Listening Bars / Seattle
Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Seattle, Washington
9 spots where buying and listening happen in the same room.
- Easy Street Records
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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- Empire Roasters and Records
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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- Hex Enduction Records & Books
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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- HiFi LoFi
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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- Porchlight Coffee & Records
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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- Revolver Bar
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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- Selector Records & Apparel
Madison Valley shop pairing a curated selection of house, techno and breakbeat vinyl with apparel.
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- Shibuya HiFi
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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- Stumbletown Records
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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