Listening Bars / Brooklyn

Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Brooklyn, New York

10 spots where buying and listening happen in the same room.

• BierWax

  Open Hours not listed

  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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• Black Gold Records

  Open 7am–8pm today

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

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• Deep Dive

  Open Hours not listed

  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.

  2 sources

• Eavesdrop

  Open 5pm–1am 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.

  2 sources

• Good Bar

  Open Hours not listed

  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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• Honeycomb Hi-Fi Lounge

  Open 5pm–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.

  2 sources

• Kissa Kissa

  Open Hours not listed

  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.

  2 sources

• Moondog HiFi

  Open Hours not listed

  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.

  2 sources

• Mr. Melo

  Open 5pm–12am today

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

  2 sources

• Public Records

  Open Hours not listed

  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.

  2 sources