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Amazing experience here!! The service is amazing and the drinks were delicious. My group sat in the outside patio which was super cute and casual. The inside is also very nice and upscale. Great AC too! Would recommend !!
Cute spot & great ambiance tasty FREE popcorn ..........................................................,,,,,,,,
This was one of the better bars I've been to in NYC. Just a cozy jazz bar vibe. The free popcorn is pretty fire. Drink concepts aren't super mind-blowing but I think they're well done and the attention to detail is very good. The crepe cake was my highlight. Wished there was an option for one without the fruit jam, felt like it was lowk messing up the flow.
Wonderful place post dinner to grab drinks and snacks, really enjoyed the entire experience
A vibe. Jazz music. Dessert. What more could you want? Went here with my good friend and enjoyed the vibes on the patio.
Came here for a date night recently and it was my first time at a listening bar! When we arrived around 8pm on a Saturday night, it was decently busy but we were able to grab one of the last indoor tables without a reservation. Obviously the music is forefront here, so the music volume is quite loud. The tunes were pretty upbeat and lively throughout the night, but also an eclectic mix of jazz styles. I enjoyed watching the DJ switch records and seeing the board above the bar change with the artist & album names. From far away, the board looked analog but the DJ saw me taking a photo and showed me how it's controlled from his tablet! You can also buy records from their "record adoption center" which is pretty neat. As a non-drinker, I always appreciate a bar with a good mocktail menu. I tried two - one was Afternoon in Paris, a nice floral and fruity drink, and the other was their version of a phony Negroni. My boyfriend enjoyed his Giant Steps whiskey cocktail, which smelled like sesame oil and soy sauce - very unique! Our server told us it was slow for a Saturday night, but with the volume of people ebbing and flowing throughout the night, it did get a bit loud at times, making it hard to have a conversation or even hear the music at times. If I lived closer, I feel like I would very much enjoy coming alone on a weeknight and sitting at the bar with a book.
I was excited to visit this new and unique business that incorporates numerous interests of mine: jazz, vinyl LPs played over a hi-fi stereo system, craft cocktails, and Japanese culture. Kissa Kissa did not disappoint! We made reservations to sit at the bar, sitting at the far end next to the vinyl wall of 4,500 jazz LPs. A stack of hand-selected records for the evening sat next to the turntable. Employees would periodically change the record, and via a tablet, send the album information to a large and colorful vintage typewriter style signboard above the bar displaying the song information, including the release year. On this Saturday night, the music was upbeat and vibrant with selections by Art Blakey and Horace Silver. As I understand it, other evenings showcase different artists and moods. Josh - our bartender - was a skilled and personable mixologist who guided us through the menu. I loved that the cocktails at Kissa Kissa are jazz-themed. We sampled the Smoke Show (mezcal cocktail), Round Midnight (whiskey cocktail) and on Green Dolphin Street (matcha highball). All were excellent, but I particularly enjoyed the Round Midnight which is a riff on the Black Manhattan that uses Japanese whiskey, Averna, plum liqueur, and walnut bitters. The ambience and vibe were top notch. Kissa Kissa's U.S. adaptation of the Japanese kissa is more fun and social, with Japanese counterparts being on the small, serious, and erudite side. I think this is the correct spin! Another reason to visit - no cover charge, and fairly priced food and cocktails.
Food was bites but the drinks were deliciously refreshing. I went due to hearing good things on TikTok.
