The listening-bar lane
Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes (2026)
Record stores built around a bar, cafe, or listening room — combo shops where buying and listening happen in the same space. No other directory tracks this lane on its own.
Albuquerque, NM
- ZEMA Vinyl Lounge
Speakeasy-style HiFi vinyl sound lounge inside Hotel Zazz in Nob Hill, with curated vinyl, craft cocktails, and a hidden banana-sculpture entrance.
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Allentown, PA
- The Broken Record
Music-themed restaurant and bar centered on a working turntable and ~1,000-record collection that guests curate themselves; modern American small plates alongside a full bar.
4 sources
Arlington, TX
- Truth Vinyl
Downtown Arlington record shop with in-store listening stations, paired with an adjacent 21+ craft-cocktail bar, stage, and sound/lighting rig. Relaunched in a larger combined space Feb 2025 with karaoke and local bands.
2 sources
Arlington, VA
- Oasis: The Listening Bar
Japanese-inspired record bar with sushi in Arlington's Clarendon neighborhood, spinning vinyl on a dedicated hi-fi system.
2 sources
Arvada, CO
- Black & Read
Founded by the late Danny Graul in 1991, Black & Read pairs a large used and new vinyl selection with sections for books, board games and role-playing games in a relocated Arvada storefront.
4 sources
- Electric Cherry Shop + Studios
Owner Ally Skiba opened this Olde Town Arvada shop in February 2020 selling secondhand vinyl alongside vintage clothing, handmade goods, and local art, and it has hosted its own Record Store Day events.
2 sources
Atlanta, GA
- Echo Room ATL
Jazz-kissa-inspired vinyl listening bar inside Westside Motor Lounge. Hi-fi rig sourced from Atlanta collectors, built with local DJs.
2 sources
- Stereo
Inman Park coffee shop by day, hi-fi vinyl listening bar by night. DJ-owner-curated records, vintage JBL speakers and acoustic treatment, Cuban coffee and cocktails.
2 sources
Austin, TX
- Big Henry's Vinyl & Gifts
Retail space and box office inside Antone's Nightclub downtown, selling Antone's merchandise plus a curated blues, funk, and soul vinyl selection.
2 sources
- Breakaway Records
North Loop used-vinyl shop launched June 2008, expanded next door in 2017; also sells turntables, receivers, and speakers.
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- Drinks Records
Record shop built into the Drinks Lounge bar on East Cesar Chavez, stocking new and used indie, punk, hip-hop, and rap vinyl that customers browse while getting a drink.
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- Equipment Room
A Japanese kissa-inspired listening bar in the basement of Hotel Magdalena, built with Breakaway Records around roughly 1,200 vinyl LPs played on a Klipsch hi-fi system, full albums only, no requests.
2 sources
- Exploded Records at JuiceLand
Record counter tucked inside a JuiceLand smoothie shop near UT Austin, curated by DJ Andrew Brown with a focus on electronic, hip-hop, and beat-music labels.
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- Living in Stereo
Brothers-run South Austin shop pairing new and used vinyl with vintage stereo equipment, mid-century furniture, guitars, and to-go coffee.
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- Long Play Lounge East
An East Austin neighborhood bar built around a collection of more than 400 vinyl records, with weekend vinyl DJ sets, live performances, and an outdoor patio.
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- Love Wheel Records
North Austin shop opened April 2021 by former sound engineer Mike Nicolai and wife Nancy, selling new and used vinyl, 45s, cassettes, CDs, and books.
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- Only the Wild Ones
An outdoor natural-wine garden and listening bar on South Congress with a custom hi-fi sound system and local vinyl selectors curating the music alongside small-production wines and agave cocktails.
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- Sunshine Vinyl
A queer- and trans-owned record shop inside Pershing East Coffee & Lounge in East Austin, focused on contemporary music by queer artists and artists of color, plus custom turntables and local art.
2 sources
- Waterloo Records
Austin's largest and most established record store, in business since 1982; relocated a few blocks north on N Lamar in August 2025.
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Avondale Estates, GA
- Commune
Listening lounge and wine bar built from the ground up with an acoustic designer for vinyl. Nightly DJ sets spanning Afrobeat to electronica alongside an award-winning wine program.
2 sources
Bainbridge Island, WA
- Back Street Beat
Cozy Bainbridge Island shop down an alley off Winslow Way, selling mostly vintage vinyl (rock, jazz, soul) alongside used and vintage books; open since 2015.
3 sources
- Rockin' Ruby's Records (Bainbridge Island)
Second brick-and-mortar from the Rockin' Ruby's mobile-record-trailer crew: about 1,500 vinyl records, CDs, guitars, and turntables, plus an espresso bar and outdoor live-music stage in downtown Winslow.
3 sources
Bakersfield, CA
- World Records
Family-run Bakersfield fixture since 1982: new and used vinyl/CDs and listening stations up front, with an attached ~500-seat theater and beer & wine bar hosting commercial-free concerts.
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Baltimore, MD
- Normals Books & Records
Worker-collective-founded shop in Waverly since 1990, known for one of the city's best jazz sections plus philosophy, sci-fi and rare books alongside vinyl.
2 sources
- Protean Books & Records
One of Baltimore's largest independent book-and-record stores, 20,000+ titles spanning vinyl, CDs, DVDs and games in Federal Hill since 2011.
2 sources
- Vinyl & Pages
Inner Harbor record-and-book shop spotlighting soul, R&B, hip hop, funk, jazz, afrobeat, reggae and soca, with shelf space set aside for small local businesses.
3 sources
Beacon, NY
- The Vinyl Room
Hudson Valley's first record shop, taproom and wine bar. Two-floor Main Street space with a ~2,500-title record shop, vintage arcade, craft cocktails and weekend DJ nights; reopened at this larger location in Aug 2023.
4 sources
Bellevue, WA
- Silver Platters Bellevue
The Eastside location of Seattle's longtime independent media chain, stocking new and used vinyl, CDs, and movies in Bellevue's Northtowne Shopping Center.
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Bentonville, AR
- Loveless Cocktail Club
Japanese-listening-lounge-inspired cocktail bar in downtown Bentonville built around a dedicated DJ booth spinning vinyl nightly. Retro decor, a heart-shaped disco ball, and a 'No Worries -- No Requests' vinyl DJ ethos define the room.
4 sources
Birmingham, AL
- High Dive HiFi Lounge
All-day HiFi listening lounge in Lakeview from chef Sean Brock, pairing a world-class sound system with coffee, cocktails and a Japanese-inspired menu.
2 sources
Boise, ID
- The Record Exchange
Idaho's largest independent music store since 1977, with an in-house espresso bar and gift shop ("The Edge") that opened downtown Boise's first espresso counter in the early 1980s, plus a built-in performance stage hosting free in-store shows.
5 sources
Boston, MA
- Bar Pallino
Speakeasy-style natural wine bar beneath Faccia a Faccia on Newbury Street; the basement barroom has a turntable and a vinyl-stocked shelf from Jamie Bissonnette's collection, with occasional live jazz and song requests.
2 sources
- Desnuda Cocina & Bar
South End restaurant with a downstairs listening bar inspired by 1950s Japanese sound bars: art-deco basement room with framed albums, vintage speakers, and a vinyl collection stocking themed genre/decade nights.
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- Headroom Hi-Fi Lounge
Second-floor cocktail lounge inside Trillium's Fort Point brewery built for audio appreciation, with live music Tue-Thu and vinyl DJs Fri-Sat on a dedicated hi-fi system.
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- Spy Bar
Hi-fi vinyl listening lounge beneath Cosmica at The Revolution Hotel in the South End, featuring curated vinyl DJ sets, craft cocktails, and a moody, intimate atmosphere.
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- Temple Records
Downtown Crossing listening bar inspired by 1950s Japanese sound bars, built around chef Jamie Bissonnette's 10,000+ record collection and a custom-designed hi-fi sound system; sushi bar downstairs.
