Listening Bars / Germany

Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Germany

25 rooms across 10 cities — combo shops where buying and listening share a space.

Berlin

  • 33rpm Store

    Open Hours not listed

    Kreuzberg record shop tucked inside café Mukkefukk on Wrangelstraße; a small footprint holding a wide-ranging new and used stock across electronic, jazz, dub, soul, old Turkish music and punk.

    2 sources

  • BANKERT. Vinyl-Café

    Open Hours not listed

    Friedrichshain café-record-shop hybrid: coffee by day, a curated used-vinyl bin (mostly hip hop and rock), and cocktail/listening nights in the evening.

    2 sources

  • The Beauty and the Beat

    Open 10am–5pm today

    Spandau shop combining vinyl, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays (film, rock, jazz, punk, funk, metal) with clothing and accessories; also buys well-kept vinyl and CD collections.

    2 sources

  • ESHK Friseur Moabit

    Open 10am–6pm today

    Moabit sister salon to ESHK Neukölln, blending hairdressing with a curated electronic-music record shop in the reception area.

    1 source

  • ESHK Friseur Neukölln

    Open 10am–6pm today

    Neukölln hair salon and curated electronic-vinyl record shop in one, run by stylist/music-curator team Miguel and Tomoki Tamura; hosts in-store DJ sets.

    2 sources

  • HHV Store

    Open Hours not listed

    Friedrichshain flagship of the hip-hop-rooted HHV chain ("Hip Hop Vinyl"): about 2,500 records across hip hop, techno, house and jazz on 200 square metres with six listening stations, alongside sneakers, streetwear and DJ gear.

    2 sources

  • Horenstein

    Open Hours not listed

    Wilmersdorf classical-record shop and café named after conductor Jascha Horenstein; billed as Berlin's largest used classical selection, run by Wolf Zube.

    1 source

  • Jazz Dreams

    Open Hours not listed

    Pankow shop opened 2013 by Peter Durek billing itself as Berlin's biggest jazz collection at 35,000+ records, with a shellac-78 archive, a hi-fi/turntable sideline and a jazz bar downstairs hosting monthly listening parties.

    2 sources

  • Marla Records

    Open 12pm–8pm today

    Kreuzberg concept shop, café and bar with hand-picked new and used vinyl from independent and small labels — techno, house, abstract and jazz — served alongside tacos and coffee.

    2 sources

  • migas, a listening bar

    Open 7pm–1am today

    Wedding/Mitte listening bar in the Japanese jazz-kissa tradition: a premium sound system and curated vinyl listening sessions alongside natural wine and Spanish snacks.

    3 sources

  • Pastiche

    Open Hours not listed

    Neukölln day-café and diversely curated record shop that becomes a hi-fi listening venue by night, with a monthly cultural program.

    2 sources

  • Wowsville

    Open 7pm–4am today

    Kreuzberg record store, bar and cafe rooted in a rock'n'roll shop that began in NYC's East Village in 1999; niche punk, garage, soul and rockabilly vinyl plus DJ nights in the back room.

    2 sources

Bremen

  • Golden Shop

    Open Hours not listed

    Bookshop and record shop in Bremen's Viertel -- curated literature, political texts, comics and magazines alongside 'Vinyl & CDs aus allen Bereichen.' Hours Mon-Fri 11am-2pm & 3-7pm, Sat 11am-4pm (split lunch hours not encodable in hours_text, left blank rather than mangled).

    1 source

Cologne

  • PL678

    Open Hours not listed

    Südstadt vinyl shop and café combo (with Café Hubert), records alongside coffee and cake.

    2 sources

Hamburg

  • trader.hifi

    Open 9am–6pm today

    Non-alcoholic Ottensen listening café inspired by Japan's jazz-kissa tradition, built around a custom Friendly Pressure sound system; hosts evening all-vinyl listening sessions alongside daytime coffee service.

    3 sources

Hannover

  • 25music

    Open 10am–4pm today

    Hannover fixture since 1987, since 2018 in a 450sqm backyard space off Kronenstraße; buys and sells new and used LPs, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays across rock, pop, hip-hop, funk, soul, reggae, punk, metal and folk, plus vinyl-cleaning and pressing services.

    2 sources

  • Limmer 60 H. Brand

    Open 11am–3pm today

    Linden-Nord buy-and-sell shop for used vinyl, CDs, DVDs and comics, run by Harald Brand.

    3 sources

  • Ohrwurm CDs

    Open 10am–6pm today

    Linden-Süd media shop since 1987, primarily CDs/DVDs/Blu-rays but with a dedicated vinyl department across almost all genres; buys and sells whole collections.

    2 sources

Leipzig

  • Glas & Bohne

    Open Hours not listed

    Leipzig-Lindenau's one-of-a-kind combination of optician, café and record shop, run by an optometrist and a former social worker since April 2018; new vinyl curated toward electronic, modern classical, soundtracks and rap.

    4 sources

  • VARY Record Store & Café

    Open 11am–4pm today

    Vinyl shop and café at the start of Eisenbahnstraße; curated techno/house/hip-hop/soul with a focus on local Leipzig artists.

    2 sources

Munich

  • maoz Vinyl & Kaffee

    Open 10am–4pm today

    Schwabing record shop and cafe combo buying and selling new and used vinyl with coffee and a retro aesthetic.

    2 sources

Munster

  • poptanke

    Open 12pm–4pm today

    Buy-and-sell shop in the Hansaviertel for books, CDs, vinyl, DVDs and comics; operating since 2010, relocated here from Weseler Straße in 2015.

    2 sources

Nuremberg

  • 14,80

    Open Hours not listed

    Gostenhof vintage treasure trove run by owner Marcus -- over 10,000 LPs and singles alongside vintage lamps, design objects, small furniture and books; open daily from 5pm.

    2 sources

  • musicandbooks

    Open 11am–6pm today

    Large secondhand media shop with roughly 1,500 individual LPs and 1,800 CDs in stock alongside DVDs, Blu-rays, books and comics; buys and sells across all of it.

    2 sources

Stuttgart

  • Ratzer Records & Beer

    Open 11am–8pm today

    Record store and craft-beer bar near Marienplatz, reopened Sept 2025 under new ownership; hosts concerts, release parties and beer tastings.

    3 sources