Great drinks and great service!!!!! Atmosphere is really good too!!!!!!!!!! Definitely recommend
Kissa Kissa is a tremor under the pavement, a long saxophone note that started in someone's chest and shook loose the dust in the rafters. You don't merely enter that place, you surrender to its frequency. Like twisting the dial on a half-dead radio and suddenly landing on Coltrane at full midnight power, the door opened and I was tuned in, body humming in the same key as the room. The tables bore scars, cigarette burns from lives long past, rings of glasses that had sweated through decades. I traced the grooves with my finger, a kind of braille of the city's memory, and watched as new stains joined the old. Light draped itself in intentional shadows, cutting the corners, spotlighting the mic. Every word spoken there felt weighted, serious, as though the ceiling beams themselves leaned down to listen. And the sound--alive, serious, holy. Vinyl hiss, the sharp crackle before a horn, and then Miles spilling out like ritual incense. The record skipped once, twice, but the skip wasn't an error, it was the room itself joining the rhythm, turning flaw into pulse. Bass like a heartbeat under the floorboards, making every glass tremble, making me tremble. This wasn't nostalgia. This wasn't some myth I inherited from older heads telling stories of when Brooklyn was raw and rent was cheap. I was there, in 2025, feet on that floor, shoulder against that bar, and it still lived. The warehouse-to-loft city outside, the app-delivered everything, the air thick with construction dust--none of that bled through. Kissa Kissa bent time, folded it. In one corner I swore I glimpsed a ghost of Shinjuku, smoke rising like kanji over serious faces; in another, Fulton Street pressed through, sneakers tapping to unseen drummers. The people were characters out of stained glass. A woman in a long green coat carrying Neruda under her arm like an icon. A man with a tambourine who said nothing, only shook it in time, punctuating the sax's screams. A couple arguing fierce but whisper-low until the music drowned them out and bound them together again. I saw them. I heard them. They were there beside me, present, burning. And the poets--they cracked open the night. No polite recitals, no tidy stanzas. These were raw transmissions, words ripped out bleeding, slapped against the air. One poet wept mid-line, pages soaking in his hands. No one shifted uncomfortably. The silence held him, the bass caught him, and the crowd leaned forward, as though prayer was simply listening without judgment. I ordered coffee, nothing fancy, chipped mug in hand. It didn't matter what it tasted like. The ritual was the point--the passing hand to hand, sip to breath, word to word. Whiskey appeared for those who knew who to ask. Cups clinked but never drowned the music. Brooklyn outside was rushing forward, towers climbing, rents climbing higher. But Kissa Kissa resisted all of that. It slowed the world. It made time malleable, unmeasured, a place where you could dissolve into rhythm, where the line between your body and the bass blurred. One track the DJ played hung in the air like a spell. The whole room stopped--feet frozen, glasses mid-sip, eyes glazed like water. It was as though we'd all been submerged. When the needle finally lifted, the applause was less celebration than relief--thankful to have survived the drowning, thankful to have been pulled back to shore together. I stepped outside after midnight and felt the loss immediately. The city was loud again, fractured again. But inside me, Kissa Kissa hummed, still spinning. The cracked grooves, the trembling bass, the voice breaking in mid-poem--they etched themselves into me, not as myth, not as nostalgia, but as present tense. Kissa Kissa was amazing because it refuses to dilute itself. It does not cater, does not curate. It demands honesty. I walked in masked by the week, and the music tore it off. I walked in tired, and the poets set me alight. I walked in alone, and left carried by the crowd. This past weekend I felt Brooklyn breathe differently, deeper, freer, because inside that small room a heartbeat still holds. Kissa Kissa is not dead memory. It is alive, right now, a holy noise in a city too busy to pray. And I know I'll carry its vibration in my lungs for a long time.
What a gem! Kissa Kissa gave all the sexy Brooklyn Jazz bar vibes I was hoping for on a this night. All that was missing was live music but the music was still amazing. The place was buzzing with energy despite the weather being cold and rainy. My friend and I had a cute table. He made reservations well in advance in order to score the optimal seating situations. We had the peaches and cream to start and I stuck with this drink all night. It was the perfect blend of sweetness and warm flavors of peach, sage and bourbon. It was pretty yummy. We didn't have any food because we'd already eaten. The service was great- attentive, friendly and speedy.
I made a reservation so had no problem getting a table. As soon as I walked in, I was greeted by the server and they were super friendly and even provided free popcorn for every table. I ordered the passion dance drink and it was very strong but good. They have jazz vinyl records playing and each time they put on a new record the board changes to let you know what's playing. It was a very nice touch. The bar is relatively small so I will say that you're pretty much on top of the people next to you but that's somewhat normal for New York City. They also have outdoor seating so could be a nice spot to check out during the summer.
