Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Washington

Open 11am–5pm today

Cozy Bainbridge Island shop down an alley off Winslow Way, selling mostly vintage vinyl (rock, jazz, soul) alongside used and vintage books; open since 2015.

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Open 11am–6pm today

Second brick-and-mortar from the Rockin' Ruby's mobile-record-trailer crew: about 1,500 vinyl records, CDs, guitars, and turntables, plus an espresso bar and outdoor live-music stage in downtown Winslow.

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Open 11am–7pm today

The Eastside location of Seattle's longtime independent media chain, stocking new and used vinyl, CDs, and movies in Bellevue's Northtowne Shopping Center.

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Open 11am–7pm today

A Burien shop trading new and used vinyl, cassettes, and CDs across many genres, plus music books, posters, toys, and other pop-culture collectibles.

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Open Hours not listed

A Burien record shop operated under the Clone Press screen-printing brand, selling new and used vinyl across genres alongside screen-printed posters and apparel.

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Open 4pm–12am today

Downtown Everett record shop and bar: new and used vinyl across metal, jazz, punk, hardcore, indie, rap and grunge, plus hi-fi stereos, paired with a house lager brewed for the shop.

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Open Hours not listed

Kenmore's vintage AV and music emporium — part interactive museum, part shop — selling records, tapes, synths, drum machines, hi-fi gear, and vintage electronics; run by collector Kosta.

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Open Hours not listed

A small strip-mall shop in Kirkland's Totem Lake area selling vinyl records alongside DVDs, Blu-rays, and other media and collectibles.

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Open 10am–6pm today

Combination new-and-used bookstore, movie store, and record shop in Longview selling books, DVDs, CDs, and vinyl with a trade-in policy. Billed by reviewers as the only shop of its kind between Olympia and Portland.

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Open 10am–7pm today

Columbia Basin's largest record shop by volume (15,000+ LPs and 45s) inside a combo comics, books and games store in Richland's Uptown Shopping Center, open since 2007.

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Open Hours not listed

West Seattle vinyl institution pairing a large new-and-used record, CD and cassette shop with an attached cafe and a stage for in-store performances.

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Open 6:30am–5pm today

Columbia City coffee roaster spread across multiple floors, with a record store built into the second level and rooftop seating above.

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Open Hours not listed

Lake City shop co-owned by Gabi Page-Fort and Dean Whitmore, pairing rock, psych, prog, jazz and punk vinyl with literary fiction, poetry, and Northwest-interest books.

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Open 12pm–8pm today

Anime, retro-game, and Japanese pop-culture shop on the Ave with a real vinyl section — city pop, jazz, Ghibli soundtracks, and video-game scores alongside manga, VHS, and collectibles.

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Open 8:30am–3pm today

Capitol Hill coffee shop pouring Herkimer Coffee that also stocks new and used vinyl for browsing and purchase, alongside in-house designed goods.

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Open Hours not listed

Capitol Hill cocktail bar decorated with a wall of more than 2,500 vinyl records that get played as ambient background sound for drinkers and diners.

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Open 4pm–8pm today

Madison Valley shop pairing a curated selection of house, techno and breakbeat vinyl with apparel.

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Open Hours not listed

Ballard listening bar modeled on Tokyo audiophile bars, playing full albums from vinyl through vintage Klipsch and custom speaker rigs in a dedicated no-shoes listening room.

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Open 12:30pm–6:30pm today

Shop-within-a-shop inside Chocolat Vitale near Ballard/Phinney Ridge; well-curated vintage and new vinyl strong in classic rock and hip-hop, alongside coffee and chocolate.

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Open 10am–7pm today

A musician-owned Tacoma shop combining new and used vinyl with a books section, claiming an inventory of more than 40,000 LPs and CDs plus turntables and repair supplies.

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Open 11am–7pm today

A Tacoma shop pairing a large used-vinyl selection, said to top 120,000 LPs, with vintage stereo equipment sales, turntable setup, and repair services.

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Open 12pm–6pm today

Union Gap vintage/mid-century shop dealing in vinyl records, stereo gear (turntables, amps, reel-to-reel) alongside retro furniture and collectibles; moved here from Yakima in 1995.

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