Record Stores in Berlin, Germany
88 record stores — last verified August 2026.
- 33rpm Store
Kreuzberg record shop tucked inside café Mukkefukk on Wrangelstraße; a small footprint holding a wide-ranging new and used stock across electronic, jazz, dub, soul, old Turkish music and punk.
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- A&V Records
Neukoelln shop with a curated electro, techno and dub selection, organized by genre and label.
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- Alberto Records
Kreuzberg secondhand-vinyl shop run by Alberto Quevedo Serrano, buying and selling used records across genres.
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- alte Zeiten / Arslantas
Kreuzberg secondhand record shop on Pücklerstraße run by Burak Arslantas.
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- Anagram Space
Neukölln successor to the ex-Staalplaat shop: experimental/extreme music, underground tape culture, DIY art books and graphics, plus exhibitions and workshops.
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- audio-in
Friedrichshain used-vinyl specialist since 2006, strong in electronic music and Italo disco, known for carefully condition-checked stock.
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- BANKERT. Vinyl-Café
Friedrichshain café-record-shop hybrid: coffee by day, a curated used-vinyl bin (mostly hip hop and rock), and cocktail/listening nights in the evening.
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- The Beauty and the Beat
Spandau shop combining vinyl, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays (film, rock, jazz, punk, funk, metal) with clothing and accessories; also buys well-kept vinyl and CD collections.
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- Berliner Buch- & Musikantiquariat (Robert Hartwig)
Charlottenburg antiquarian bookshop and record dealer since 1979 run by Robert Hartwig, dealing in classical and jazz vinyl, shellac 78s, scores, books and musician autographs.
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- Bikini Waxx Records
Courtyard-hidden Kreuzberg shop opened 2013 by Gerd Tammist; techno/electro core plus African funk, Mediterranean disco, Italo and balearic.
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- Bis aufs Messer
Friedrichshain shop since 2006 focused on vinyl and tapes across alternative, punk, post-punk, wave and noise; home to its own ADAGIO830 label.
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- black.round.twelve - record store & distribution
Lichtenberg specialist record store & distribution founded 2015, focused on minimal, house and techno with a distribution arm (BRT Distribution) since 2017.
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- Blessed Love
Reggae and Jamaican-music specialist (also trading as buyreggae.com); moved to Simon-Dach-Straße in August 2021, recently marked 27 years in business.
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- Brad & Bruce
Kreuzberg vinyl shop on Nostitzstraße stocking new and used records, strong in jazz and rock.
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- Coast to Coast Records
Prenzlauer Berg secondhand shop specializing in US-import vinyl — rock, jazz, blues and soul — favoring original pressings over reissues, strong in vintage soul and jazz.
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- Comeback Records
Neukölln second-hand-only shop near Hermannplatz, trading since 1996 with ~3,000 records — big on rock plus reggae and jazz.
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- Coretex Records
Kreuzberg hardcore-punk institution since 1988 with 30,000+ items, band merch, streetwear and in-store gigs by touring bands.
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- da capo
Prenzlauer Berg vinyl-and-books shop with East German Amiga and Eastern European pop sections plus a classical back room.
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- Disconnect Art Gallery and Record Shop
Friedrichshain gallery and record shop for hard-to-find electronic and techno vinyl from Yaya23 and Praxis Records, plus books and art prints.
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- Dodo Beach East
Vinyl-only Prenzlauer Berg sister store to Dodo Beach, rebranded from Vopo Records on Record Store Day 2018; focused on punk, hardcore and metal.
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- Dodo Beach
Schöneberg institution spanning 200m² with ~30,000 new and used records, a dedicated "Metal Dungeon," and in-store gigs.
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- Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus
Mitte's landmark culture department store with a large ground-floor vinyl department covering new releases and reissues across genres, plus an in-house vinyl-cutting bar.
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- Elevate Berlin - Recordstore
Friedrichshain house, deep house and minimal specialist near Berghain, opened 2018 by DJ Cinthie and her husband Carsten; runs the 803 Crystal Grooves label.
