Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in New York

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Hudson Valley's first record shop, taproom and wine bar. Two-floor Main Street space with a ~2,500-title record shop, vintage arcade, craft cocktails and weekend DJ nights; reopened at this larger location in Aug 2023.

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Open 11am–7pm today

City Island vintage-toy shop (also trading as "239 Play") in an 1860s building, co-owned by record-label owner Dan Treiber; carries vinyl records, comics, baseball cards, action figures and video games alongside vintage toys.

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Prospect Heights craft-beer-and-vinyl bar, believed the oldest listening bar of its kind in the country, built around a 5,000-record collection spanning disco, funk, soul, and jazz.

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Open 8am–8pm today

Carroll Gardens coffee shop and record store combo selling curated used vinyl alongside espresso drinks since 2010.

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Black-owned Bed-Stuy record shop mixing vintage and new vinyl with curated books/magazines, La Colombe coffee and Balthazar baked goods; also buys collections.

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Open 6pm–12am today

New Stuyvesant Heights/Bed-Stuy hi-fi lounge and bar with a rotating schedule of vinyl DJs and live events, part of Bed-Stuy's fast-growing cluster of listening rooms.

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Open 2pm–2am today

36-seat Greenpoint listening bar with a sound system custom-built by Devon Turnbull of OJAS Audio, serving craft cocktails, natural wine, and small plates in a wood-paneled room designed for acoustics.

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Greenpoint independent cafe and record shop offering locally roasted specialty coffee alongside curated new-release vinyl, pre-orders and merch.

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Greenpoint/Williamsburg-border listening bar (sister to Good Room) with a curated vinyl library, Klipsch Heresy III speakers, and a vintage turntable for scheduled listening sessions.

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Open 11am–8pm today

Industry City vinyl shop and hifi lounge selling used records, cassettes, CDs and vintage electronics, with record cleaning/repair services and a nightly bar hosting listening parties.

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Open 4pm–12am today

Park Slope speakeasy-style listening bar modeled on Tokyo jazz kissa lounges, playing full albums on vinyl weeknights and hosting DJs on weekends, with a focus on Japanese whiskey.

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Crown Heights' first traditional jazz kissa outside Japan, with a 5,000-LP jazz library from the 1950s-70s, a custom audiophile sound system, and craft cocktails built around deep listening.

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Bed-Stuy hip-hop culture hub selling curated and consignment vinyl, vintage magazines, cassettes and streetwear, doubling as an art gallery and event/show space.

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East Williamsburg listening bar with a curated hi-fi sound system, Mediterranean-Mexican small plates, and a hidden 300-square-foot speakeasy room for immersive listening events.

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Open 5pm–2am today

Williamsburg listening bar where local, regional, and touring DJs spin vinyl-only sets paired with Greek-inflected small plates and cocktails.

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Open 1pm–8pm today

Williamsburg record and book shop offering vinyl, used books, and music lessons.

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Open 10am–4am today

Pioneering Gowanus listening bar and cultural space built around a custom hi-fi sound system, with a plant-based cafe, wine bar, live-music Sound Room, and an intimate upstairs listening lounge.

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Independent record shop that grew into a full music venue: vinyl bins up front, a full bar, and a back-room 'Garage Room' stage hosting live music, vinyl nights, and chess night.

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William Street combo shop selling vinyl records alongside used books.

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Buffalo vinyl institution that grew out of The Peddler flea market in 2012. Its two-floor Elmwood Village flagship added a bar, live-music stage, and listening stations alongside the longtime Hertel Ave shop.

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Open 8am–4pm today

Chatham record-and-coffee shop selling records, books, tapes and other treasures alongside espresso.

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Hudson shop on Warren Street selling records and CDs alongside books.

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Speakeasy-style vinyl listening lounge hidden behind a record-themed cafe in Long Island City, opened May 2023, serving coffee and soft-serve up front with a hi-fi bar concealed behind.

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Midtown record store stocked with used rock, jazz and hip hop vinyl, housed within the 11,000-sq-ft RPM Underground complex alongside a karaoke speakeasy and bars.

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Japanese-inspired Tribeca jazz kissa built around a rare vintage system (JBL Paragon and Hartsfield speakers, McIntosh/Marantz tube amps, EMT turntables), split into a bar area and dedicated listening room.

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East Village 'radio bar' and cafe-by-day that broadcasts original DJ programming, with Monday vinyl nights letting patrons spin their own records on the house system.

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Chinatown/LES vinyl destination founded 2019 by Gustavo Guerra, stocking hip-hop, R&B and funk records plus a bookable 'vinyl meditation' listening room and custom vinyl pressing services.

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Washington Heights community space and record/book shop run as a project of Word Up Community Bookshop, selling donated secondhand vinyl and books plus hosting readings and events.

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Open 5:30pm–12am today

Underground izakaya-style listening room beneath Air's Champagne Parlour, pairing an omakase tasting menu with a McIntosh Labs audiophile sound system and guest-curated vinyl.

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Vinyl vendor operating inside the Tin Rooster vintage/antiques shop in Northport.

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Longtime Peekskill used bookstore and record shop selling vinyl (including rare/out-of-print), CDs, cassettes, books and movies; browsers can test used records on an in-store turntable.

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Rochester's flagship record store since 1975: 13,000 sq ft with 250,000+ vinyl records, 60,000+ 45s, and an in-house Backroom Lounge — full beer/wine bar, live music stage, listening parties, trivia and drag bingo.

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Open 12pm–5pm today

Sprawling two-story Eastwood shop, upstate NY's largest used book and record exchange, with a listening station for sampling vinyl before you buy.

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Syracuse combo shop selling comics and vinyl records.

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Open 12pm–5pm today

Woodstock shop selling new and used vinyl, used instruments, gear, and handmade vinyl art.

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