Record Store Day in Tel Aviv, Israel
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Tel Aviv, Israel
Independent record shops open in Tel Aviv, Israel right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Azulai Records
Small, old-fashioned David Raziel Street shop selling new and used records and CDs at fair prices; sellers clean and check each record before sale.
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- Beatnik Record Store
Florentin fixture widely called Tel Aviv's best record store: a large selection of new and used vinyl, turntables, books and card games behind a huge Queen flag on the wall.
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- Black Hole
Record store carrying vinyl, CDs and DVDs including 'Classics' and 'Best Hits' compilation series; reviewers describe deep second-hand and rare-record digging.
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- Cafe Anan
Florentin coffee shop with a genuine vinyl-shopping corner alongside coffee and drinks, not just background music -- casual, laid-back and popular for working.
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- Disc Center
Long-running, LGBTQ+-friendly vinyl and CD shop inside the Dizengoff Center mall with a broad, well-organized selection and international shipping.
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- Giora Record Shop
Self-described oldest record store in Israel, selling new and used vinyl across rock, pop, hip-hop, jazz and Israeli music plus turntables and accessories; buys used collections.
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- Hod Hamahat
Intimate Dizengoff Street coffee shop that genuinely sells a rare selection of old and new vinyl alongside coffee, wine and pastries -- not just background music.
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- Holit Records (Holit)
Jaffa flea-market-area record store and independent label founded 2018, relocated to a gallery space in late 2024; new and used vinyl, cassettes and turntables, plus live events. Other hours by appointment.
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- Ilan Ben-Shahar - CD store
Nostalgic Ibn Gabirol Street shop selling vinyl records and turntables plus a wide CD selection, including hard-to-find Israeli music; hands-on owner explains equipment to buyers.
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- Jazz Kissa
Japanese-inspired jazz bar from the Teder FM/Eyal Shani group in Park Hamesila, behind Beit Romano. Live jazz sets several nights a week plus DJs spinning vinyl into the early hours, with sake-based cocktails and a Japanese-leaning menu.
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- Metalshop
Metal and rock specialist selling CDs, vinyl, cassettes, band merch, concert tickets, pre-orders and second-hand items from a fifth-floor studio in the Panorama Building.
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- Nuweiba
Record shop and listening bar inside the Teder.fm venue in Jaffa's flea-market area; tightly curated selection strong in local electronic and underground music, popular with DJs.
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- Other Music (Musika Acheret)
Independent record shop that relocated from Huberman Street to Frenkel Street, selling curated vinyl and audio/turntable equipment plus wine and books; open to concertgoers at the adjoining hall.
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- Sarina Records
Small, friendly record store with a wide-ranging selection including rare records and bootlegs; ships internationally.
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- Third Ear (HaOzen HaShlishit)
Large King George Street institution combining a huge new-and-used vinyl, CD, DVD, book and toy selection with a full coffee shop and bar; often called Israel's best record store.
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- Thrash Addiction
Allenby Street streetwear-and-underground-culture shop selling punk, metal, hardcore, garage and noise/experimental vinyl alongside clothing, zines and stickers.
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See the full record store listing for Tel Aviv, Israel.