Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in South Korea

Open 7pm–2am today

Cocktail and highball bar in the Gyo-dong nightlife strip (Jung-gu) playing curated LPs on a turntable with a DJ selecting tracks nightly. Small L-shaped counter seats ~10; weekend waits common; no food beyond simple snacks.

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Yuseong-gu record shop and cafe est. Christmas 2018; curates new/reissue vinyl across K-pop, indie, lo-fi and soundtracks alongside hand-drip coffee. Official Record Store Day Korea participant.

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Open 7pm–3am today

Daeheung-dong LP bar with roughly 10,000 records lining the walls; write a request and the DJ plays it on vinyl where possible. Also sells LPs on-site alongside cocktails, whiskey and beer.

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Open 5pm–1am today

Retro LP-themed bar/cafe in the Daeheung-dong nightlife district: write a song request and staff play it from their vinyl collection (or CD/streaming if the LP isn't on hand), alongside coffee, wine, cocktails and food.

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Mannyeon-dong record shop (also known as '뮤갤'/'뮤앤갤') split across two units in the same building: idol/K-pop albums plus a second room for Korean pop, hip-hop, jazz, imports, classical, J-pop and new/used LP vinyl.

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Long-running LP bar on Gwangju's Art Street (Gung-dong), trading since October 2002; request a song and staff play it from the wall of vinyl over cocktails in a quiet, listening-focused room.

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Gwangsan-gu LP cafe in a quiet residential pocket of Wolgok-dong: pick from records displayed in cases, listen at a turntable seat over coffee, and buy the LP you were listening to. Official Record Store Day Korea participant.

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Bar & grill in the Sinpo-dong nightlife strip (Jung-gu) branded as an 'LP bar', playing mostly old Western songs with song requests taken; small, laid-back, English-friendly.

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A 1960s sailors' inn in Incheon's old town, renovated by label/promoter Ruby Record into a live-music pub and culture space (Ruby Salon), with a dedicated LP/CD record shop added in January 2023. LP played on hi-fi speakers, live sets ~1-2x/month, song requests taken.

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Myeongdong record shop trading since 1978 and designated a Seoul Future Heritage site — the narrow stairwell where 1997 film 'Contact' was shot. Floors run pop/gayo (1F, plus rare 80s-90s Black American singles), classical CD (2F) and classical LP (3F-4F) across 100,000+ records.

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Euljiro record shop by day that turns into a listening bar by night, with a curated vinyl/tape/CD selection, staff picks and local-label recommendations.

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Gwangjin-gu record shop and cafe selling new vinyl alongside used CDs and cassette tapes, with reasonably priced coffee and music books to browse — a relaxed break spot for collectors.

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Open 12pm–7pm today

Movie-memorabilia shop tucked into Jongno's retro Sewoon Arcade selling film posters, postcards and stickers alongside soundtrack LPs -- a favourite detour for cinephiles who stumble onto it, with a well-followed Instagram archive.

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Two-floor Yongsan spot billed as Korea's first vinyl bar and shop: a ground-floor listening bar (currently not operating) below a second-floor record shop specializing in black music and city pop, open daily except Sunday.

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Open 1pm–9pm today

Jazz-focused record shop and lifestyle store in Yeonnam-dong stocking roughly 3,000 secondhand LPs plus CDs and cassettes — 1950s-80s jazz and 60s-80s soul/funk sourced from US dealers — alongside own-brand goods and apparel.

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Open 11am–9pm today

Est. 2019 record shop, cafe and bar now on Apgujeong-ro after relocating from its original Haebangchon spot; sells vinyl and runs its own pressing partnership with Champion Pressing.

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