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Bradenton, FL
- Spinning Coffee
Vietnamese coffee shop and vinyl cafe near Manatee Avenue; record player spins at one end of the room, with vinyl and vintage audio gear lining the walls and available for sale.
2 sources
Brooklyn, NY
- BierWax
Prospect Heights craft-beer-and-vinyl bar, believed the oldest listening bar of its kind in the country, built around a 5,000-record collection spanning disco, funk, soul, and jazz.
2 sources
- Black Gold Records
Carroll Gardens coffee shop and record store combo selling curated used vinyl alongside espresso drinks since 2010.
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- Deep Dive
New Stuyvesant Heights/Bed-Stuy hi-fi lounge and bar with a rotating schedule of vinyl DJs and live events, part of Bed-Stuy's fast-growing cluster of listening rooms.
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- Eavesdrop
36-seat Greenpoint listening bar with a sound system custom-built by Devon Turnbull of OJAS Audio, serving craft cocktails, natural wine, and small plates in a wood-paneled room designed for acoustics.
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- Good Bar
Greenpoint/Williamsburg-border listening bar (sister to Good Room) with a curated vinyl library, Klipsch Heresy III speakers, and a vintage turntable for scheduled listening sessions.
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- Honeycomb Hi-Fi Lounge
Park Slope speakeasy-style listening bar modeled on Tokyo jazz kissa lounges, playing full albums on vinyl weeknights and hosting DJs on weekends, with a focus on Japanese whiskey.
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- Kissa Kissa
Crown Heights' first traditional jazz kissa outside Japan, with a 5,000-LP jazz library from the 1950s-70s, a custom audiophile sound system, and craft cocktails built around deep listening.
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- Moondog HiFi
East Williamsburg listening bar with a curated hi-fi sound system, Mediterranean-Mexican small plates, and a hidden 300-square-foot speakeasy room for immersive listening events.
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- Mr. Melo
Williamsburg listening bar where local, regional, and touring DJs spin vinyl-only sets paired with Greek-inflected small plates and cocktails.
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- Public Records
Pioneering Gowanus listening bar and cultural space built around a custom hi-fi sound system, with a plant-based cafe, wine bar, live-music Sound Room, and an intimate upstairs listening lounge.
2 sources
Buffalo, NY
- Black Dots Records & Bar
Independent record shop that grew into a full music venue: vinyl bins up front, a full bar, and a back-room 'Garage Room' stage hosting live music, vinyl nights, and chess night.
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- Revolver Records
Buffalo vinyl institution that grew out of The Peddler flea market in 2012. Its two-floor Elmwood Village flagship added a bar, live-music stage, and listening stations alongside the longtime Hertel Ave shop.
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Burien, WA
- Double Dare Records
A Burien shop trading new and used vinyl, cassettes, and CDs across many genres, plus music books, posters, toys, and other pop-culture collectibles.
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- Vinyl Eye Records
A Burien record shop operated under the Clone Press screen-printing brand, selling new and used vinyl across genres alongside screen-printed posters and apparel.
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Camarillo, CA
- American Pie Records
Old Town Camarillo record shop opened 2022 by attorney-turned-dealer Michael Curtis, curated from his ~2,000-LP collection. Doubles as a coffee shop with pastries and Fri/Sat live local music.
2 sources
Cary, NC
- Hunky Dory Record Store and Bar
Third Triangle location of Hunky Dory, opened Dec. 2023 in downtown Cary; a cozy used-vinyl shop with mid-century decor, metal/jazz-heavy crates and local beer on tap.
2 sources
Cedar Park, TX
- Collectors Crossroads
Cedar Park collectibles store inside Lakeline Mall selling vinyl LPs, 45s, and 78s alongside comics, sports cards, statues, and other pop-culture memorabilia.
2 sources
- Phat Tracks Books & Records
Cedar Park shop pairing used and new vinyl, CDs, and cassettes with a book selection heavy on horror and dark romance titles; opened in December 2025 by owner Thomas West.
2 sources
Cedarburg, WI
- We Buy Records (Cedarburg / inside The Fermentorium)
Retail vinyl outpost of Milwaukee's We Buy Records, set up inside The Fermentorium Brewery & Tasting Room in Cedarburg. Thousands of used LPs (classic rock, jazz, soul, indie, metal, hip-hop) plus curated new releases, browsable while drinking a beer.
4 sources
Chamblee, GA
- Block & Drum
Craft distillery and hi-fi music venue with a Klipsch La Scala horn, tube amplification, and rotary-mixer sound system. Vinyl nights let patrons bring their own records; weekend DJ/collector programming.
2 sources
Charleston, SC
- Groovers Listening Bar
Vinyl listening bar on Calhoun Street paying homage to Charleston's 1990s music scene, with rotating vinyl DJs, live music, and craft cocktails.
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- Record Stop
Family-owned record chain (est. 1974 on Long Island) with a downtown Charleston shop steps from the Music Hall selling new & used vinyl, plus an upstairs hi-fi listening lounge ("Record Stop Loft") built around vintage Altec Lansing A7 speakers and a wine/beer program.
4 sources
Charlotte, NC
- Groovers Listening Bar
South End listening bar expanded from the original Charleston location, with vinyl lining the walls, turntables in view, and dual DJ booths spinning funk, soul, disco and 90s-leaning sets.
3 sources
- Lorem Ipsum Listening Bar
Black-owned listening bar tucked inside Plaza Midwood's Hotel Refuge, billed as Charlotte's first listening bar, pairing curated vinyl DJ sets with an intimate, low-lit lounge setting.
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- VINYL
South End gastropub built around a library of vinyl records displayed at the front counter, with resident DJs spinning nightly alongside craft cocktails and Americana bar food.
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Chattanooga, TN
- Yellow Racket Records
Flagship new-vinyl-focused shop founded by Ben VanderHart; opened August 2020 after a COVID delay. Includes a Goodman Coffee bar, listening parties, and in-store performances in a 2,000 sq ft space.
3 sources
Chesapeake, VA
- Book Exchange - Chesapeake
Used bookstore chain's Greenbrier location trades books, movies, CDs, and vinyl records for store credit alongside a general media resale floor.
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Chicago, IL
- Bucket O'Blood Books & Records
Bucket O'Blood pairs new and used vinyl heavy on punk, metal and indie rock with a used bookstore emphasizing sci-fi, fantasy and horror titles in Avondale.
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- Charis Listening Bar
A 35-seat, no-reservations listening bar in Bridgeport built around owner Alex Jandernoa's personal vinyl collection and a Klipsch sound system tuned by Saturday Music Audio, pouring travel-inspired cocktails to sets of soul, funk and jazz.
2 sources
- Dorian's Through The Record Shop
A cocktail bar and live-performance room hidden behind a working record-shop storefront in Wicker Park, running an Italian hi-fi system for vinyl DJ sets and jazz shows.
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- The Listening Room at The Exchange
A hi-fi listening room inside the historic Railway Exchange Building in the Loop, where James Beard-nominated chef Brian Huston pairs nightly full-album vinyl playback with a steakhouse-inspired menu and private bar.
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- Parachute HiFi
James Beard Award-winning chefs Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark converted their fine-dining restaurant Parachute into a casual vinyl listening bar in Avondale, with hand-wired vintage Altec Lansing speakers and rotating guest DJs.
2 sources
- Shady Rest Vintage & Vinyl
A Pilsen shop mixing used vinyl with vintage stereo equipment, turntables, and hand-picked mid-century furniture and accessories, with the two owners curating every item themselves rather than buying wholesale.
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- Standing Passengers Coffee Lounge
A West Town coffee lounge that hosts Somebody Else's Records, a micro record shop selling vinyl from local DJs and collectors spanning jazz, Afrobeat and Chicago house, plus weekly Saturday-morning DJ sets.
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- Wax Vinyl Bar and Ramen Shop
A strictly all-vinyl listening bar in West Town from DJ Lee Farmer and Gina Barge-Farmer, who studied Tokyo's jazz kissas before opening; an invite-only DJ roster spins on a rotary mixer alongside ramen and craft cocktails.