This truly awesome and unique new Japanese-style[1] jazz vinyl cocktail lounge that recently opened on Franklin Avenue features an insane collection of 4,500 LP of mid-1950s - late 1970s jazz in an elegant, sexy, welcoming setting. Perfect place to take a date after dinner, or to just relax while listening to great jazz. This may be the first cocktail lounge I've ever been to where jazz music is front and center. An unusual concept for sure, but also a sure winner. The wall of LP to the side of the bar doesn't feel intimidating; rather, it makes you feel like you may be in some jazz aficionado's living room. The vinyls are in constant rotation, and I loved the train station-style display above the bar that tells you what is currently playing. Playful and cool. The signature cocktails ($16) are arranged by spirit: gin, mezcal/tequila, rum, whiskey/rye, vodka. I had the opportunity to try 4 cocktails[2]: -Smoke Stack (mezcal, blood-orange amaro, grapefruit liqueur, lemon, agave, smoked salt, burlesque bitters; 24%) -Round Midnight (Mars Iwai 45 Japanese whiskey, house amaro blend, plum liqueur, orange walnut bitters; 33%) -Deeds, Not Words (gin, Brucato, umami bitters, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, yuzu, cucumber juice, chili tincture, sesame oil; 23%) -On Green Dolphin Street (gin, Lustau vermut bianco, matcha, lime, egg white, Pocky stick; 16%) The cocktails, named after famous jazz songs, are all excellent, and feature some unusual ingredients, like sesame oil and umami bitters. The use of nonconventional ingredients extends to the delicious chocolate mousse ($12): made with organic raw cacao, it featured a yuzu honey marmalade and matcha wafer powder. I also loved how the bartenders are involved and very enthusiastic about their craft. We got the opportunity to try several bitters, including an umami one from Japan that was unlike anything I've ever tasted. Kissa Kissa may well be my new favorite cocktail place in the neighborhood. Closed on Mondays. --------------------------- [1] From Wikipedia: "Jazz kissa, sometimes transliterated as jazu kissa, are cafés that specialise in the playing and appreciation of recorded jazz music". [2] Out of 11 on the menu.
My friend and I came here the other night. I've had this place bookmarked for a while and I'm so glad we came. We made a reservation for early in the evening, and it was very quiet when we arrived. The space itself is lovely with comfortable velvet chairs, a nice bar, a stunning array of vinyls on display and a beautiful outdoor patio area. We opted to sit indoors, and service was excellent. Between the two of us, we ordered the sake flight, the never will I marry, the smoke stack and stolen moments (a NA beverage). We enjoyed all of our drinks and I thought mine were especially delicious and well balanced. We also ordered the popcorn as well as the burrata and hot honey, which was so good. I would definitely come back here again! read more
Get to the Chase: Pros: 1. Drinks are well balanced, strong but not overpowering and delicious 2. Ambiance is nice; serving moody and yet relaxed; great selection of jazz vinyl 3. Bites are nice, and the complimentary spiced popcorn is a nice touch 4. 2 drinks, 1 conservas bite and a dessert and tax/tip was about $100 which isn't egregious (but also not cheap so be prepared) Cons: 1. Had 3 bartenders for a pretty small bar and none noticed my cup of water was empty for 20 min; not to mention one of them really didn't want to be there or is a super introvert and just there to make the drink and bye; would have hoped they tried a bit more to have a conversation or explain the philosophy/idea behind the bar/drinks etc (i mean i am paying 20% tip and it's a service industry) 2) The Awakening (tiramisu) was not that great; was on the sour side - maybe because of the chosen espresso beans which may be arabica, but wasn't pleasant; gave an impression of soured milk and coffee. Also the frozen ice cream just doesnt fit; more like a frozen affogato or sour klondike bar than a tiramisu Net net, still a great new place and perfect for dates, but not as strong on the service and desserts read more
6 months ago
Amazing experience here!! The service is amazing and the drinks were delicious. My group sat in the outside patio which was super cute and casual. The inside is also very nice and upscale. Great AC too! Would recommend !! read more
10 months ago
