinks -- sake, cocktails, champagne, and beer -- are charged separately. An optional sake pairing is available for $32 per person. The price has risen from the original $50 (at launch) as the restaurant has expanded; always confirm with the official site before booking.

The Vinyl Jukebox is an izakaya-style omakase in a 16-seat basement dining room inspired by Japan's vinyl listening rooms. You eat seven courses crafted by Chef Ignacia Valdes while selecting songs from a catalog of roughly 100 vinyl records -- a server brings a brochure, diners make picks, and the DJ weaves everyone's selections into an all-vinyl playlist. Each seating runs approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. It operates Tuesday through Sunday with two or three seatings per evening, starting at 5:00 PM (Sunday) or 6:00 PM (other evenings). Reservations are required.

The seven-course menu rotates and is never announced in advance -- that is part of the format. Courses documented across multiple published reviews include: a welcome aperitif (sake with togarashi popcorn and pickled cucumbers), caviar sushi, maitake mushroom tempura, oysters, sashimi (fluke and/or salmon), a seafood or protein main (past examples: dashi-poached cobia, monkfish, braised pork belly), a dessert (chocolate pudding, mango sticky rice ice cream, or a rotating sorbet), and a closing pizza slice -- a signature of every Tokyo Record Bar seating. Dishes rotate with seasonal availability.

Yes -- the street-level cocktail bar is walk-in friendly, open Monday through Saturday from 5:30 PM to midnight and Sundays from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM. The upstairs bar serves Japanese-inspired snacks (including a $20 caviar sandwich, togarashi popcorn, and nori Chex mix), sake, cocktails, champagne, and beer. The basement Vinyl Jukebox omakase, however, is reservation-only -- it seats just 16 guests and books up well in advance. Reservations are available via SevenRooms on the official site.

Vegetarian accommodations are available for the omakase downstairs, but must be noted at the time of booking. Chef Valdes substitutes tofu, mushroom, or cauliflower preparations for seafood and meat courses. However, the restaurant states that vegan accommodations cannot be guaranteed. The upstairs cocktail bar snacks include togarashi popcorn and nori Chex mix (both vegetarian-friendly). The closing pizza is also vegetarian. If you have specific dietary requirements, contact the restaurant directly at info@tokyorecordbar.com before your reservation.

Tokyo Record Bar maintains a curated sake list notable enough to be reviewed independently by publications. The list is organized by a flavor-profile matrix (light-to-full body, rich-to-dry) to help diners pair sake with courses. Both filtered (clear) and unfiltered nigori sakes are offered, along with junmai daiginjo premium selections. Tasting notes use sensory descriptors (e.g., 'honey yogurt,' 'toasted marshmallow'). A sake pairing for $32 per person is available with the omakase. Champagne and cocktails are also available.

The kitchen is led by Chef Ignacia Valdes, a Chilean-born Michelin-starred chef who previously worked at Ze Kitchen Galerie in Paris, Frevo, and Contra in New York. She builds a rotating seasonal menu of Japanese izakaya-style dishes with a global culinary sensibility. The restaurant was founded by Ariel Arce, a New York restaurateur also behind Air's Champagne Parlor (the street-level predecessor to the cocktail bar). The venue was featured on CBS Saturday Morning's 'The Dish.'

Tokyo Record Bar is at 127 MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village, New York, NY 10012 -- look for the red light above the entrance. The cocktail bar upstairs is open Monday through Saturday, 5:30 PM to midnight, and Sunday, 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM. The Vinyl Jukebox omakase downstairs runs on a reservation-only schedule: Monday and Tuesday at 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM; Wednesday through Saturday at 6:00 PM, 8:00 PM, and 10:00 PM; Sunday at 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 9:00 PM. Each omakase seating lasts approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. Phone: (212) 420-4777.

At the start of your omakase seating, a server hands you a brochure listing roughly 100 vinyl records spanning decades -- from classic rock and soul to hip-hop, jazz, and bossa nova. Each diner picks a song or two; the DJ collects all selections and weaves them into an all-vinyl playlist for the evening. The upstairs cocktail bar follows themed vinyl programming on Monday through Wednesday (open-format, disco/funk/soul, and hip-hop/R&B nights), with live DJ performances Thursday through Sunday. The sound system is built around McIntosh Labs audiophile equipment.