400 Vinyl Room, an intimate listening lounge, will debut April 25, 2026, on the 9th floor of Gale Miami Hotel & Residences in Downtown Miami.
Inspired by the “400 Club”, the exclusive private enclave within Yamashiro Hollywood that served as a gathering place for the film industry’s elite in the 1920s, 400 Vinyl Room is designed to channel the allure of Hollywood’s Golden Age while drawing inspiration from Tokyo’s late-night cocktail culture. The lounge opens adjacent to Yamashiro Miami, the Los Angeles institution’s first expansion in its 111-year history. While Yamashiro offers rooftop dining with panoramic views of the Miami skyline, 400 Vinyl Room provides a more intimate counterpart, a space where music takes center stage.
“Opening 400 Vinyl Room feels like completing a circle. Yamashiro brings the dining, the history, the legacy of over a century in hospitality,” says Freddy Braidi, Partner Yamashiro Miami Hospitality Group in a statement. And now, right alongside it, a room where the night truly begins. Miami has welcomed us in a way that means everything to this team, and we wanted to give something back to this city that reflects how seriously we take that. 400 Vinyl Room is that answer.”
The 50-seat lounge will have a vinyl-only music program rooted in funk, soul, disco, and ’80s Latin, with nightly themed sessions built around the culture of record listening. Programming will explore themed nights like Saturday Night Fever spinning the anthems that defined a generation of dressing up and going out. Guest selectors and visiting DJs will join regularly for special residencies.
Bottle service has no place here. In its place, 400 Vinyl Room presents a cocktail program defined by craft, precision, and the kind of reverence for the drink that mirrors the room itself. Every cocktail on the menu is built with intention, balanced, spirit-forward, and expressive. The bar draws its philosophy from the great American cocktail tradition: spirits-led with unexpected depth.
Cocktail highlights include All Night Long, a bright highball with vodka, strawberry cordial, grapefruit, and club soda; Smooth Operator with Vida Tobalá, Midori, lime, and basil; and Saturday Night Fever, a bold, high-energy combination of Código Blanco tequila, lemon, honey, cilantro, sriracha, and wasabi salt, vibrant, spicy. A large selection of Champagne will be offered by the glass and bottle, alongside a refined tableside champagne cart with caviar service, a nod to the room’s Golden Age DNA.
Further setting the beverage program apart is the Tiny Sips menu, a distinctive collection of small-format cocktails designed for exploration. These are not miniatures, but concentrated, intentional pours: lower in volume, higher in intensity, and meant to be slowly sipped. Selections include My Way, a Manhattan-style pour with Zacapa XO rum, Antigua formula, Lo-Fi dry vermouth, and aromatic bitters; Dirty Diana, a briny, refined take on the dirty martini with Canaima gin, white vermouth, house 400 brine, and a delicate shochu rinse; and Hot Stuff, a spicy-citrus driven mix of Ocho Blanco tequila, lime, habanero bitters, Tajín, and Aperol.
Designed by AMA Designs, The 400 Vinyl Room features warm textures, amber light, where record shelves line the walls, framed gold albums shimmer under curated spotlighting. The bar anchors the room with quiet authority behind deep velvet curtains and bespoke furnishings. Curved banquettes and intimate table groupings invite lingering conversation. The aesthetic draws inspiration from 1970s hi-fi culture and the underground vinyl bars of Tokyo, where dim lighting, carefully curated sound systems, and intentional programming create an almost sacred environment for music lovers. Every design element, from lighting to seating configuration, has been carefully considered to enhance the vinyl listening experience,
The 400 Vinyl Room will be open select evenings, offering an intimate, music-driven counterpart to Yamashiro Miami. The 400 Vinyl Room is located next to Yamashiro Miami, on the 9th floor of Gale Miami Hotel & Residences (159 NE 6th Street), and invites Yamashiro guests to start or continue the evening before or after dinner in a more intimate setting. Reservations are recommended and can be made by emailing [email protected]. For more information, follow @400vinylroom on Instagram or visit https://400vinylroom.com/