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- ESHK Friseur Moabit
Moabit sister salon to ESHK Neukölln, blending hairdressing with a curated electronic-music record shop in the reception area.
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- ESHK Friseur Neukölln
Neukölln hair salon and curated electronic-vinyl record shop in one, run by stylist/music-curator team Miguel and Tomoki Tamura; hosts in-store DJ sets.
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- Fashion Killers
Kreuzberg basement shop near Görlitzer Park with roughly 10,000 secondhand records across indie, rock, jazz and reggae, plus turntables and gear.
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- Fidelio
Schöneberg specialist for classical, opera and jazz on CD and antiquarian vinyl, run for around 20 years by a well-known collector.
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- Firestation Records
Pankow second-hand shop from the Berlin indie label of the same name, specializing since the 1990s in jangly '80s British indie and pop.
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- Funrecords.de
Weißensee warehouse dealer with 100,000+ used LPs, singles and CDs across all genres in good condition, buying and selling by appointment.
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- Galactic Supermarket
Friedrichshain second-hand shop with ~35,000 records; strongest in jazz, kraut and psych but covers nearly every genre.
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- Ghost Town Records
Friedrichshain shop specializing in punk, reggae, ska and rocksteady vinyl.
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- Hardwax, electronic music records
Berlin's foundational electronic-music shop, founded 1989 by Mark Ernestus; central to the Berlin-Detroit techno axis, now inside the Kraftwerk complex.
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- Heisse Scheiben
Kreuzberg secondhand record shop with about 15,000 records spanning rock, punk, indie, reggae, jazz and Krautrock, plus euro1 bargain LPs out front.
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- HHV Store
Friedrichshain flagship of the hip-hop-rooted HHV chain ("Hip Hop Vinyl"): about 2,500 records across hip hop, techno, house and jazz on 200 square metres with six listening stations, alongside sneakers, streetwear and DJ gear.
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- Hip Hop Cave
Treptow-Köpenick hip-hop shop run by Berlin graffiti figures Inka & Leroy, with a huge used-vinyl section in hip hop, reggae and funk plus new mix-CDs, tapes and graffiti commissions/workshops.
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- Holy's Hit Records
Bergmannkiez (Kreuzberg) shop for selected secondhand vinyl, part of the neighbourhood's dense cluster of record shops around Mehringdamm.
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- Horenstein
Wilmersdorf classical-record shop and café named after conductor Jascha Horenstein; billed as Berlin's largest used classical selection, run by Wolf Zube.
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- Jackson Records
Neukoelln shop opened 2018 for vintage and mint vinyl across many genres, buying, selling and trading, with DJ bookings on the side.
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- Japan Records
Berlin's dedicated shop for Japanese-pressed music — vinyl, CDs and Japanese music magazines/books spanning pop, rock, jazz and classical.
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- Jazz Dreams
Pankow shop opened 2013 by Peter Durek billing itself as Berlin's biggest jazz collection at 35,000+ records, with a shellac-78 archive, a hi-fi/turntable sideline and a jazz bar downstairs hosting monthly listening parties.
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- KIMCHI records
Neukölln secondhand-leaning shop with a wide electronic-music spread; a longtime hub for DJs, producers and collectors that hosts monthly in-store events supporting new labels and releases.
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- Laut und Kreativ
Reinickendorf/Tegel shop selling and buying records, CDs and DVDs alongside gifts and promotional items; open Friday and Saturday only.
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- Lefter Records
Kreuzberg shop with one of Berlin's largest Turkish-music vinyl collections plus broad world/rock/pop/jazz stock; runs its own label, Rumi Sounds.
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- Love For Sale
Neukölln record shop and mailorder for "electronic sounds & intergalactic music," tucked in the back of wine shop Motif Wein; carefully selected new vinyl plus secondhand rarities.
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- Logo Records
Kreuzberg collector-vinyl and merch shop established 1985 on Bergmannstraße, relocated to Nostitzstraße in 2014.
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- Marla Records
Kreuzberg concept shop, café and bar with hand-picked new and used vinyl from independent and small labels — techno, house, abstract and jazz — served alongside tacos and coffee.
