Listening Bars / Philadelphia

Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

• 48 Record Bar

  Open 5pm–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.

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• 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.

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• LMNO Lounge

  Open Closed 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Percy

  Open 9am–3pm 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.

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• 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.

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