Tokyo’s much-revered bar JBS — short for Jazz Blues Soul — served as inspiration for Ariel Arce, who opened Tokyo Record Bar in 2017. "We expect to see vinyl now just as decor," Arce, 37, says.

Meanwhile, at the Conrad New York Downtown (102 North End Avenue, at Vesey Street), Ariel Arce, behind places like Roscioli, Heroes, and Tokyo Record Bar is rolling out her first hotel bar ...

The Tokyo Record Bar’s gin and tonic is made with a water infusion with the palo santo plant, sourced from a sustainable farm, and this water acts like a tonic.