Temple Records is a small Boston listening bar built around records, cocktails, and deliberate quiet. The bar has been influenced by 1950s Japanese listening bars, with vinyl played through the evening and a no-shaken-cocktails rule that keeps service from cutting across the music. The exact system chain is not public, but the room was designed with the listening experience in mind. Jamie Bissonnette worked on the sound setup, and the bar treats the system as part of the room rather than a design prop. The music moves through Japanese pop, jazz, ambient records, and bartender-selected sides. Best for a whiskey, sake, or shochu drink, a darker corner, and a night where the soundtrack is allowed to stay in the foreground.