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- Melting Point
Kastanienallee electronic-music staple in Mitte; started as a house-music hub, now stocks used disco, boogie and funk alongside new 12"s.
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- mi - so
Schöneberg showroom-record shop-gallery from the Miasmah and Sonic Pieces labels, stocking their own releases plus records from kindred artists and labels; open sporadically or by appointment.
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- migas, a listening bar
Wedding/Mitte listening bar in the Japanese jazz-kissa tradition: a premium sound system and curated vinyl listening sessions alongside natural wine and Spanish snacks.
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- Moon Dance
One of Berlin's oldest surviving record-shop names, trading from Wedding's Müllerstraße with secondhand and bargain rock and pop vinyl.
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- Musicland
Spandau's oldest record shop, trading since 1974 near the train station; hosts concerts and music tastings, currently run by Uwe, Tobi, Philipp and Chris.
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- Musictrain Records
Charlottenburg secondhand-vinyl specialist offering ultrasonic record cleaning and a flattening service for warped LPs.
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- Muting The Noise / Innervisions
Hidden top-floor Kreuzberg record store and distribution HQ launched by the house label Innervisions in 2010; stocks kindred labels like Running Back, Kompakt and Rekids alongside small German imprints, with a custom sound system and DJ booth.
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- No.9 Records
Köpenick shop near Friedrichshagen S-Bahn selling well-maintained secondhand vinyl LPs, CDs and DVDs across classic and current music.
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- Oldschool
Charlottenburg shop-passage store selling new and used vinyl, CDs and DVDs across jazz, rock, classical and pop since 2012.
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- OYE Kreuzkoelln
OYE's Kreuzkoelln outpost stocking dance music from jazz and afro to house, techno and hip hop; hosts free in-store DJ sessions.
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- OYE Records
Prenzlauer Berg record shop for techno, house and disco vinyl, run by DJ Delfonic and disco specialist Tinko, with turntables for pre-listening.
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- Pastiche
Neukölln day-café and diversely curated record shop that becomes a hi-fi listening venue by night, with a monthly cultural program.
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- POP
Schöneberg/Kreuzberg-border shop with ~10,000 curated used records; renovated Jan 2025, deliberately no online store, occasional live synth/drum-machine sessions.
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- Powerpark
Second-hand vinyl shop in Friedrichshain since 2012 with 10,000+ records spanning indie/wave singles, jazz and house/techno.
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- Purple Penny Records
Prenzlauer Berg shop dealing mostly secondhand LPs and 45s across garage, psych, rock'n'roll, soul and punk; active seller on Discogs.
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- Rebel Music Berlin
Schmargendorf shop with about 5,000 LPs and 1,000 singles of high-quality secondhand vinyl plus new releases, spanning rock, soul, funk and jazz.
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- Records Berlin
Kreuzberg used-vinyl shop near Görlitzer Park run by Jens Höhn (hoehn-music) since 2000; vinyl-covered walls, punk/metal/ska core plus wide genre spread.
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- The Recordstore Berlin
Mitte specialist for vinyl, original pressings and rarities from the 1960s onward, including shellac 78s and signed rarities, running 15+ years.
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- Riseikel
Schöneberg secondhand shop for vinyl, cassettes, CDs and rare VHS and books, about 90% used and 10% new/reissues.
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- Rock Steady Records
Charlottenburg shop specializing in pre-owned vinyl with a new-release selection and special-order service; over 2,000 records also listed on Discogs.
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- Rough Trade Berlin
First continental-Europe branch of the legendary London record shop, opened April 2024 inside the revived Kalle Neukölln department store; vinyl, books, merch and events across roughly 270 square metres.
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- Schallplanet
Friedrichshain second-hand shop opposite Georgenfriedhof specializing in jazz and world-music vinyl, run by Ingo.
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- Schallplatten Antiquariat Streif
Moabit antiquarian run by Stefan Streif, open Thursdays only: secondhand shellac 78s and vinyl alongside antique gramophones and old audio machinery.
