Listening Bars / Iowa
Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Iowa
6 rooms across 4 cities — combo shops where buying and listening share a space.
Ames , IA
- Vinyl Cafe
Downtown Ames coffee shop and vinyl record store with a full espresso bar, baked pastries, and thousands of records to dig through.
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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.
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Dubuque , IA
- Roll-On-Records
Newer Dubuque shop at the corner of 27th and Jackson streets combining a record store (8,000+ vinyl, 1,000+ CDs, ~400 cassettes) with a laundromat, arcade games, shuffleboard, and darts.
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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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