2 sources
Chula Vista, CA
- Tender Hooligan
Japanese-listening-lounge-style vinyl shop, cafe and bar in Chula Vista's South Bay from audiophiles Henio Hernandes and Mara Lucio.
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Cincinnati, OH
- Hi-Fi Cincy
Vinyl records-themed lounge and cocktail bar in Mt. Adams, billed as Cincinnati's only vinyl record bar; owner Mike Twombly built it to connect people across generations through vinyl.
2 sources
- Sessions Vinyl Room
Oakley neighborhood vinyl shop with a listening lounge and craft-beer carry-out, mixing new and used records with a hangout vibe.
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Citrus Heights, CA
- The Cave (Citrus Heights)
Citrus Heights outpost of a Sacramento-area pop-culture chain, stocking vinyl records among comics, video games, toys, and other collectibles.
2 sources
Cleveland, OH
- Harmony Hi-Fi
Kissa-style vinyl listening bar in Ohio City's former Kyuu-juu space, built around a McIntosh hi-fi rig at lounge volume, small plates, and craft cocktails; genre nights and BYOV events planned.
3 sources
Dallas, TX
- Boogies
Knox-Henderson discotheque, cocktail club, and hi-fi listening lounge. A vinyl-forward cocktail listening room by day that opens into a disco/house dance party at 10pm on a 4-point Fulcrum sound system.
2 sources
- Lucky Dog Books (East Dallas)
East Dallas sister location of Lucky Dog Books, selling recycled books alongside used vinyl LPs, 45s, 78s, cassettes and 8-tracks.
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- Lucky Dog Books (Oak Cliff)
North Oak Cliff neighborhood bookstore that also stocks used vinyl LPs, 45s, 78s and cassettes alongside recycled books and movies.
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- Off the Record
Deep Ellum craft-beer bar and vinyl shop, stocking roughly 2,000 records curated by Good Records alongside 20+ beers on tap and a full bar. Nightly DJ rotations and a covered back patio.
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- Shyboy Hi-Fi
Underground hi-fi listening bar in a former downtown bank vault, built with 9-foot OJAS speakers, Neve preamps, and McIntosh amps. Curated vinyl spans Japanese jazz, Brazilian records, and Ornette Coleman, alongside hi-balls and soft-serve.
2 sources
- The Spin Coffee and Vinyl
Far North Dallas coffee shop and vinyl record store with a self-serve cereal bar, affordable espresso drinks, board games, and crate-digging bins.
2 sources
Davis, CA
- Armadillo Music
A Davis fixture selling new and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes, with an attached bar and venue, The Bootleg, that hosts live music.
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- Bizarro World
Davis comics shop founded in 1991 that also stocks a wall of used vinyl LPs and 45s spanning rock, jazz, soul, and hip-hop alongside its comics and games.
2 sources
Dayton, OH
- Feathers Vintage Clothing
Oregon District vintage-clothing and antiques shop since 1978 with a long-running vinyl records section spanning all genres and decades. One of downtown Dayton's oldest continually operating businesses.
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Daytona Beach, FL
- Goblin's Cave
Comics, Warhammer, model kits, and gaming shop inside the Daytona Flea & Farmers Market's Corner Shops Mall, with a hand-curated vinyl section spanning metal, classic rock, soul/Motown, and 45s.
2 sources
Denver, CO
- City Records, Comics & Toys
Opened on East Colfax in February 2023 by three Denver pop-culture collectors, City Records buys and sells vintage vinyl, CDs, cassettes, comics, toys and trading cards.
2 sources
- ESP HiFi
A records-only listening bar in the Santa Fe Arts District built around vintage Klipschorn speakers, tube amps, and Garrard turntables, pouring natural wine and coffee across from Wax Trax Records.
2 sources
- Malinche AudioBar
A mezcal-focused listening bar and daytime coffee shop on Platte Street inspired by Tokyo listening-bar culture, playing vintage Mexican vinyl through custom speakers with Nikkei-Mexa small plates by night.
2 sources
- Vaultaire
A subterranean cocktail bar beneath La Foret on South Broadway centered on an analog hi-fi system spinning curated vinyl, paired with vintage spirits and French small plates.
2 sources
Des Moines, IA
- The Dark Slide
Skate shop and record store combo in Merle Hay Mall carrying 2,000+ vinyl titles (45s, LPs, 10", 12") alongside decks, apparel, and posters.
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- Vinyl Cup Records
Beaverdale record shop with complimentary coffee/beer while you dig; moved into a larger Beaver Avenue storefront in 2025. Runs one of Iowa's biggest Record Store Day allocations.
2 sources
Detroit, MI
- Paramita Sound
Record shop, wine bar and listening space in the Siren Hotel downtown; started 2014 in West Village, now a stalwart of Detroit's beat/DJ scene with in-house label releases.
3 sources
- Spot Lite Detroit
7,900 sq ft repurposed lumber warehouse combining a coffee shop, a vinyl record shop, and a techno-focused bar/DJ venue; runs its own record label.
2 sources
- Tigris
Mexicantown cafe by day, hi-fi cocktail lounge by night, built around a custom sound system and an eclectic vinyl library with rotating guest DJs.
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Durham, NC
- Hunky Dory
Ninth Street record store with a full bar pouring roughly ten taps of NC craft beer; two floors of new and used vinyl (rock, hip-hop, jazz, funk) to browse while you drink.
3 sources
Edina, MN
- noma hi-fi
A basement hi-fi cocktail bar near Edina's 50th & France, pairing Japanese-inspired snacks with vinyl and DJ sets played through McIntosh amplifiers and Klipsch Cornwall speakers.
2 sources
Edmond, OK
- Vintage Stock (Edmond)
Edmond location of the regional used-media chain, vinyl records alongside movies, video games, comics, and collectibles.
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El Paso, TX
- Rasputin's Curiosities, Vintage and More
Downtown vintage-and-curiosities boutique that has become a social-media favorite for its vinyl record bins alongside vintage furniture, art and clothing.
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Englewood, CO
- Mutiny Information Cafe
Relocated to Englewood in summer 2024, Mutiny pairs a coffee bar and comic shop with used books, vinyl records, live music and literary and gaming events.
2 sources
Evanston, IL
- Squeezebox Books & Music
Squeezebox is a boutique, thematically organized used bookstore and record shop in Evanston selling curated LPs, 45s and CDs alongside secondhand books.
2 sources
Folsom, CA
- Fat Elephant Records
Used and new vinyl, CDs, and cassettes fill a converted 1920s former bank building in Folsom's historic district, alongside a growing shelf of new and used books.
2 sources
Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Connect Records Shop
Record shop and listening lounge in Fort Lauderdale's Thrive Art District, opened by former Radio-Active Records staffers; DJ counter and bar-stool listening bar, focus on imported vinyl, dance music, and 45s.
1 source
Franklin, TN
- Carpe Diem Records
Franklin's first record shop, mixing vintage vinyl across jazz, rock, country, and R&B with antiques, vintage clothing, and collectibles. Run by Will Jordan, it buys and sells hundreds of records weekly.
2 sources
Gallatin, TN
- Towne Square Records & Comics
A Gallatin shop pairing thousands of records with comic books, action figures, and collectibles, and known locally for organizing its own annual comic convention.
2 sources
Greenville, SC
- Horizon Records
Greenville's oldest continuously operating record store, founded by Gene Berger in 1975. Eclectic new and used vinyl, CDs and books in a converted gas station, sharing the building with the connected bar Bohemian Cafe; marked its 50th anniversary in 2025.
4 sources
- South Main Social
Downtown West End Hi-Fi listening bar and restaurant that opened April 28, 2026 in the former Foxcroft Food & Wine space. Vintage Altec/Klipsch speakers and Technics turntables spin nearly 5,000 LPs across three listening zones, Japanese-kissaten inspired.
4 sources
Gresham, OR
- BC Music Company
Combo guitar shop and vinyl/cassette shop.
1 source
Hamtramck, MI
- Detroit Threads
Hybrid vintage clothing store and record shop specializing in house, techno, soul, funk and New Wave vinyl; known for lively Record Store Day parties.
