Listening Bars / Pennsylvania

Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Pennsylvania

25 rooms across 12 cities — combo shops where buying and listening share a space.

Allentown , PA

  • The Broken Record

    Open 11am–11pm today

    Music-themed restaurant and bar centered on a working turntable and ~1,000-record collection that guests curate themselves; modern American small plates alongside a full bar.

    4 sources

Harrisburg , PA

  • Little Amps Vinyl

    Open Hours not listed

    Record shop inside Little Amps Coffee Roasters' uptown Harrisburg location -- crate-dig for used/new vinyl (indie, punk, jazz) while sipping locally roasted coffee.

    3 sources

Lancaster , PA

  • CI Records & Skates

    Open 11am–7pm today

    Downtown Lancaster record store and full skate shop combo in one storefront.

    2 sources

Lititz , PA

  • Lititz Music Co.

    Open 10am–7pm today

    Lititz music and record shop carrying over 10,000 vinyl LPs and thousands of 45s across rock, folk, country, hip hop, jazz and more, plus guitars, repairs and lessons.

    2 sources

Norristown , PA

  • Vinyl Closet Records

    Open Hours not listed

    Family-owned Norristown shop selling vinyl, CDs and cassettes since 2011 that also runs an in-store coffee counter and a sports-card nook, with regular live-music nights.

    2 sources

Philadelphia , PA

  • 48 Record Bar

    Open 4pm–2am today

    A listening room above Sassafras bar in Old City built around a high-fidelity vinyl sound system and vintage Altec Lansing speakers, with roughly 300 records, cocktails, and recurring listening sessions.

    2 sources

  • Book Trader

    Open 11am–10pm today

    Old City used bookstore of 40+ years with a dedicated second-floor record room stocking used vinyl alongside its floor-to-ceiling stacks of secondhand books, novels and biographies.

    2 sources

  • Hideaway Music

    Open Hours not listed

    A Chestnut Hill shop open since 2002 selling new and used vinyl across rock, jazz and blues alongside vintage stereo equipment such as turntables, receivers and speakers.

    2 sources

  • LMNO Lounge

    Open 6pm–11pm today

    A neon-lit lounge inside Stephen Starr's Fishtown restaurant where the weekly "Off the Walls" series lets guests pull a record from the wall to set the soundtrack over food and drinks.

    2 sources

  • Long in the Tooth

    Open 1pm–7pm today

    A Rittenhouse shop widely cited by local press as one of Philadelphia's best, carrying used vinyl across rock, metal, prog, punk and jazz alongside out-of-print books and DVDs.

    2 sources

  • Milkcrate Cafe (West Philly)

    Open Hours not listed

    Second Milkcrate Cafe location in West Philadelphia, pairing coffee and brunch with hand-picked new and vintage rock, soul and jazz vinyl, turntables and hi-fi gear, alongside the original Fishtown store.

    2 sources

  • Milkcrate Cafe

    Open 8am–3pm today

    A Fishtown cafe that pairs breakfast, brunch and La Colombe coffee with a curated selection of new and vintage vinyl, turntables and hi-fi gear; it also runs an evening vinyl-bar DJ lounge and a second location in West Philly.

    2 sources

  • Molly's Books & Records

    Open 10am–6pm today

    An Italian Market shop that grew out of Molly Russakoff's bookstore, pairing used books and cookbooks with vinyl, VHS and CDs, and hosting film screenings and poetry events.

    2 sources

  • Percy

    Open 9am–12am today

    A 1970s-inspired diner and bar in Fishtown with a dedicated Sound Lounge where Saturday-night DJ sets stick to an all-vinyl format.

    2 sources

  • Solar Myth

    Open 8am–2am today

    A shotgun-style space in the former Boot & Saddle on South Broad Street combining a small vinyl retail section, a coffee and natural-wine bar, and a live-music room, with an analog sound system feeding the front bar.

    2 sources

  • Sweet 45

    Open Hours not listed

    An ice cream parlor and listening room near Fishtown/Kensington from DJ Nashirah Felder, with vinyl displayed on the walls, couch seating, and after-dark DJ sets under the El.

    2 sources

Pittsburgh , PA

  • The Government Center

    Open Hours not listed

    North Side record shop, live-music venue and bar under one roof, opened January 2019; two floors of vinyl plus a stage hosting jazz, punk, hip-hop and indie shows most nights.

    2 sources

  • Long Play Cafe

    Open Hours not listed

    Lawrenceville vinyl shop and Italian-style coffee bar on Butler Street, mixing new and used LPs/45s/cassettes with in-house record restoration and regular live-music nights.

    2 sources

  • Needle & Bean

    Open Hours not listed

    Coffee-and-vinyl combo shop in Mt. Lebanon; serves organic fair-trade coffee alongside a handpicked selection of pop and independent vinyl records, with pastries from Potomac Bakery.

    1 source

  • Pre Amp Coffee Studio

    Open Hours not listed

    Squirrel Hill coffee bar from Richard DeShantz Restaurant Group built around a Japanese-style vinyl listening-bar concept: album-lined walls, records spinning all day, and lounge seating around the sound.

    2 sources

Pottstown , PA

  • Classic Collections

    Open Hours not listed

    Pottstown collectibles store and cafe selling vinyl records among other collectibles.

    2 sources

Scranton , PA

  • On&On

    Open 10am–5pm today

    Multi-vendor vintage marketplace in Scranton with a dedicated used-vinyl section (RecordTown) alongside antiques and handmade goods.

    2 sources

State College , PA

  • Stax of Trax

    Open Hours not listed

    Carefully curated vintage vinyl record store operating inside Webster's Bookstore Cafe since 2002, spanning every genre and era.

    2 sources

West Chester , PA

  • Hop Fidelity

    Open Hours not listed

    Chester County record store and nano-brewery combo pouring house-brewed beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks alongside a curated new-and-used vinyl selection, books and art prints.

    2 sources

York , PA

  • The York Emporium

    Open Hours not listed

    Small dedicated record vendor booth inside The York Emporium, a multi-dealer antiques mall in downtown York.

    2 sources