Record Stores / Switzerland

Record Stores in Geneva, Switzerland

8 record stores — last verified August 2026.

• Bongo Joe Records

  Open 11am–7pm today

  Riverside Plainpalais-bridge institution run as an association: record shop, café-bar with terrace, label and concert venue in one, with a wide, genre-sorted selection of new and used vinyl, cassettes, CDs and books including a Swiss section.

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• Brazzaville Records

  Open Hours not listed

  Grottes-neighborhood record shop and Congolese cultural space with a deep specialty in Congolese and wider African music alongside hip hop, jazz, funk and prog rock/soundtrack; hosts Thursday DJ sessions and is run by knowledgeable, welcoming staff.

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• Dig It! Records

  Open 11am–5pm today

  Long-running Pâquis-area shop buying, selling and trading vinyl -- rock from the 50s-90s, blues, jazz, punk, reggae, world, electronic and film scores -- plus used hi-fi gear; regulars call it Geneva's best selection across a huge range of genres.

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• Disques Plain Chant - harmonia mundi

  Open 10am–4pm today

  Classical, jazz, world, chanson and children's-music specialist run by Laurent Sambo since 2003, primarily a CD/DVD shop but confirmed to also stock vinyl; knowledgeable, patient staff praised across dozens of reviews.

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• La Citadelle

  Open Hours not listed

  Metal bar with a dedicated vinyl/CD record shop inside, covering hard, thrash, black, stoner, goth, hardcore, doom, prog and death metal. Record shop open Tue-Sat 4-7pm; bar open daily. Hosts live shows and album-release nights.

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• O'CD

  Open Hours not listed

  Plainpalais outpost of the O'CD chain buying, selling and trading vinyl, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays; reviewers single out a wide choice of vinyl and a strong 80s/90s rock and heavy-metal CD collection alongside new releases and film.

  2 sources

• Sounds

  Open Hours not listed

  Plainpalais record shop trading since 1979 -- 'one of the best record stores in Geneva' per regulars -- with a clearly genre-marked new-vinyl selection including a dedicated Swiss section, and a strong reggae range.

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• Vinyl Résistance

  Open Hours not listed

  Hip-hop specialist packed with a large, hard-to-find collection -- reviewers call it a must for serious diggers -- though there are no in-store turntables to preview records, so come knowing what you're after.

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