This was one of the better bars I've been to in NYC. Just a cozy jazz bar vibe. The free popcorn is pretty fire. Drink concepts aren't super mind-blowing but I think they're well done and the attention to detail is very good. The crepe cake was my highlight. Wished there was an option for one without the fruit jam, felt like it was lowk messing up the flow. read more
1 year ago
A vibe. Jazz music. Dessert. What more could you want? Went here with my good friend and enjoyed the vibes on the patio. read more
1 year ago
Came here for a date night recently and it was my first time at a listening bar! When we arrived around 8pm on a Saturday night, it was decently busy but we were able to grab one of the last indoor tables without a reservation. Obviously the music is forefront here, so the music volume is quite loud. The tunes were pretty upbeat and lively throughout the night, but also an eclectic mix of jazz styles. I enjoyed watching the DJ switch records and seeing the board above the bar change with the artist & album names. From far away, the board looked analog but the DJ saw me taking a photo and showed me how it's controlled from his tablet! You can also buy records from their "record adoption center" which is pretty neat. As a non-drinker, I always appreciate a bar with a good mocktail menu. I tried two - one was Afternoon in Paris, a nice floral and fruity drink, and the other was their version of a phony Negroni. My boyfriend enjoyed his Giant Steps whiskey cocktail, which smelled like sesame oil and soy sauce - very unique! Our server told us it was slow for a Saturday night, but with the volume of people ebbing and flowing throughout the night, it did get a bit loud at times, making it hard to have a conversation or even hear the music at times. If I lived closer, I feel like I would very much enjoy coming alone on a weeknight and sitting at the bar with a book. read more
3 months ago
I was excited to visit this new and unique business that incorporates numerous interests of mine: jazz, vinyl LPs played over a hi-fi stereo system, craft cocktails, and Japanese culture. Kissa Kissa did not disappoint! We made reservations to sit at the bar, sitting at the far end next to the vinyl wall of 4,500 jazz LPs. A stack of hand-selected records for the evening sat next to the turntable. Employees would periodically change the record, and via a tablet, send the album information to a large and colorful vintage typewriter style signboard above the bar displaying the song information, including the release year. On this Saturday night, the music was upbeat and vibrant with selections by Art Blakey and Horace Silver. As I understand it, other evenings showcase different artists and moods. Josh - our bartender - was a skilled and personable mixologist who guided us through the menu. I loved that the cocktails at Kissa Kissa are jazz-themed. We sampled the Smoke Show (mezcal cocktail), Round Midnight (whiskey cocktail) and on Green Dolphin Street (matcha highball). All were excellent, but I particularly enjoyed the Round Midnight which is a riff on the Black Manhattan that uses Japanese whiskey, Averna, plum liqueur, and walnut bitters. The ambience and vibe were top notch. Kissa Kissa's U.S. adaptation of the Japanese kissa is more fun and social, with Japanese counterparts being on the small, serious, and erudite side. I think this is the correct spin! Another reason to visit - no cover charge, and fairly priced food and cocktails. read more
6 months ago
Great drinks and great service!!!!! Atmosphere is really good too!!!!!!!!!! Definitely recommend read more
1 year ago
Kissa Kissa is a tremor under the pavement, a long saxophone note that started in someone's chest and shook loose the dust in the rafters. You don't merely enter that place, you surrender to its frequency. Like twisting the dial on a half-dead radio and suddenly landing on Coltrane at full midnight power, the door opened and I was tuned in, body humming in the same key as the room. The tables bore scars, cigarette burns from lives long past, rings of glasses that had sweated through decades. I traced the grooves with my finger, a kind of braille of the city's memory, and watched as new stains joined the old. Light draped itself in intentional shadows, cutting the corners, spotlighting the mic. Every word spoken there felt weighted, serious, as though the ceiling beams themselves leaned down to listen. And the sound--alive, serious, holy. Vinyl hiss, the sharp crackle before a horn, and then Miles spilling out like ritual incense. The record skipped once, twice, but the skip wasn't an error, it was the room itself joining the