Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in California

Open 9am–4pm today

Used bookstore on L Street since 2013 with a dedicated room of vinyl records alongside CDs, DVDs, comics and thousands of used books.

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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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Open 9am–10pm today

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.

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Carpinteria brick-and-mortar shop selling new vinyl alongside movies, books, comics, DVDs, games, cassette tapes and even 8-tracks.

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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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Open 10am–10pm today

Citrus Heights outpost of a Sacramento-area pop-culture chain, stocking vinyl records among comics, video games, toys, and other collectibles.

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Costa Mesa hi-fi and record shop with a listening room, curated new/used vinyl across rock, jazz, blues, hip-hop and metal, plus ultrasonic record cleaning and flattening services.

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Open 10am–9pm today

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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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.

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Open 12pm–6pm today

Vinyl, vintage and art gallery on the Russian River in Duncans Mills; hand-picked records alongside vintage finds.

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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.

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Open 11am–7pm today

Fresno branch of the Bay Area Rasputin Music chain on N Blackstone Ave, a few doors from Mad Monk; new & used vinyl, CDs, DVDs and video games.

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Fullerton skate shop and record store combo carrying decks, trucks and wheels alongside vinyl, CDs, cassettes and band merch.

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Open 8am–4pm today

Inglewood's first new record store in ~35 years — new and vintage punk, R&B, jazz and cumbia vinyl, a dollar bin, used books, and a coffee bar with rotating art shows and a Sunday chess club.

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Open 11am–6pm today

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.

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Downtown Lodi used bookstore that also stocks used CDs, DVDs, and vinyl records among its shelves of secondhand books; a Central Valley locals' Reddit thread names it as a place to find old records in Lodi.

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Open 6:30am–2pm today

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.

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Open 1pm–7pm today

Community-driven vinyl record shop and event space in downtown Long Beach that also serves beer and wine (21+).

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Open 5pm–12am today

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.

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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.

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Open 9pm–2am today

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.

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Open 11am–7pm today

Highland Park hybrid space pairing a curated ~3,000-record vinyl shop with a 100+ option non-alcoholic cocktail bar, weekend vendor stalls, guest DJs and rotating local art. Opened June 2024.

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Open 5pm–2am today

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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Hip-hop record shop, radio station and art gallery near downtown LA; vinyl spanning hip-hop history plus live events, by appointment after relocating from a flood-damaged prior space.

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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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Open 7pm–2am today

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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Open 5pm–12am today

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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Two-in-one Marina space combining a craft/vintage market with a vinyl record shop and event venue; opened May 2025 and hosts live DJ sets, open mics and small concerts.

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Open 11am–6pm today

Modesto's only locally-owned record store, opened 2023; new and used vinyl, CDs, cassettes, VHS, arcade machines and collectibles with a strong hip-hop and R&B selection.

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Modesto location of the FYE entertainment retail chain near Vintage Faire Mall, selling new & pre-owned music (including vinyl), movies and video games.

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Open 11am–7pm today

Modesto branch of the Bay Area Rasputin Music chain at Vintage Faire; new & used vinyl, CDs, DVDs and video games.

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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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Open 10am–5pm today

Newport Beach hi-fi audio equipment retailer with a dedicated audiophile-grade vinyl records selection across jazz, blues and classic rock.

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Open 4pm–1am today

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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Open 5pm–12am today

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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Pacific Grove record store, bar and small music venue that opened for a recent Record Store Day.

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Open 12pm–6pm today

Small indie record and skate shop in Palm Desert carrying new/used vinyl, skateboards and accessories, record players, t-shirts, used books and patches.

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Open 9am–6pm today

Women-owned record store and coffee shop in the Henry Frank Arcade, opened 2016 by friends Kelly and Jamie, with one of Palm Springs' most extensive vintage-vinyl collections.

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Open 2pm–9pm today

Used bookstore and record shop in Pasadena's Playhouse District; buys, sells and trades books alongside vinyl LPs and CDs, and hosts regular live music evenings.

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Downtown Petaluma winery tasting room built around a record lounge of 4,000+ vinyl records priced $5-$40, alongside single-vineyard wines.

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Open 12pm–6pm today

Redding retro-media shop selling new and used vinyl and CDs alongside video games, movies and car audio gear.

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Open 11am–6pm today

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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Open 10am–10pm today

A pop-culture resale shop in Roseville selling new and used vinyl records alongside comics, games, toys, and collectibles.

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Open 10am–10pm today

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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Open 10am–11pm today

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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A Sacramento shop pairing thousands of used records across genres with vintage clothing and furniture on the R Street corridor.

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Open 3pm–2am today

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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A used-vinyl and collectibles shop on R Street focused on '50s-'80s records plus memorabilia.

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Open 1pm–6pm today

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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Open 12pm–7pm today

Independent downtown Salinas bookstore selling new and gently-used books, vinyl, CDs and cassettes, with live music and a book-donation/job-training mission.

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Open 11am–6pm today

San Clemente's independent record store, recording studio and music school, operating since 2012.

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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.

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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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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.

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Open 4:30pm–12am today

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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OSM lead verified: SoMa coffee counter combining pour-over coffee with a growing new-and-used vinyl selection and music-focused books.

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Open 2pm–1:30am today

Downtown alley hideaway built on 'Listen More': Thorens turntable, McIntosh amp, JBL speakers, and 2,000+ records spanning 1950s jazz to '80s new wave.

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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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Open 3pm–2am today

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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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.

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Open 10am–6pm today

Longtime SLO music/movies/books/clothing store on Monterey St, featured in Rolling Stone; also runs a Discogs storefront and ships vinyl, CDs and DVDs nationwide.

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San Pedro clothing-and-records shop keeping the neighborhood's music history alive with classic vinyl, record listening booths, live performances, and a pond with live fish.

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10,000-sq-ft collectibles destination in the Orcutt area of Santa Maria billing itself as the largest new/used vinyl selection between LA and SF, plus CDs, cassettes, movies, comics, trading cards, toys and audio gear.

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Open 11:30am–5pm today

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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Open 8am–2pm today

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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Open Closed today

Part thrift shop, part vinyl and vintage-memorabilia gathering space in Santa Rosa; hosts record swaps and live DJ nights around the county.

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Sebastopol shop on Main Street buying, selling and trading vinyl records alongside vintage clothing, music posters and collectibles.

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Open 11am–7pm today

Family-run Solvang shop (opened May 2024 by father-son duo Mike and Vince Casey) in Jensen's Copenhagen Square, upstairs; eclectic new/used vinyl, vintage audio gear, band and Hawaiian shirts, and weekly live music.

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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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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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Open 5:30pm–10pm today

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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