AiSOTOPE Lounge is a LGBTQ+ bar in Shinjuku Ni Chome, Tokyo.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Cover usually 1,000-2,000 yen depending on the night. Check the AiiRO/AiSOTOPE Facebook for the calendar; events typically run from 22:00.
Guided tour · 2h 30m
Sit down and enjoy a full-course dinner, coupling multiple courses of delicious high-quality wagyu beef and premium Japanese craft sake.
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Address: 2-12-16 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022
Eagle Tokyo in Shinjuku Ni-chome is the Brooklyn-style bear bar that opened in 2016. Behind AiSOTOPE Lounge, beer-and-shots room, mixed bear-leaning crowd.
TipNo cover, drinks 700-900 yen. Open until 04:00 on Fri-Sat; sister venue Eagle Tokyo Blue is on the same block.
Campy! Bar in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ni-chome is the loud drag-and-friends room opened in 2013 by celebrity host Bourbonne. Mixed-orientation crowd.
TipNo seating fee unless you book a weekend sofa (1,000 yen). Cash for each round, the queens speak some English.
Dragon Men in Shinjuku Ni-chome is one of the largest clubs in the district. Open dance floor, big stage for drag shows, all-you-can-drink set deals through.
TipCash only. All-you-can-drink set is the standard order; the dance floor opens up after midnight Fri-Sat.
Bar Gold Finger in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ni-chome is the lesbian bar that anchors the queer-women scene. Retro decor, library corner of queer books.
TipSaturday nights are women-only; other nights mixed. No cover, drinks 700-1,000 yen, cash easiest.
Eagle Tokyo in Shinjuku Ni-chome is the Brooklyn-style bear bar that opened in 2016. Behind AiSOTOPE Lounge, beer-and-shots room, mixed bear-leaning crowd.
TipNo cover, drinks 700-900 yen. Open until 04:00 on Fri-Sat; sister venue Eagle Tokyo Blue is on the same block.
Campy! Bar in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ni-chome is the loud drag-and-friends room opened in 2013 by celebrity host Bourbonne. Mixed-orientation crowd.
TipNo seating fee unless you book a weekend sofa (1,000 yen). Cash for each round, the queens speak some English.
Dragon Men in Shinjuku Ni-chome is one of the largest clubs in the district. Open dance floor, big stage for drag shows, all-you-can-drink set deals through.
TipCash only. All-you-can-drink set is the standard order; the dance floor opens up after midnight Fri-Sat.
Bar Gold Finger in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ni-chome is the lesbian bar that anchors the queer-women scene. Retro decor, library corner of queer books.
TipSaturday nights are women-only; other nights mixed. No cover, drinks 700-1,000 yen, cash easiest.
Bar Martha in Tokyo's Ebisu is the canonical vinyl listening bar: 6,000-record wall played on vintage Tannoy GRF speakers. No talk, no photos, no requests.
TipCover charge plus a whisky-led menu. Strict no-conversation rule; arrive solo or in pairs and don't ask the bartender to skip a track.
JBS in Shibuya is short for Jazz, Blues, Soul. Master Kobayashi's 10,000-record library on a second-floor counter, no cover, single-malt Scotch.
TipNo cover charge, rare for a Tokyo listening room. Cash and drinks at the bar; ask for a Kobayashi pick if you don't know where to start.
