Listening Bars / Bristol

Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Bristol, United Kingdom

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

• Astro Vinyl

  Open Hours not listed

  Small city-centre shop, cafe and bookshop on Park Row owned by Alex Reed, selling used vinyl and CDs across metal, punk, psych, funk and soul alongside coffee and books.

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• Friendly Records

  Open Hours not listed

  Bedminster record shop open since 2016 selling mainly used vinyl with some new releases across hip-hop, soul, funk, jazz and global genres, plus books, hi-fi gear and prints.

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• Hotwax

  Open 10am–5pm today

  New record shop and cafe near Gloucester Road opened October 2025 by Nathan Worm of Worm Disco Club, selling vinyl, art prints and DJ accessories alongside Radical Roasters coffee.

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• Oxfam Books & Music

  Open 10am–6pm today

  Oxfam charity shop at the top of Park Street specialising in books, vinyl records, CDs and DVDs, opposite Bristol University near Cabot Tower.

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• Rough Trade

  Open 10am–7pm today

  4,500 sq ft Rough Trade store opened December 2017 in Bristol's city centre, staffed by former Rise Bristol employees, with a Beavertown cafe-bar and a live performance room alongside vinyl, CDs and books.

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