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- Schallträger
Tempelhof social-project shop selling secondhand vinyl, shellac and shape discs alongside refurbished turntables, amps and speakers, run by Jan Hünichen.
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- schoenwettermusik
Wedding shop specializing in buying vinyl and CD collections, browsable at the Transvaalstraße storefront by appointment or bell.
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- Schönhauser Music
Prenzlauer Berg music shop stocking roughly 6,000 vinyl records alongside a large CD selection across rock, punk, soul, funk and jazz.
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- SEOULSTATION berlin
Charlottenburg K-pop specialty shop stocking official albums, merch and actual vinyl LPs (e.g. BTS 'Love Yourself: Tear' LP).
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- SEVEN Community Record Store
Queer/FLINTA-leaning house label's community record store, opened May 2026 on Torstrasse; house/techno/minimal focus with dedicated FLINTA* and ambient/world crates, plus DJ gear.
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- shubashi
Steglitz record shop trading since 2000 with a large vinyl, CD and DVD selection plus accessories.
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- Silver Disc
Kreuzberg shop north of Görlitzer Park since 1987, historically CDs, DVDs and games, now expanded into vinyl.
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- Soultrade Record Store
Neukoelln shop from the Jazzanova circle specializing in soul, funk, jazz, hip hop and Afrobeat vinyl, with two listening turntables and a book selection.
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- Sound Metaphors Record Shop
Neukölln record shop and label selling new and second-hand electronic vinyl — techno, house, disco, ambient, electro and dub.
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- Sound Vinyl Store Berlin
Kreuzberg crate-digger's shop specializing in underground European genres from new wave to Krautrock, with records hand-cleaned and organized into subcategories like Neue Deutsche Welle; cash only.
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- Spacehall
Long-running Kreuzberg record shop on Zossener Straße stocking new and used vinyl across electronic and other genres.
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- Static Shock
Neukoelln record shop since 2009 specializing in punk, hardcore and garage vinyl, new and secondhand.
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- Tricky Tunes
Friedrichshain electronic-music shop opened by online retailer Tricky Tunes together with the No Signal Records label.
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- Vinyl-a-Gogo
Friedrichshain secondhand shop near Boxhagener Platz with about 15,000 LPs and 3,000 7-inches, strong in jazz, Krautrock and hip hop.
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- Vinylberlin
Independent record shop run by Joachim Wehr in the Moabit/Wedding-adjacent Oldenburger Straße.
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- Vinylvaquero Records
Prenzlauer Berg secondhand shop run by Stefan Grigat with a wide-ranging LP and 45 selection spanning blues, soul, reggae, rock'n'roll, punk, jazz and classical.
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- Warschauer Music Store
Friedrichshain shop near Warschauer Straße station with a deep originals section for Krautrock and kosmische acts like Can and Amon Duul.
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- Waxart
Friedrichshain secondhand-vinyl shop known for a carefully curated used-records selection.
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- Wowsville
Kreuzberg record store, bar and cafe rooted in a rock'n'roll shop that began in NYC's East Village in 1999; niche punk, garage, soul and rockabilly vinyl plus DJ nights in the back room.
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Recently closed
- City Music Berlin .
- Platten Pedro closed November 2021.
- Rumpsti Pumpsti (Musik) closed January 2017.
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Frequently asked questions
How many record stores are in Berlin, Germany?
Berlin, Germany has 88 record stores in the directory, last verified August 2026.
Has a record store in Berlin closed recently?
Yes — City Music Berlin, Platten Pedro (November 2021), Rumpsti Pumpsti (Musik) (January 2017) closed recently. Their pages stay up with a list of nearby open shops.
Are there listening bars or vinyl cafes in Berlin?
Yes — 12 of Berlin's record stores double as a bar, cafe, or combo space: 33rpm Store, BANKERT. Vinyl-Café, The Beauty and the Beat, ESHK Friseur Moabit, ESHK Friseur Neukölln, HHV Store, Horenstein, Jazz Dreams, Marla Records, migas, a listening bar, Pastiche, Wowsville.