2 sources
Harrisburg, PA
- Little Amps Vinyl
Record shop inside Little Amps Coffee Roasters' uptown Harrisburg location -- crate-dig for used/new vinyl (indie, punk, jazz) while sipping locally roasted coffee.
3 sources
Hartford, CT
- Semilla Cafe + Studio
Black- and queer-owned Hartford coffeehouse and community space with a dedicated vinyl records section (yellow record cabinets), plus events like Vinyl + Friends record fairs. A cafe/record-shop combo, not a standalone record store.
3 sources
Hermitage, TN
- Romeo Records & Cafe
A family-run record shop and coffee shop in Hermitage, part of the Nashville metro, selling new and used vinyl alongside espresso drinks.
2 sources
Hillsborough, NC
- Volume Records & Beer
Locally owned record store and beer bar in a small standalone building in historic downtown Hillsborough, next to Weaver Street Market; new and resale vinyl with a focus on alt/indie rock, psych, and jazz.
4 sources
Honolulu, HI
- EP Bar
Honolulu's only listening bar, tucked behind Morning Glass Coffee in Chinatown. Highballs paired with a ~3,000-title vinyl collection spun on hi-fi turntables by resident DJs, in the spirit of Japanese jazz-kissa listening rooms.
3 sources
Houston, TX
- 93' Til
Montrose record bar and restaurant modeled on Tokyo's record-bar culture, spinning hip-hop, jazz, rap and funk vinyl on an Audio-Technica turntable alongside chef-driven small plates and craft cocktails.
2 sources
- Augustine Lounge & Listening Room
Lobby lounge and dedicated Listening Room at Hotel Saint Augustine in Montrose, built around a refurbished Otari MX5050 reel-to-reel and a record player. Weekly "Drop the Needle" vinyl nights curated by local tastemakers, open to non-guests.
3 sources
- HiFi at The Finn
Craft-cocktail vinyl listening lounge on the mezzanine of downtown food hall The Finn, inspired by Tokyo's jazz-kissa culture. Turntables and angled speakers built for warmth, rotating record selectors and DJ sets.
3 sources
- Off the Record
Downtown listening bar lounge behind a record-store facade: 3,600 sq ft of vinyl racks, vintage speakers and gold records, with song- and album-inspired cocktails and rotating resident DJs.
2 sources
Indianapolis, IN
- Square Cat Vinyl
Fountain Square record shop, performance venue, and bar in one. New and used vinyl (classics plus local/independent acts), CDs, coffee and beer; named one of the best record stores in the US by Vinyl Me Please.
5 sources
- Turntable
Broad Ripple listening room and concert venue from Forty5: a vinyl listening room and bar up front opens into a full concert hall in back, next to The Vogue. 18+ entry.
4 sources
Jamaica Plain, MA
- Tres Gatos
Jamaica Plain tapas restaurant combined with a book and record store under one roof; browse vinyl and books while dining, with regular live music and record-store events.
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Kansas City, MO
- Prospero's Books
Three-floor used bookstore in a historic 1890 building on 39th Street, stocking a deep well of used vinyl, CDs, and film alongside 50,000+ books.
2 sources
- Sister Anne's Records and Coffee
Midtown record shop and coffeehouse with bright blue walls, an expertly curated used-and-new vinyl selection, and espresso drinks from Broadway Cafe.
2 sources
- XO HiFi
Japanese-inspired hi-fi listening bar in a former Westside auto garage; 35-seat, vinyl-only playback through a horn-driven, low-wattage tube system, natural wine and Japanese small plates.
4 sources
Kenmore, WA
- Music Non-Stop
Kenmore's vintage AV and music emporium — part interactive museum, part shop — selling records, tapes, synths, drum machines, hi-fi gear, and vintage electronics; run by collector Kosta.
2 sources
Kirkland, WA
- Vortex Music & Movies
A small strip-mall shop in Kirkland's Totem Lake area selling vinyl records alongside DVDs, Blu-rays, and other media and collectibles.
2 sources
Knoxville, TN
- Open Chord Music
Knoxville record shop, live music venue, and restaurant/bar in one space, stocking new and used vinyl records and record players alongside its stage and Taylor Guitars dealership.
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Las Vegas, NV
- ECHO - Taste & Sound
Chef Natalie Young's Arts District listening lounge pairs a vintage McIntosh hi-fi system and curated vinyl shelves with craft cocktails and small plates in a leather-and-wood-paneled room.
5 sources
- SEVEN:45
Black- and women-owned R&B micro-lounge and speakeasy in the Arts District, inspired by Japanese listening bars, spinning curated soul/R&B on vintage McIntosh and JBL hi-fi speakers with vinyl embedded in the tables.
4 sources
Lisle, IL
- Crooked Arm Vinyl & Tap
A hybrid record store and craft-beer taproom that opened in Lisle in January 2024, stocking about 13,000 records across genres alongside rotating taps from Chicagoland breweries.
2 sources
Little Rock, AR
- River City Coffee
Hillcrest coffee shop with a turntable spinning real vinyl records all day, every day; customers can bring their own LPs to play alongside the shop's collection.
2 sources
Lodi, CA
- The Rabbit Hole Trading Co
Downtown Lodi gift and collectibles shop with a dedicated vintage vinyl record room curated by co-owner Mike, alongside Disney memorabilia and pop-culture finds.
3 sources
Long Beach, CA
- Dedo Coffee
Specialty coffee shop and hi-fi listening lounge in Long Beach's Wrigley neighborhood, where co-owners hand-select speakers and spin their personal vinyl collection daily, including dedicated Sunday morning listening sessions.
2 sources
- Foot Work Records
Community-driven vinyl record shop and event space in downtown Long Beach that also serves beer and wine (21+).
1 source
Long Island City, NY
- Record Room
Speakeasy-style vinyl listening lounge hidden behind a record-themed cafe in Long Island City, opened May 2023, serving coffee and soft-serve up front with a hi-fi bar concealed behind.
2 sources
Los Angeles, CA
- The Airliner
Historic Lincoln Heights dive bar with a renovated upstairs hi-fi sound room designed to feel like the inside of a speaker box, built around vintage Klipsch speakers (Heresy, Cornwall, Klipschorn AK3) and a large subwoofer.
2 sources
- The Artform Studio
Highland Park hybrid hair salon and boutique record shop curated by producer Adrian Younge and Sherry Younge, stocking soul, jazz, hip-hop and psychedelic vinyl.
2 sources
- Bar Franca
Downtown LA hi-fi sound bar (Historic Core) relaunched fall 2025 under new ownership with a custom Danley sound system tuned for disco, house, funk, and jazz vinyl sets.
2 sources
- Gold Line
Highland Park cocktail lounge co-founded by Chris Manak (Peanut Butter Wolf of Stones Throw) built around a wall of ~8,000 vinyl records played by bartenders and DJs on McIntosh amps and Altec Lansing speakers.
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- Permanent Records Roadhouse
Part record shop, part dive bar, part live-music/comedy venue in Cypress Park; the LA expansion of the Chicago-founded Permanent Records label/shop, opened in 2019.
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- Sunset & Vinyl
70s-inspired cocktail lounge hidden above 800 Degrees Pizza near the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with an in-house vinyl collection patrons browse and queue up for the bartenders to play.
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- Zizou
French-Moroccan wine bar and restaurant in Lincoln Heights built with sound as part of its design, hosting hi-fi/vinyl listening pop-ups in its garden and dining room.
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Louisville, KY
- Book & Music Exchange
Highlands buy/sell/trade shop for used books, comics, movies, video games and vinyl records, locally famous for its early-2000s local TV commercials. Still operating on Bardstown Road with a second Owensboro, KY location.
2 sources
- The Great Escape Louisville
Bardstown Road comics-and-collectibles institution better known for its comic selection but stocking vinyl across pop, hip hop, country and more. Part of the regional Great Escape chain; longtime Record Store Day participant.
