Listening Bars / Switzerland
Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Switzerland
5 rooms across 3 cities — combo shops where buying and listening share a space.
Geneva
- Bongo Joe Records
Riverside Plainpalais-bridge institution run as an association: record shop, café-bar with terrace, label and concert venue in one, with a wide, genre-sorted selection of new and used vinyl, cassettes, CDs and books including a Swiss section.
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- La Citadelle
Metal bar with a dedicated vinyl/CD record shop inside, covering hard, thrash, black, stoner, goth, hardcore, doom, prog and death metal. Record shop open Tue-Sat 4-7pm; bar open daily. Hosts live shows and album-release nights.
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Lucerne
- Setpember Vin & Vinyl
Natural-wine bar and new-vinyl shop run by Oliver, formerly of Lucerne lo-fi band Sportsguitar (Sub Pop/Matador/Kitty-yo); wine tastings paired with charcuterie while browsing curated vinyl, plus occasional live music and a monthly Mini Bistro night.
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Zurich
- Antiquariat Im Seefeld
One of Zurich's oldest antiquarian bookshops, in Seefeld since 1979, with a longstanding secondhand vinyl selection specialising in classical, jazz and rock/pop alongside its books.
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- Sihl Records - Vinyl & Bar
Kalkbreite record shop with an integrated lounge bar serving coffee and drinks; new and affordable secondhand vinyl 'from all corners of the world' rooted in house and techno, with in-store listening.
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