Whisky glass with smoke at Joker bar Kyoto

京都・夜の一杯

Joker.

A small, candlelit bar hidden one floor below the streets of Nakagyo. Whisky, classics, and the slow craft of a perfect drink — poured until three.

01 — About

An evening,
measured slowly.

Tucked beneath a quiet street in Nakagyo, Joker is the kind of room you find by accident and remember for years. Low light, polished wood, a long shelf of bottles you didn't know you wanted.

Our bartenders work without a menu — tell us what you like, what kind of night it is, and a glass arrives a few minutes later. That's the whole ritual.

4.7
Google rating
B1F
Hotel Espacio
3AM
Last call
Bartender carving a crystal ice sphere

02 — The Craft

Hand-cut ice.
Hand-poured time.

  • Whisky
    A deep library — Japanese, Scotch, Bourbon. Old bottles, kept well.
  • Classics
    Negroni, Manhattan, Gimlet. Built the way they were meant to be.
  • Off-menu
    Tell us your mood. We'll build you something for it.
Joker bar interior

03 — Hours

Open Tonight

営業時間

Mon — Thu7 PM — 3 AM
Friday7 PM — 3 AM
Saturday7 PM — 3 AM
Sunday7 PM — 3 AM

Closes 3 AM · Reopens 7 PM

04 — Visit

Find the door.

Address住所

Hotel Espacio B1F

196 Shimokorikicho, Nakagyo Ward

Kyoto 604-8016, Japan

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Contact連絡先
+81 75-229-6964instagram.com/joker__bar

Reservations welcome. Walk-ins, equally so — if there's a seat at the counter, it's yours.