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- Surface Noise
Record/book store, art gallery and intimate live venue owned by poet-musician Brett Ralph on Baxter Avenue. Used vinyl and books alongside rotating art shows and in-store readings and performances.
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Madison, WI
- Lola's Hi/Lo Lounge
Vinyl-focused hi-fi cocktail lounge on Madison's north side, inspired by Japanese jazz kissa culture; floor-to-ceiling record displays, tube amp, curated full-album listening.
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Medford, MA
- Light of Day Records
Boutique vinyl, CD and cassette shop operating inside Deep Cuts brewery in Medford Square, pairing record browsing with craft beer, sandwiches, live music and pinball.
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Melbourne, FL
- Unforgettable Tracks
Vinyl-records booth (K03) inside Antiques & Uniques Vintage Market, Melbourne's 32,000-sq-ft, 280-vendor vintage mall; hours match the host market's posted daily schedule.
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Miami, FL
- 400 Vinyl Room
60-seat vinyl-only listening lounge atop the Gale Miami Hotel, spinning funk, soul, disco and '80s Latin on Technics SL-1200 turntables through a hi-fi rig.
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- Dante's HiFi
Miami's pioneering vinyl listening bar in Wynwood, inspired by Japan's Jazz Kissa culture. Music director Rich Medina spins from a collection of thousands of records on an analog hi-fi system.
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- Jolene Sound Room
Downtown Miami listening bar in an Art Deco basement styled after midcentury recording studios and '70s leisure culture, spinning vinyl on a curated sound system.
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- Kaori Listening Bar
Brickell listening bar pairing Asian-inspired cocktails and small plates with a 130,000-record vinyl archive in a minimalist, wabi-sabi-influenced room designed for sound.
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- Lion's Den
Intimate Little River vinyl lounge with an early-2000s New York club aesthetic, part of Miami's expanding listening-bar scene.
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- Mad Records Cafe
MiMo district spot inside a midcentury motel blending an all-day cafe, vinyl record retail and a radio station/nightclub with curated DJ sets and a riverside patio.
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- Miami Sound Bar
Downtown Miami hi-fi listening bar with a sound system assembled in the UK and customized in Japan, spinning vinyl for cocktail-sipping audiophiles in a Tokyo-inspired dim-lit room.
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- Sable
Wynwood vinyl lounge and cafe combo: a daytime coffee bar that transforms into a late-night vinyl listening lounge Thursday through Saturday.
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Miami Beach, FL
- Lulo Records at Temple
Curated vinyl pop-up shop from independent Miami label Lulo Records, operating inside Temple Bar South Beach; spans classic rock, Latin, funk, soul, and electronic releases.
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Milwaukee, WI
- The Deep Groove
A vinyl listening lounge and cafe on Brady Street in a former 1875 tavern building, pairing hundreds of spinnable records and a used-vinyl boutique with coffee by day and cocktails by night, plus live jazz and blues programming.
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- The Wiggle Room
Milwaukee's first dedicated vinyl listening lounge in Bay View, built around a roughly 5,000-record collection, sound-engineered acoustics with bass traps and soundproof panels, Japanese whiskey, and nightly local and national DJs spinning vinyl.
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Milwaukie, OR
- Decibel Sound & Drink
Decibel Sound & Drink is a Milwaukie, Oregon listening bar built around a vintage cinema-derived horn hi-fi system, serving craft cocktails in a 1970s-inspired lounge filled with vinyl and vacuum-tube amps.
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Minneapolis, MN
- Disco Death Records & Coffee
An Uptown record shop and coffee bar just off Lyndale combining espresso drinks, a curated new-and-used vinyl selection, and a small photo film lab.
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- Electric Fetus
Minneapolis fixture on 4th Avenue South near downtown, selling new and used vinyl and CDs across genres alongside gifts and apparel; founded in 1968, making it one of the state's longest-running record shops.
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- Lucky Cat Records
Female-owned record, book and gift shop that opened in 2024 at 26th and Lyndale in South Minneapolis, a storefront long associated with earlier local record shops.
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- Small Hours
A hi-fi wine bar in Northeast Minneapolis built around Klipsch La Scala speakers and vintage Luxman turntables, spinning full LPs from a 1,000-plus record collection.
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Murfreesboro, TN
- Century 21 Music & More
A Murfreesboro shop founded in the mid-1970s by Jerry Jones that spent decades focused mostly on smoke-shop goods before his children restocked its vinyl and record inventory starting in 2016.
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- Crying Cat Books and Records
An independent used bookstore and record shop a few blocks from the Murfreesboro square, trading in gently used vinyl across rock, jazz, and other genres alongside secondhand books and graphic novels.
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- LRB Skate and Record Shop
A combined skate shop and record store on Murfreesboro's West Main Street, stocking new and used vinyl alongside skateboards, apparel, and rock n' roll merchandise.
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Nashville, TN
- 888 - Japanese Restaurant and Vinyl Lounge
A Japanese restaurant and sushi bar downtown anchored by a floor-to-ceiling wall of roughly 2,000 vinyl records curated with Grimey's and United Record Pressing, played through a dedicated hi-fi system.
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- Cultivar
An announced Salemtown cocktail bar in a converted Craftsman house, pairing herbal-forward drinks with a hi-fi listening setup built with GIK Acoustics; not yet confirmed open.
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- Ernest Tubb Record Shop
Founded by the country star in 1947 and a Lower Broadway fixture for decades, Ernest Tubb Record Shop closed in 2022 and reopened in November 2025 as a multi-floor venue with a restored vinyl shop, live music stages, and a rooftop bar.
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- The Great Escape
Operating in Middle Tennessee since the late 1970s, The Great Escape's Charlotte Avenue superstore stocks new and used vinyl alongside comics, posters, toys, and other collectibles.
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- Grimey's New & Preloved Music
Grimey's has sold new and used vinyl in Nashville since 1999, moving in 2018 to a former church on East Trinity Lane. Vinyl makes up roughly 70% of sales.
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- Groceries Etc.
A cocktail bar and vinyl listening room above Mama Bread and Lemon Laine in East Nashville, centered on a wall of records and rotating DJ sets.
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- McKay's
McKay's is a large used-media store in West Nashville selling books, vinyl, CDs, movies, and games, with a dedicated vinyl section among its sprawling stock.
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- Swaggie Records
Swaggie Records sells new and used vinyl, CDs, and apparel from a downtown Nashville storefront near 3rd Avenue North and Union Street.
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- Third Man Records
Jack White's Third Man Records opened its Nashville storefront in 2009, pairing a record store and label headquarters with a novelties lounge.
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- Upstairs at Audrey
A 40-seat vinyl listening room above chef Sean Brock's Audrey restaurant in East Nashville, built around full album plays and a $5 menu of cocktails, wine, beer and seasonal snacks; walk-ins only.
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- Vinyl Tap
Founded by ninth-generation Nashvillian Todd Hedrick, Vinyl Tap opened in East Nashville in November 2016 as a neighborhood bar pairing craft beer with new and used vinyl.
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- Vinyl Vault
A hi-fi vinyl bar behind Mel's Drive-In in a converted 19th-century bank vault on 2nd Avenue, with three rooms built around vintage speakers from different decades and weekend vinyl-only DJ sets.
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National City, CA
- Friends of Friends
South Bay cafe/burger spot in National City built around an in-house vinyl listening bar, Pour Music Taste, with local selectors and a monthly community record exchange.
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New Orleans, LA
- Tragos Amargos
Hidden 60-seat hi-fi listening bar behind Taquerias Carnalito, spinning 60s soul, regional Mexican, and Latin vinyl over a deep-listening sound system with agave-forward cocktails.
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New York, NY
- All Blues Musiquarium
Japanese-inspired Tribeca jazz kissa built around a rare vintage system (JBL Paragon and Hartsfield speakers, McIntosh/Marantz tube amps, EMT turntables), split into a bar area and dedicated listening room.
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- Hi-Note
East Village 'radio bar' and cafe-by-day that broadcasts original DJ programming, with Monday vinyl nights letting patrons spin their own records on the house system.
