Record bar

Nighttime is not always best for attentive listening – but when you hear a record in detail, you can feel lunar tidal pull of music and the physicality of the people making it, says Ben Ratliff

HONEYCOMB HIFI / Dubai — // Interior Design Studio

The Gold Line Bar, by way of Stones Throw Records

Japanese-style Listening Bars are a new way to experience music. The concept of listening bars, like many things, has its origins in Japanese culture. Commonly referred to as HiFi bars in the U.S., listening bars are a “​subset of the kissaten, the small and idiosyncratic coffeehouses dotting the side streets in Tokyo​ (Ben Ratliff, New York Times),” and stem back to the 1950s.