rhythm, turning flaw into pulse. Bass like a heartbeat under the floorboards, making every glass tremble, making me tremble. This wasn't nostalgia. This wasn't some myth I inherited from older heads telling stories of when Brooklyn was raw and rent was cheap. I was there, in 2025, feet on that floor, shoulder against that bar, and it still lived. The warehouse-to-loft city outside, the app-delivered everything, the air thick with construction dust--none of that bled through. Kissa Kissa bent time, folded it. In one corner I swore I glimpsed a ghost of Shinjuku, smoke rising like kanji over serious faces; in another, Fulton Street pressed through, sneakers tapping to unseen drummers. The people were characters out of stained glass. A woman in a long green coat carrying Neruda under her arm like an icon. A man with a tambourine who said nothing, only shook it in time, punctuating the sax's screams. A couple arguing fierce but whisper-low until the music drowned them out and bound them together again. I saw them. I heard them. They were there beside me, present, burning. And the poets--they cracked open the night. No polite recitals, no tidy stanzas. These were raw transmissions, words ripped out bleeding, slapped against the air. One poet wept mid-line, pages soaking in his hands. No one shifted uncomfortably. The silence held him, the bass caught him, and the crowd leaned forward, as though prayer was simply listening without judgment. I ordered coffee, nothing fancy, chipped mug in hand. It didn't matter what it tasted like. The ritual was the point--the passing hand to hand, sip to breath, word to word. Whiskey appeared for those who knew who to ask. Cups clinked but never drowned the music. Brooklyn outside was rushing forward, towers climbing, rents climbing higher. But Kissa Kissa resisted all of that. It slowed the world. It made time malleable, unmeasured, a place where you could dissolve into rhythm, where the line between your body and the bass blurred. One track the DJ played hung in the air like a spell. The whole room stopped--feet frozen, glasses mid-sip, eyes glazed like water. It was as though we'd all been submerged. When the needle finally lifted, the applause was less celebration than relief--thankful to have survived the drowning, thankful to have been pulled back to shore together. I stepped outside after midnight and felt the loss immediately. The city was loud again, fractured again. But inside me, Kissa Kissa hummed, still spinning. The cracked grooves, the trembling bass, the voice breaking in mid-poem--they etched themselves into me, not as myth, not as nostalgia, but as present tense. Kissa Kissa was amazing because it refuses to dilute itself. It does not cater, does not curate. It demands honesty. I walked in masked by the week, and the music tore it off. I walked in tired, and the poets set me alight. I walked in alone, and left carried by the crowd. This past weekend I felt Brooklyn breathe differently, deeper, freer, because inside that small room a heartbeat still holds. Kissa Kissa is not dead memory. It is alive, right now, a holy noise in a city too busy to pray. And I know I'll carry its vibration in my lungs for a long time. read more
1 year ago
What a gem! Kissa Kissa gave all the sexy Brooklyn Jazz bar vibes I was hoping for on a this night. All that was missing was live music but the music was still amazing. The place was buzzing with energy despite the weather being cold and rainy. My friend and I had a cute table. He made reservations well in advance in order to score the optimal seating situations. We had the peaches and cream to start and I stuck with this drink all night. It was the perfect blend of sweetness and warm flavors of peach, sage and bourbon. It was pretty yummy. We didn't have any food because we'd already eaten. The service was great- attentive, friendly and speedy. read more
5 months ago
I made a reservation so had no problem getting a table. As soon as I walked in, I was greeted by the server and they were super friendly and even provided free popcorn for every table. I ordered the passion dance drink and it was very strong but good. They have jazz vinyl records playing and each time they put on a new record the board changes to let you know what's playing. It was a very nice touch. The bar is relatively small so I will say that you're pretty much on top of the people next to you but that's somewhat normal for New York City. They also have outdoor seating so could be a nice spot to check out during the summer. read more