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- Tokyo Record Bar
Underground izakaya-style listening room beneath Air's Champagne Parlour, pairing an omakase tasting menu with a McIntosh Labs audiophile sound system and guest-curated vinyl.
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Newport, KY
- Jet Age Records
Brother-run vinyl and coffee shop on Historic Monmouth Street, with new/used/rare records, CDs, concert posters and light turntable repair.
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Norman, OK
- Vintage Stock (Norman)
Regional used-media chain store in Norman with a large vinyl section alongside movies, video games, comics, and collectibles.
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Norristown, PA
- Vinyl Closet Records
Family-owned Norristown shop selling vinyl, CDs and cassettes since 2011 that also runs an in-store coffee counter and a sports-card nook, with regular live-music nights.
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North Charleston, SC
- The 1021 Room
Hidden speakeasy tucked behind a beer-can wall at Holy City Brewing, with red curtains, a wooden bar, a record player, and shelves of vinyl.
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Norwood, OH
- Paper Street Trading Company
Pop-culture trading shop in Surrey Square Mall buying/selling/trading vinyl records alongside comics, video games and collectibles.
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Oakland, CA
- Bar Shiru
Bay Area's pioneering hi-fi jazz kissa: fully analog sound system, 75+ acoustic panels, full albums played start to finish, groups capped at six to preserve deep listening.
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Oceanside, CA
- Sound by the Sea
Oceanside listening bar and Mediterranean-leaning restaurant founded by a musician/sound engineer, built around vintage 1975 JBL 4350A speakers and DJ-curated vinyl sets spanning acid jazz to Brazilian music.
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Oklahoma City, OK
- The Sound Bar OKC
Vinyl listening lounge above ZamZam Mediterranean Grill in Automobile Alley, pairing a curated hi-fi system with 12,000 records for browsing/purchase, turntables and gear via Monkey Feet Music, plus cocktails.
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- Sound Bar Vinyl Bar
Vinyl listening bar in Automobile Alley run by the Monkey Feet Music team, pairing cocktails with turntables and vintage stereo gear for an in-house record-listening lounge experience.
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Omaha, NE
- Oto HiFi Lounge
Omaha's first hi-fi lounge and cocktail bar in Aksarben Village, built around a world-class sound system and vinyl-focused nightly programming with elevated cocktails.
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- Vive le Rock! Lounge & Record Store
Rock-themed cocktail lounge and record store in West Omaha where patrons browse punk, new wave, and classic-rock vinyl for sale while listening and having a drink, with in-house DJs most evenings.
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Orlando, FL
- Alfie's HiFi
1970s-styled vinyl listening lounge in Mills 50, in the former St. Matthews' Tavern space. Disco-era cocktails (Midori sours, Pink Ladies) paired with curated vinyl on a hi-fi system.
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- Bynx
Downtown South Eola record store, coffee shop, recording studio and event space; sells used vinyl, collectible books and music ephemera alongside coffee and wine.
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- Proper
Downtown Orlando's first craft-cocktail & vinyl hi-fi listening room. Mid-century modern lounge where selectors spin curated LPs on a studio-quality sound system.
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Petersburg, VA
- Resist Booksellers
Black-owned independent bookstore in Old Towne Petersburg that stocks a genuine in-store vinyl section alongside its book stacks, spanning hip-hop, soul, jazz, R&B and rock.
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Philadelphia, PA
- 48 Record Bar
A listening room above Sassafras bar in Old City built around a high-fidelity vinyl sound system and vintage Altec Lansing speakers, with roughly 300 records, cocktails, and recurring listening sessions.
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- Hideaway Music
A Chestnut Hill shop open since 2002 selling new and used vinyl across rock, jazz and blues alongside vintage stereo equipment such as turntables, receivers and speakers.
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- LMNO Lounge
A neon-lit lounge inside Stephen Starr's Fishtown restaurant where the weekly "Off the Walls" series lets guests pull a record from the wall to set the soundtrack over food and drinks.
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- Long in the Tooth
A Rittenhouse shop widely cited by local press as one of Philadelphia's best, carrying used vinyl across rock, metal, prog, punk and jazz alongside out-of-print books and DVDs.
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- Milkcrate Cafe
A Fishtown cafe that pairs breakfast, brunch and La Colombe coffee with a curated selection of new and vintage vinyl, turntables and hi-fi gear; it also runs an evening vinyl-bar DJ lounge and a second location in West Philly.
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- Molly's Books & Records
An Italian Market shop that grew out of Molly Russakoff's bookstore, pairing used books and cookbooks with vinyl, VHS and CDs, and hosting film screenings and poetry events.
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- Percy
A 1970s-inspired diner and bar in Fishtown with a dedicated Sound Lounge where Saturday-night DJ sets stick to an all-vinyl format.
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- Solar Myth
A shotgun-style space in the former Boot & Saddle on South Broad Street combining a small vinyl retail section, a coffee and natural-wine bar, and a live-music room, with an analog sound system feeding the front bar.
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- Sweet 45
An ice cream parlor and listening room near Fishtown/Kensington from DJ Nashirah Felder, with vinyl displayed on the walls, couch seating, and after-dark DJ sets under the El.
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Phoenix, AZ
- Neutral Ground Lounge
Arcadia cocktail lounge built around a record player behind the bar; owner curates a different full vinyl album each night, played without skipping, with no TVs in the room.
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- Spin Room
3,000-sq-ft vinyl bar inside Stadium Sports Bar at CityScape, named Phoenix New Times' 2025 Best Vinyl Bar. Resident DJs spin actual vinyl for crate-digging sets of 80s-00s R&B, hip-hop, soul and funk.
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Pittsburgh, PA
- The Government Center
North Side record shop, live-music venue and bar under one roof, opened January 2019; two floors of vinyl plus a stage hosting jazz, punk, hip-hop and indie shows most nights.
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- Long Play Cafe
Lawrenceville vinyl shop and Italian-style coffee bar on Butler Street, mixing new and used LPs/45s/cassettes with in-house record restoration and regular live-music nights.
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- Needle & Bean
Coffee-and-vinyl combo shop in Mt. Lebanon; serves organic fair-trade coffee alongside a handpicked selection of pop and independent vinyl records, with pastries from Potomac Bakery.
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- Pre Amp Coffee Studio
Squirrel Hill coffee bar from Richard DeShantz Restaurant Group built around a Japanese-style vinyl listening-bar concept: album-lined walls, records spinning all day, and lounge seating around the sound.
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Plainfield, IL
- Black Dog Vinyl Cafe
A record store in the Chicago exurb of Plainfield that doubles as a coffeehouse and live-music venue, selling new and used vinyl alongside coffee, craft beer, wine and cocktails.
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Portland, OR
- After Ours
All-day cafe that turns into a record bar, with a DJ booth.
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- Ascendents Records
Record store and music shop in Southeast Portland, opened in 2019 as the storefront for the Ascendents record label and band, selling vinyl, CDs, posters, and music gear alongside an attached recording studio.
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- Black Water Records
Punk and hardcore record shop and label operating in Portland since 1999, now sharing 5115 NE Sandy Blvd with an all-vegan bar, restaurant, and all-ages music venue.
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- Clinton Street Record & Stereo
Southeast Portland record shop offering a curated mix of new and used vinyl and cassettes spanning house, techno, boogie, italo disco, darkwave, and indie rock, with daily buying, selling, and trading.
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- Entity Lounge
Deep-listening lounge; not yet open at research time.
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- FINAL FORM
Video-game-music vinyl and retro games shop; limited weekend hours.
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- Mint Gallery Records
Mint Gallery Records is a record store and art gallery on N Mississippi Avenue in Portland, co-founded by Luke Buser and Michael Fitzgerald in 2024, selling vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and merchandise alongside rotating art exhibitions.
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- My Vinyl Underground
My Vinyl Underground is a new and used vinyl, CD, and cassette shop that serves as the Portland storefront for online retailer Jigsaw Records, located in the basement of Books With Pictures comic shop on SE Division.
