Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Canada

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8,000 sq ft antique mall on Ottawa Street since 2010 — mid-century modern furniture, vintage decor and collectibles alongside a dedicated vinyl-records section.

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Used-record-and-headshop combo on Ottawa Street since 2009, locally known as 'Hamilton Record Store'; large secondhand vinyl/45/CD/cassette inventory alongside smoking accessories, decor, tee shirts and comics.

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Longueuil shop specializing in new and used vinyl records and band t-shirts.

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Low-key café-record shop tucked in a Rosemont/Petite-Patrie industrial bay, pairing soul, funk, hip-hop and jazz vinyl with coffee and food.

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Vinyl bar in Villeray spinning a 2,500-record collection (1940s to today) on the turntables, with signature cocktails, popcorn, and weekend DJs on the dance floor.

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Record shop paired with an Italian bistro near Mile End, selling curated new vinyl plus KLIPSCH, PIONEER, ONKYO and Pro-Ject audio gear, open weekends and weekdays by appointment.

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Open 12:30pm–6pm today

Record store and art gallery near Lionel-Groulx metro run by music journalist Ralph Alfonso, mixing used vinyl with rotating art shows.

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Family-run NDG shop buying and selling used books and records, offering store credit for collections.

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Vinyl and video club combo shop on Rue Ontario Est, pairing used records with movie rentals.

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Open 8am–5pm today

Weekend café-shop on Avenue Papineau pairing coffee with curated vinyl (including Italian imports), graphic novels, manga and Criterion/Ghibli film media.

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Open 11am–5pm today

Used bookshop in the Saint-Roch/Limoilou area (open since 2002) with a quality selection of secondhand books, DVDs, vinyl records, CDs and collectibles.

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Open 10am–8pm today

Used-media shop in the Faubourg Saint-Jean strip selling books, comics, CDs, vinyl records, DVDs and Blu-rays.

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Open 10am–6pm today

Half bookshop, half disquaire in Saint-Jean-Baptiste since 2006; a diverse selection of mostly-Canadian books alongside used vinyl records in all genres. Owner: Bernard.

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Open 10am–6pm today

Downtown Regina's largest selection of used records, CDs and cassette tapes, alongside hemp goods, tie-dye and novelty clothing since well before vinyl's revival.

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Used bookstore chain's Annex flagship with an entire basement floor given over to vinyl, CDs and DVDs alongside its book stock.

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BMV's Yonge and Eglinton location, part of the same used-book/music/DVD chain as the Annex store, open 364 days a year.

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Toronto's authorized McIntosh audio dealer since 1969, selling turntables, amplifiers and speakers alongside a large library of new and used vinyl upstairs.

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Open 9:30am–5:30pm today

Vinyl shop operating inside Haven Brews cafe in North York, specializing in City Pop, Japanese/Cantopop/Taiwanese music, J-jazz, anime and game soundtracks.

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Open 9:30am–9pm today

Toronto's vinyl record cafe/bar in Roncesvalles Village -- artisanal coffee and beer served alongside new and used vinyl for sale.

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Small Kensington Market storefront selling used vinyl alongside vintage fashion, on Baldwin Street.

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Games, records and comics shop inside Chinatown Centre Mall, dealing new and retro video games alongside a genuine vinyl selection.

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Two-floor Danforth cafe and record shop with over 15,000 new and used vinyl records to buy or browse over coffee.

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Second, separately-run She Said Boom location at the top of Kensington Market, buying and selling used books, vinyl, CDs and DVDs, distinct from the Roncesvalles store.

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Little Jamaica cultural hub on Eglinton West, named for Jamaica's Treasure Isle label, currently selling classic albums, mixtapes and vinyl alongside apparel and a juice bar.

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East York collectibles storefront just off the Danforth specializing in vintage toys, comics, video games and records, open since 2016.

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Lakeshore Village record store and cafe combo since 2012 -- huge selection of recorded music plus rare collectables, live music events, and coffee. Two-time 'Gem of the Lakeshore' award winner.

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Open 5pm–12am today

Chinatown listening room and natural-wine bar built around a restored Hi-Fi JBL Century sound system, with rotating DJ sets (including all-vinyl sets) and open-decks nights. Not a record retailer.

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Vintage curiosity shop with a dedicated pre-owned vinyl records section (browsable by genre, priced ~C$25-40) alongside books, cassettes, CDs, VHS, local art and oddities.

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