Listening Bars / Minnesota
Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Minnesota
9 rooms across 6 cities — combo shops where buying and listening share a space.
Buffalo , MN
- Indie Earth
A Buffalo record shop opened in 2022 selling newly-pressed vinyl across indie pop and top-40 favorites, doubling as a houseplant and crystal shop.
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Edina , MN
- noma hi-fi
A basement hi-fi cocktail bar near Edina's 50th & France, pairing Japanese-inspired snacks with vinyl and DJ sets played through McIntosh amplifiers and Klipsch Cornwall speakers.
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Minneapolis , MN
- Disco Death Records & Coffee
An Uptown record shop and coffee bar just off Lyndale combining espresso drinks, a curated new-and-used vinyl selection, and a small photo film lab.
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- Electric Fetus
Minneapolis fixture on 4th Avenue South near downtown, selling new and used vinyl and CDs across genres alongside gifts and apparel; founded in 1968, making it one of the state's longest-running record shops.
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- Lucky Cat Records
Female-owned record, book and gift shop that opened in 2024 at 26th and Lyndale in South Minneapolis, a storefront long associated with earlier local record shops.
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- Small Hours
A hi-fi wine bar in Northeast Minneapolis built around Klipsch La Scala speakers and vintage Luxman turntables, spinning full LPs from a 1,000-plus record collection.
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Saint Paul , MN
- Caydence Records & Coffee
A coffee shop and record store on Saint Paul's East Side selling new and used vinyl, CDs, and cassettes alongside espresso drinks, with a back room for live local music.
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Wayzata , MN
- Macanda HiFi
A vinyl lounge and record bar tucked behind Macanda's Latin American restaurant on Lake Minnetonka, pairing DJ sets with its own cocktail menu.
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Winona , MN
- Broken World Records
Self-described as Minnesota's only bar/vinyl record store, with weekly live music and DJs spinning strictly vinyl in downtown Winona.
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