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- Partly Shop / Intro to Rhythm
Partly Shop pairs books and records with I2R, an in-house freeform mix series and live-streaming radio station that has broadcast from Portland since 2017.
2 sources
- Platinum Records Lights & Sound
Platinum Records Lights & Sound is a downtown Portland retailer selling DJ and pro-audio gear, turntables, mixers, and lighting equipment alongside a selection of underground vinyl records.
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- Prospector Records
Combo shop selling records and vintage clothing.
2 sources
- The Record Pub
The Record Pub combines a record and cassette shop with a neighborhood taproom, pairing new and used vinyl and stereo gear with beer on tap and live listening events.
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- Sonder, Listening Bar
Vinyl-forward listening bar and patio in Portland's Hollywood District, built around a hi-fi sound system with cocktails, small plates, and espresso.
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- Tomorrow Records
Combo shop selling records and hi-fi audio gear.
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- Turn! Turn! Turn!
Bar and venue that sells records and vintage items.
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- Variety Records
Sells vinyl plus DVD/VHS/media, open since 2005.
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- Wax Social
Vinyl-forward speakeasy and listening lounge in Portland pairing dinner and cocktails with nightly DJ sets.
3 sources
Providence, RI
- Murmur HiFi Lounge
Providence's first listening bar: high-fidelity analog vinyl playback inspired by 1920s Japanese jazz kissatens, cocktails, sake, and izakaya-style snacks; private 'the Den' room seats eight on quadraphonic sound.
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Provo, UT
- B-Side HiFi
Dedicated full-album vinyl HiFi listening room above 3hive Record Lounge in downtown Provo, built around a McIntosh tube amp and TAD speakers. Hosts public listening sessions, private events, and a recurring live jazz night.
4 sources
Raleigh, NC
- Hunky Dory Records
Vinyl shop and taproom in Raleigh's Iron Works district pairing new and used records with rotating NC craft beer; part of a small Triangle chain with sister shops in Durham and Cary.
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- The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop
Downtown Raleigh live-music venue and bar with an attached record shop stocking new and used vinyl; new arrivals drop every Friday and the venue runs its own Pour House Pressing plant.
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Rochester, NY
- Record Archive
Rochester's flagship record store since 1975: 13,000 sq ft with 250,000+ vinyl records, 60,000+ 45s, and an in-house Backroom Lounge — full beer/wine bar, live music stage, listening parties, trivia and drag bingo.
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Rocklin, CA
- The Audio Nerd
A Rocklin shop pairing collectible vinyl with pre-owned turntables and hi-fi equipment, offering repairs alongside new arrivals from local artists.
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Rogers, AR
- Pinky Swear
Hi-fi record bar tucked upstairs in Rogers' historic 1907 building, spinning vinyl exclusively on a high-end stereo alongside craft cocktails, pizza and small plates from sister restaurant Heirloom. No requests, no reservations.
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Roseville, CA
- The Cave
A pop-culture resale shop in Roseville selling new and used vinyl records alongside comics, games, toys, and collectibles.
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Sacramento, CA
- The Cave
A pop-culture collectibles store on Arden Way selling new and used vinyl alongside comics, toys, video games and other retro merchandise.
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- Dimple Records
The Arden Way flagship of Sacramento's longtime Dimple Records chain, with a dedicated vinyl section alongside new and used CDs, movies and video games.
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- Kicksville Vinyl & Vintage
A Sacramento shop pairing thousands of used records across genres with vintage clothing and furniture on the R Street corridor.
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- Legend Has It
Downtown Sacramento hi-fi listening bar built around Klipsch La Scala speakers and a curated vinyl collection, inspired by Japanese jazz kissa lounges. Opened September 2024 as the city's first dedicated hi-fi bar, pairing DJ vinyl sets with craft beer and natural wine.
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- MediumRare Records & Collectibles
A used-vinyl and collectibles shop on R Street focused on '50s-'80s records plus memorabilia.
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- Time Tested Books
A Midtown used-and-new bookstore that added a vinyl section in the 1990s, now selling obscure and out-of-print records alongside its book stock.
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Saint Paul, MN
- Caydence Records & Coffee
A coffee shop and record store on Saint Paul's East Side selling new and used vinyl, CDs, and cassettes alongside espresso drinks, with a back room for live local music.
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Salt Lake City, UT
- FOUNTAIN Records
Underground vinyl shop-and-bar hybrid in a former Cannella's space; hosts DJ nights, record release parties, and "Frontiers of Jazz" live sit-ins on Thursdays.
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- The Green Room
Downtown SLC's first hi-fi vinyl listening bar, styled after a Japanese jazz kissa, spinning an 800-900 record soul/funk/jazz/world collection on vintage hi-fi gear.
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- Memento Mori
Downtown SLC combo barbershop, vinyl record shop, art gallery, and event space created by Rob Fenn -- "a place where Johnny Cash would grab a haircut and Elton John would grab the latest vinyl release."
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- Mono Tape Club
Japan-inspired stereo listening room in Fairpark: coffee bar by day, cocktail/whiskey bar by night, with vinyl, cassettes and mixtapes on large horn speakers.
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San Antonio, TX
- Volta
Hi-fi listening room from Danny Delgado (Hi-Tones, Faust Tavern) with 3,000+ vinyl records on the wall, Technics turntables built into the bar, and bespoke cocktails in a kissaten-style Government Hill space.
4 sources
San Diego, CA
- Convoy Music Bar
Speakeasy-style hi-fi listening bar in Kearny Mesa hidden behind an alleyway entrance; custom Kenrick speakers and records imported from Japan, vinyl curated by rotating selectors, Japanese whisky cocktail program.
2 sources
- LONGPLAY Studio
Minimalist Tokyo-style vinyl cafe/hi-fi club in Sherman Heights/Barrio Logan built by Gibran Huerta around vintage Klipsch Heresy speakers and a 1,000+ record library, pairing analog vinyl playback with coffee, cocktails, wine and sake.
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- Part Time Lover
Japanese-inspired listening bar and record shop in North Park with four Klipschorns, two reel-to-reel machines and a custom hi-fi system; Folk Arts Rare Records (est. 1967) operates the in-house record shop.
2 sources
San Francisco, CA
- Bar Crenn
Dominique Crenn's cocktail lounge redesigned in 1950s Tokyo jazz-kissa style, with a wall of records and vintage turntable soundtracking five intimate tables.
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- Harlan Records
Downtown alley hideaway built on 'Listen More': Thorens turntable, McIntosh amp, JBL speakers, and 2,000+ records spanning 1950s jazz to '80s new wave.
2 sources
- Kissakeko
400-square-foot, 6-8 seat Nob Hill jazz kissa pairing artisanal sake with vinyl-only jazz; the owner says they will never stream music.
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- Phonobar
Hayes Valley audiophile lounge built around vinyl-only DJ sets, custom acoustic curtains and a tuned hi-fi system pushing deep house, disco and dance music at conversational volumes.
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- Side A
Mission bistro-meets-listening-bar with 1,000+ vinyl records, a brushed-aluminum DJ booth, and a custom hi-fi system; weekday morning coffee-and-vinyl sets.
2 sources
Santa Monica, CA
- Angel City Books & Records
Self-described 'Santa Monica's last indie Book & Record Store,' selling new and used vinyl, CDs, and music DVDs alongside used books since 1998.
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- Endless Noise
Recording studio that expanded into an integrated vinyl record shop and Turkish coffee counter, with over 2,000 unsorted vinyl titles for browsing.
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Seattle, WA
- Easy Street Records
West Seattle vinyl institution pairing a large new-and-used record, CD and cassette shop with an attached cafe and a stage for in-store performances.
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- Empire Roasters and Records
Columbia City coffee roaster spread across multiple floors, with a record store built into the second level and rooftop seating above.
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- Hex Enduction Records & Books
Lake City shop co-owned by Gabi Page-Fort and Dean Whitmore, pairing rock, psych, prog, jazz and punk vinyl with literary fiction, poetry, and Northwest-interest books.