This truly awesome and unique new Japanese-style[1] jazz vinyl cocktail lounge that recently opened on Franklin Avenue features an insane collection of 4,500 LP of mid-1950s - late 1970s jazz in an elegant, sexy, welcoming setting. Perfect place to take a date after dinner, or to just relax while listening to great jazz. This may be the first cocktail lounge I've ever been to where jazz music is front and center. An unusual concept for sure, but also a sure winner. The wall of LP to the side of the bar doesn't feel intimidating; rather, it makes you feel like you may be in some jazz aficionado's living room. The vinyls are in constant rotation, and I loved the train station-style display above the bar that tells you what is currently playing. Playful and cool. The signature cocktails ($16) are arranged by spirit: gin, mezcal/tequila, rum, whiskey/rye, vodka. I had the opportunity to try 4 cocktails[2]: -Smoke Stack (mezcal, blood-orange amaro, grapefruit liqueur, lemon, agave, smoked salt, burlesque bitters; 24%) -Round Midnight (Mars Iwai 45 Japanese whiskey, house amaro blend, plum liqueur, orange walnut bitters; 33%) -Deeds, Not Words (gin, Brucato, umami bitters, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, yuzu, cucumber juice, chili tincture, sesame oil; 23%) -On Green Dolphin Street (gin, Lustau vermut bianco, matcha, lime, egg white, Pocky stick; 16%) The cocktails, named after famous jazz songs, are all excellent, and feature some unusual ingredients, like sesame oil and umami bitters. The use of nonconventional ingredients extends to the delicious chocolate mousse ($12): made with organic raw cacao, it featured a yuzu honey marmalade and matcha wafer powder. I also loved how the bartenders are involved and very enthusiastic about their craft. We got the opportunity to try several bitters, including an umami one from Japan that was unlike anything I've ever tasted. Kissa Kissa may well be my new favorite cocktail place in the neighborhood. Closed on Mondays. --------------------------- [1] From Wikipedia: "Jazz kissa, sometimes transliterated as jazu kissa, are cafés that specialise in the playing and appreciation of recorded jazz music". [2] Out of 11 on the menu. read more
6 months ago
Stumbled in here on a Thursday evening (thinking it was still the old place). Surprised by the cozy ambiance of the new setup/ decor. Wasn't crowded but wasn't empty either, which I enjoy. Drinks were delicious & well balanced. Server was friendly and attentive-- she brought us over some popcorn which filled the air with such a good smell. Music was mostly jazz, think chill vibes. Perfect place to start off or end date night. We were ending it, hence why we only had 1 drink. Loved the flip board that showed what song was playing! read more
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The staff is extremely friendly and this is such a cute spot. Don't expect to eat but there are snacks and it's usually full on an evening. read more
1 year ago
Great drinks, great vibes - a real hidden gem. What a time! I'll be back. To be able to listen to jazz and still have a full on convo - I can't recommend it enough! read more
2 years ago
Great place for specialty cocktails. I got the Peaches & Cream and it's the best cocktail I've had in a while! This place has a very intimate and jazzy vibe, the music was largely soft jazz. I wished they had a better selection of finger foods, this is not the place to go if you're hungry. The service was average, nothing bad to say! I had a reservation when I went, and I would recommend ppl to make reservation before going because it can get busy. I Would come here again g for sure read more
2 years ago
Very nice bar, delicious drinks & music great place for a date night or night out with a friend. The staff was friendly enough & even tho it was busy I never felt forgotten which was nice I will be returning read more
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Welcome to the neighborhood! If you're looking for a spot to sip tasty inventive cocktails while listening to a well-curated all-vinyl playlist on an incredible soundsystem, look no further. I sat at the bar and was able to have a conversation with a friend while listening to Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and Stanley Turrentine records without being blasted by cheap speakers. The complimentary popcorn was delicious and bartender was very friendly and knowledgeable. I will be back again and again. read more
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