Listening Bars / France
Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in France
27 rooms across 14 cities — combo shops where buying and listening share a space.
Angers
- CD-BD
25+ year comics shop (western, humor, adventure, manga and more) with a genuinely dedicated secondary vinyl department — a rotating stock of limited-edition pressings (Bowie, Muse, Madonna, Blur and others), often 80+ titles at a time.
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- Exit Music For A Drink
Record shop and bar in one — 'records, things to drink and love' — since 2014, running in-store events, pre-orders and staff-pick displays.
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- Mixape
Concept store blending clothing, a bar and an electronic-music-focused record shop specialized in techno, tech-house and minimal vinyl.
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Bordeaux
- Archi Pop Records
Bar-record shop in the Capucins-Victoire district, opened 2024, browse vinyl over a drink across hip-hop, jazz, city pop and ambient, with regular DJ sets and live sessions.
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Dijon
- Black Market
Bar, independent record shop and alternative bookshop in one — self-described 'Bar / Disquaire / Librairie alternative / Culture indé à Dijon'. Official Disquaire Day participant with roughly 4,800 Facebook followers.
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- Ciel Rouge
Fantasy/art/alternative-culture concept store with a genuinely substantial dedicated vinyl and CD department (prog rock, black metal, film & game scores, industrial, doom, jazz, ambient) alongside books and clothing; new vinyl is blogged almost daily.
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Grenoble
- Dub Pepite Reggae Shop
Reggae and dub vinyl specialist run by Ameth Diallo (label Abendigo Records) selling and exchanging records; doubles as an associative bar hosting DJ showcases (Selecta Jahga) and broadcasts on Radio Campus Grenoble.
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- Le Mange Disque
Record shop, cafe and restaurant in the Championnet district with 8,000+ new and used vinyl references and 6 in-store listening turntables; run by Arnaud, known for galettes and rotating art exhibitions.
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Lille
- Le Distrot
Disquaire-bar hybrid between Rihour and République, opened spring 2022 by Louis and Hugues. Punk, hardcore and hip-hop vinyl alongside local beers, with 2-3 showcases a month.
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Lyon
- Kraspek Myzik
Pentes concert venue and bar run by association Lerocképamort, with an attached record shop devoted to independent and self-produced music; open on show nights.
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Marseille
- Lollipop Music Store
Café-disquaire and rock'n'roll bar near Cours Julien; new and used 33/45s, CDs, books and clothing across rock, reggae, jazz and world, plus its own Lollipop Records label and in-store showcases.
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Montpellier
- Général Music
Buy/sell/trade shop near Place de la Comédie, open since Dec 16, 2007 (sister to the Avignon original); used and new vinyl, CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, BD and manga. Runs recurring vinyl days and signings; manager Olivier Bertagna specializes in electronic and soul.
2 sources
- Le Discopathe
Disquaire-bar and webradio in the pedestrian city centre; 5,000+ carefully selected vinyl (strong in jazz and reggae, original pressings) alongside a full bar, coworking space and concert venue.
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Nantes
- Izi Café Jazz
Hybrid specialty-coffee cafe and jazz record shop on Rue Voltaire, selling curated new and used jazz vinyl alongside coffee and homemade pastries, with occasional concerts.
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Nice
- The Electric Monk
Secondhand record and comic-book shop, operating 26+ years; well-organized used vinyl bins across genres plus vintage soundtracks and used comics.
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- Evrlst Lifestore
Concept store near Promenade du Paillon that grew out of a small dedicated vinyl shop; secondhand vinyl, CDs and cassettes across all genres alongside books, decor, small furniture and a gallery. Records from €5.
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- Kosimi Records
Vintage 80s/90s vinyl and secondhand-clothing combo in the Nice-Europe passage; ground floor is rock/jazz/soul/hip-hop/electronic/reggae/French-variety/soundtrack vinyl, mezzanine is thrift clothing. Runs in-store DJ 'Live Store Sessions'.
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Paris
- Aux Comptoirs du Chineur
Vintage curiosity shop in the Village Saint-Paul (Marais) mixing 1940s-1990s vinyl with period clothing, retro-gaming, typewriters and DJ gear; buy-sell-trade welcome.
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- Bar Italia Records
Cafe and record shop near Pere-Lachaise from Massimiliano Diliberto Paulsen, pairing coffee with pop-rock, indie, funk, soul, jazz, hip-hop and world vinyl, plus a dedicated Made in Italy section.
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- Comets Cafe & Disques
Dog-friendly cafe and record shop in Charonne since 2017, pairing specialty coffee and homemade pastries with a curated selection of contemporary, experimental, jazz and minimalist vinyl.
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- Le Bar a Loot
Record shop and craft-beer bar in the 20th, stocking new, secondhand and collector vinyl alongside concerts, DJ sets and music-focused talks.
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- Miniwax
Cafe-record store near Republique with a sharp, eclectic vinyl and cassette selection, specialized books and merch, plus a basement space for label residencies and exhibitions.
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Rennes
- La Rennes du Bal
Neighborhood vinyl bar run by record-collector owners who put turntables and their collection at guests' disposal; regular DJ sets from local artists plus a running vinyl consignment/resale operation, craft beers, and a terrace. LGBTQ+ friendly.
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- Tête de Chou
Rock-themed cafe-bar built around a genuine vinyl consignment system (not just background music) alongside craft beers, organic wine and light food; punk/rock/metal/electronic focus spotlighting independent labels like Cartelle and Swish Swash Record. LGBTQ+ friendly.
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Strasbourg
- 33 and Co
Design-focused disquaire in a vaulted basement with 20,000+ new, reissue and collectors' vinyl references across all styles, plus clothing, sneakers, and design objects/gifts.
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- L'Occase de l'oncle Tom
Secondhand multimedia shop selling CDs, vinyl, DVDs and comics; vinyl is a genuine collector destination with a wide selection especially strong in French/German progressive rock, not just incidental stock. Buys back collections.
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