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- HiFi LoFi
Anime, retro-game, and Japanese pop-culture shop on the Ave with a real vinyl section — city pop, jazz, Ghibli soundtracks, and video-game scores alongside manga, VHS, and collectibles.
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- Porchlight Coffee & Records
Capitol Hill coffee shop pouring Herkimer Coffee that also stocks new and used vinyl for browsing and purchase, alongside in-house designed goods.
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- Revolver Bar
Capitol Hill cocktail bar decorated with a wall of more than 2,500 vinyl records that get played as ambient background sound for drinkers and diners.
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- Selector Records & Apparel
Madison Valley shop pairing a curated selection of house, techno and breakbeat vinyl with apparel.
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- Shibuya HiFi
Ballard listening bar modeled on Tokyo audiophile bars, playing full albums from vinyl through vintage Klipsch and custom speaker rigs in a dedicated no-shoes listening room.
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- Stumbletown Records
Shop-within-a-shop inside Chocolat Vitale near Ballard/Phinney Ridge; well-curated vintage and new vinyl strong in classic rock and hip-hop, alongside coffee and chocolate.
2 sources
Silver Spring, MD
- Bump 'n Grind
Coffee shop and record store community hub in Silver Spring roasting its own coffee and stocking rock, jazz and soul/funk vinyl.
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- Mojomala Books, Records & Cool Stuff
Locally owned book-and-record shop in downtown Silver Spring selling new/used vinyl and used books, steps from the Metro.
2 sources
Somerville, MA
- Vinyl Index
Record shop in Union Square's Bow Market with a 10-foot bar and communal seating woven between the bins; cocktails from neighboring bar Nook are served while browsing and during weekly DJ sets.
2 sources
St. Louis, MO
- Frenchtown Audio
Sister location to Frenchtown Records combining a record shop with vintage stereo/turntable sales and repair; participates in Record Store Day.
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- Frenchtown Records, Antiques & More
Lafayette Square shop mixing rare and sealed vinyl with fine art, clothing and antiques; regularly restocked New Arrivals section.
2 sources
St. Petersburg, FL
- ARTpool Vinyl Records
Vintage clothing boutique and record shop combo on Central Ave; the vinyl side was added in 2011 by co-owner Evan as a curated new/used LP operation.
2 sources
- Easy Tiger HiFi Lounge
1,600 sq ft vinyl cocktail lounge in St. Pete's EDGE District, built around a Klipsch Heritage speaker system paired with McIntosh amplification for nightly vinyl DJ sets.
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- In Between Days
Florida's first listening bar: a Tokyo-style sake house in St. Pete's Grand Central District built around a pair of 1972 Klipsch Cornwalls, two turntables, and a deep vinyl collection.
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Sugar Land, TX
- Vino & Vinyl
Fort Bend County wine bar and record store hybrid in Sugar Land Town Square: DJs spin vinyl at the door while the shop sells new, vintage and discounted records.
2 sources
Syracuse, NY
- Books & Melodies
Sprawling two-story Eastwood shop, upstate NY's largest used book and record exchange, with a listening station for sampling vinyl before you buy.
2 sources
Tacoma, WA
- Hi-Voltage Records & Books
A musician-owned Tacoma shop combining new and used vinyl with a books section, claiming an inventory of more than 40,000 LPs and CDs plus turntables and repair supplies.
2 sources
- Turntable Treasures
A Tacoma shop pairing a large used-vinyl selection, said to top 120,000 LPs, with vintage stereo equipment sales, turntable setup, and repair services.
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Tampa, FL
- Greenhouse
Alcohol-free, hi-fi listening bar residency taking over Elevation Coffee Roasters in Tampa Heights every Friday night, spinning curated vinyl sets through a finely-tuned speaker system.
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- Mojo Books & Records
Tampa's largest used-and-new book and record store, a 4,500 sq ft Fowler Ave institution with a coffee bar, deep vinyl crates, and a loyal trade-in crowd.
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Toledo, OH
- The Switchboard
Downtown bar sharing a building with Culture Clash Records. Vinyl bought next door gets spun on the house turntable, plus bring-your-own-vinyl nights and joint Record Store Day events with patio refreshments.
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Tucson, AZ
- Bookmans Entertainment Exchange (Speedway/East)
Tucson-founded used bookstore/media exchange chain with a large, prominent vinyl records section and in-house record-cleaning 'vinyl lab'; East Speedway store is a longtime local flagship.
2 sources
- Heroes & Villains
Tucson's largest comics/games/records combo store; repeatedly voted Best Comic Book Store locally and draws crowds for its Record Store Day exclusives.
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- Wooden Tooth Records (Congress Street)
Downtown Tucson record shop built into the old Red Room bar space, pouring beer and wine alongside new/used vinyl, with regular DJ vinyl nights spinning punk, glam, goth and soul 45s.
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Venice, CA
- Companion
All-day Venice cafe/restaurant designed as a living-room 'third space,' with a movable DJ booth and a 1,500-record house collection spun nightly during dinner service.
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- Only The Wild Ones
Abbot Kinney natural-wine listening bar running a vinyl-only rotation through Klipsch x Ojas speakers, Accuphase amplification, Technics turntables, and a Euphonia rotary mixer.
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Virginia Beach, VA
- Rose's
Hi-fi listening bar and restaurant in the ViBe Creative District built around an audiophile sound system, vinyl DJs/record selectors, and a rooftop bar.
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Waimea, HI
- Uila Records
Retail vinyl record store by day in Waimea's Opelo Plaza that turns into a live music lounge with beer, wine and weekly Wednesday shows by night.
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Washington, DC
- La Betty
Vinyl listening room and natural-wine bar in Mount Vernon Triangle.
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Wayzata, MN
- Macanda HiFi
A vinyl lounge and record bar tucked behind Macanda's Latin American restaurant on Lake Minnetonka, pairing DJ sets with its own cocktail menu.
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West Chester, PA
- Hop Fidelity
Chester County record store and nano-brewery combo pouring house-brewed beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks alongside a curated new-and-used vinyl selection, books and art prints.
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West Columbia, SC
- Ikie Lu Record Club
Jazz-kissa-inspired vinyl listening lounge in a former Spanish-language church, pairing high-fidelity record spins with classic cocktails, wine, and small plates.
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West Des Moines, IA
- Jay's Toys and Games (West Des Moines)
Collector-focused shop (formerly Jay's CD & Hobby) with LEGO, trading cards, comics, video games, and a growing vinyl records section spanning rare pressings to new releases.
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- Skylabs Audio
Historic Valley Junction hi-fi shop selling and repairing vintage and modern stereo equipment alongside new and used vinyl records and turntables.
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West Hollywood, CA
- Darling by Sean Brock
Sean Brock's live-fire restaurant with an adjacent vinyl-only hi-fi listening lounge featuring seven custom speakers by sound designer MAXV, vintage Tannoy, Accuphase amplification, and dual Technics turntables.
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Wheat Ridge, CO
- Black & Read 2
The discount offshoot of Arvada's Black & Read, this Wheat Ridge storefront on Wadsworth sells lower-priced used vinyl, CDs, books, and games a short drive from the flagship.
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- Stylus & Crate
A Wheat Ridge coffee shop built around a mid-century stereo console, where customers can play records from the house collection or bring their own while drinking espresso and eating Belgian waffles.
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Wichita, KS
- Good Company Taps & Spirits
Delano coffee shop-by-day, cocktail bar-by-night (with Pennant Coffee) featuring a dedicated two-turntable setup for its weekly Thursday Vinyl Night, where guest DJs spin from personal collections.
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Winston-Salem, NC
- The Eclectible Shop
Eclectic Winston-Salem shop mixing books, art and collectibles with a dedicated vinyl section spanning classic rock, folk, jazz, blues and classical, plus out-of-print sheet music.
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- McKay Used Books, CDs, Movies & More - Winston-Salem
10,000-sq-ft outpost of the regional McKay's used-media chain (TN/NC). Buys and sells used and new vinyl, CDs and turntables alongside books, movies and games. Registered Record Store Day participant.
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