Listening Bars / Norway
Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Norway
11 rooms across 7 cities — combo shops where buying and listening share a space.
Ålesund
- Trankokeriet Antikk
Huge antiques store in a restored 1895 boathouse on the Ålesund waterfront, run by Edel Rakvåg -- two floors of vinyl, posters, art, vintage clothing, furniture and more.
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Bergen
- Apollon
Bergen's oldest independent record dealer, open since 1976, specializing in rock and metal vinyl and CDs; acquired a liquor license in 2012 and now doubles as a late-night record bar.
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Drammen
- Plekter Platebar
New record bar on Strømsø in Drammen, up the stairs above Plenty Snack Bar -- vinyl and CDs, record signings, merch, and drinks from Plenty downstairs.
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Oslo
- Adamstuen Retro
Adamstua secondhand shop selling CDs and LPs alongside films, comics, PC and video games, consoles and trading cards.
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- Lucky Eddie
Haga vintage shop mixing comics and books with a well-loved crate of second-hand vinyl spanning 70s rock to 60s soul, plus CDs and DVDs — buys and sells across all categories.
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- Stein og Jord Platebar
Sentrum record bar selling new vinyl — psychedelia, punk, metal, electro/noise and jazz from around the world, stored in crates — with in-house listening facilities and a Tandberg amplifier, doubling as a live-music venue.
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Stavanger
- Consulatet
Collectively run cultural space in Stavanger selling used and new records alongside art, clothes, costumes and a silkscreen-print shop, and hosting gigs.
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- Blåveis Platebar
Bar and record shop in one of central Stavanger's old wooden houses, with thousands of mostly used vinyl records on its first floor plus select new and local releases; also buys collections.
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- Moderne Vintage
Vintage store mixing Scandinavian mid-century furniture, design and art with a large selection of secondhand vinyl across all genres, plus vintage hi-fi equipment.
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Tromsø
- Backbeat Kaffe & Vinyl
Tromsø's only record shop since December 2011 -- a tiny café and bar in the city centre with new and used vinyl (strong on jazz), local beer and wine, and regular listening nights and mini-concerts.
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Trondheim
- All Good Clean Records
Independent Solsiden record shop and coffee bar with crates of new and traded-in vinyl across pop, jazz, blues and metal, pouring fresh-roasted coffee from local roaster Trondheim Kaffebrenneri.
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