A Slow Afternoon Among Vinyl Dust and Timeworn Pages

4.8 (490)

Mon – Sun, 12:00 – 20:00

289 Meserole St

A Bushwick shop stacked with house, disco, soul, and jazz, plus two-dollar and five-dollar bins for inexpensive digging. Listening stations let you preview a record before buying, and the racks mix new local pressings with used vinyl.

4.3 (270)

Mon – Sun, 11:00 – 19:00

218 E 5th St, New York, NY 10003, USA

This narrow East Village room runs from 1950s pressings to recent releases, leaning toward obscure soul and jazz. Staff will pull a record and spin it to test the sound, and prices sit on the higher side for well-kept used vinyl.

4.6 (349)

Mon – Sun, 12:00 – 20:00

206 Mercer Street

Open for over three decades near Washington Square, this Village standby packs shelves with inexpensive used books and vintage vinyl. Resident writers help track down specific titles, though the philosophy section sprawls across the store and rewards slow browsing.