Record stores in Bern
Record shops reward the patient digger. Bern, Bern has 11 mapped right now. That's 11 record shops mapped around Bern. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. Check the grading before you pay — a visual grade and a play grade are two different things.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Bern (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include The Voodoo Rhythm Hardware Store and Müller, plus Oldies Shop. If a record shop's missing from Bern's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Bern record lineup
11 in Bern, plus 5 more around Bern below:
The Voodoo Rhythm Hardware Store
Record store0.1 km from Bern
The Voodoo Rhythm Hardware Store — Record store on 76 Münstergassse. Also worth knowing about The Voodoo Rhythm Hardware Store: the map lists its hours as Th 12:00-20:00; Fr 12:00-07:00; Sa 13:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
76 Münstergassse
Hours: Th 12:00-20:00; Fr 12:00-07:00; Sa 13:00-16:00
Müller
Record store0.2 km from BernRun by Musik Müller AG
Run by Musik Müller AG, Müller is Record store. Also worth knowing about Müller: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:30-17:00
Phone: +41 31 3114134
Oldies Shop
Record store0.8 km from BernRun by Daniel Binggeli
Oldies Shop is Record store run by Daniel Binggeli. Oldies Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +41 31 3121987
Black Mandarin
Record store0.9 km from BernRun by The Black Mandarin GmbH
Black Mandarin is Record store run by The Black Mandarin GmbH. Black Mandarin also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo off; Tu-Fr 13:00-18:30; Sa 12:00-16:30; Su off; PH off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo off; Tu-Fr 13:00-18:30; Sa 12:00-16:30; Su off; PH off
Vinyl Sound
Record store1.1 km from Bern
Vinyl Sound — Record store. Also worth knowing about Vinyl Sound: the map lists its hours as Th-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Th-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
Take Five
Record store1.4 km from BernRun by Umberto Eleganti
Take Five is Record store run by Umberto Eleganti. Take Five also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Th-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off
Phone: +41 31 311 61 60
Plan B Records
Record store1.7 km from Bern
Plan B Records — Record store.
Heutschi Pianos
Record store2.2 km from BernRun by Heutschi Piano AG
Run by Heutschi Piano AG, Heutschi Pianos is Record store. Also worth knowing about Heutschi Pianos: the map lists its hours as Sa 10:00-16:00; Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Fr 09:30-12:00,13:00-18:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Sa 10:00-16:00; Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Fr 09:30-12:00,13:00-18:00; Su off
Phone: +41 31 3521081
ArtsCademia
Record store2.8 km from Bern
ArtsCademia is Record store.
Liebermann
Record store4.7 km from Bern
Liebermann is Record store. Liebermann also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 09:00-12:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:00.
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 09:00-12:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:00
musikhaus hirsiger
Record store8.9 km from Bern
musikhaus hirsiger — Record store on 4 Kirchweg.
4 Kirchweg, 3076
What the map tells us about record stores in Bern
8 of the 11 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
7 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Bern record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: The Voodoo Rhythm Hardware Store on 76 Münstergassse, Müller, Oldies Shop, Black Mandarin, Vinyl Sound, Take Five, Plan B Records, and Heutschi Pianos. That's 11 stops on the Bern record crawl. 3 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Bern
A few things worth knowing before you work through Bern's record stores:
- Ask about the return policy at The Voodoo Rhythm Hardware Store. Most used vinyl is sold as-is. Know the policy before the stylus hits a skip at home.
- Genre-hop at Müller. The best finds are in the sections you don't know. Jazz collectors find gold in the classical bins and vice versa.
- Bring cash for the small shops. Some independents prefer it, and a cash offer on a stack can occasionally move the price.
- Check for box sets. Box sets get broken up or sold whole; either way the per-record price is often excellent.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Bern — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new record store in Bern can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 11, or a record store we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list prices or stock — both change by the day. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 11 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more record stores around Bern
5 more within about 25 km of Bern, nearest first:
Vinyl Sound
Record store11.5 km from Bern
Vinyl Sound — Record store, found on 33 Bernstrasse in Münsingen. Also worth knowing about Vinyl Sound: the map lists its hours as We 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
33 Bernstrasse, Münsingen, 3110
Hours: We 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +41794040405
MusikLaden Record Store
Record store16.6 km from Bern
MusikLaden Record Store is Record store. MusikLaden Record Store also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
MHM-Musik GmbH
Record store17.0 km from Bern
MHM-Musik GmbH — Record store, found on 2 Thunstrasse in Zäziwil. Also worth knowing about MHM-Musik GmbH: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-12:00,13:30-19:00; Sa 09:00-16:00; Mo off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2 Thunstrasse, Zäziwil, 3532
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-12:00,13:30-19:00; Sa 09:00-16:00; Mo off
Phone: +4134 448 10 80
Spada
Record store17.7 km from Bern
Spada — Record store.
ZIG ZAG records
Record store25.0 km from Bern
ZIG ZAG records is Record store on 22 Untere Hauptgasse, Thun. ZIG ZAG records also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
22 Untere Hauptgasse, Thun, 3600
Phone: +41 33 222 64 45
Record store listings for Bern: 11 in Bern and 5 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.