Record stores in Budapest
Record shops reward the patient digger. Budapest, Budapest has 22 mapped right now. That's 22 record shops mapped around Budapest. 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 Budapest (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Kpopstore and Kodály Zoltán Zeneműbolt, plus Rock's CD. If a record shop's missing from Budapest's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Budapest record lineup
22 mapped within about 40 km:
Kpopstore
Record store
Kpopstore is Record store on 43 Ferenc körút, Budapest. Kpopstore also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
43 Ferenc körút, Budapest, 1094
Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00
Kodály Zoltán Zeneműbolt
Used record storeRun by Rózsavölgyi És Társa Kiadói és Kereskedelmi Kft.
Run by Rózsavölgyi És Társa Kiadói és Kereskedelmi Kft., Kodály Zoltán Zeneműbolt is Used record store, found on 21 Múzeum körút in Budapest. Also worth knowing about Kodály Zoltán Zeneműbolt: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
21 Múzeum körút, Budapest, 1053
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +36 1 317 3347
Rock's CD
Record store
Rock's CD is Record store on 5 Vas utca, Budapest. Rock's CD also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
5 Vas utca, Budapest, 1088
Rózsavölgyi és Társa
Record storeRun by Rózsavölgyi és Társa Kiadói és Kereskedelmi Kft.
Rózsavölgyi és Társa is Record store run by Rózsavölgyi és Társa Kiadói és Kereskedelmi Kft. on 5 Szervita tér, Budapest. Rózsavölgyi és Társa also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Szervita tér, Budapest, 1052
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-15:00
Phone: +36 1 318 3500
bakelit.hu
Record store
bakelit.hu — Record store, found on 6 Gyulai Pál utca in Budapest. Also worth knowing about bakelit.hu: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 13:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
6 Gyulai Pál utca, Budapest, 1085
Hours: Mo-Fr 13:00-19:00
Headbanger
Record storeRun by Headbanger Kft.
Run by Headbanger Kft., Headbanger is Record store, found on 17 Múzeum körút in Budapest. Also worth knowing about Headbanger: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
17 Múzeum körút, Budapest, 1053
Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Phone: +36 20 321 0144
CD Pince
Record store
CD Pince — Record store, found on 37 Erzsébet körút in Budapest. Also worth knowing about CD Pince: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00.
37 Erzsébet körút, Budapest, 1073
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
akt records
Record store
akt records — Record store. Also worth knowing about akt records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 12:00-16:00
Phone: +36 1 607 1341
Fon-Trade Music
Record store
Fon-Trade Music is Record store.
Média-Pont a Lemezbolt
Record store
Média-Pont a Lemezbolt — Record store, found on 18 Hollán Ernő utca in Budapest. Also worth knowing about Média-Pont a Lemezbolt: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 14:00-20:00.
18 Hollán Ernő utca, Budapest, 1136
Hours: Mo-Sa 14:00-20:00
Laci Bácsi lemezboltja
Record store
Laci Bácsi lemezboltja — Record store, found on 42 Kertész utca in Budapest. Also worth knowing about Laci Bácsi lemezboltja: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 12:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
42 Kertész utca, Budapest, 1073
Hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-19:00
Phone: +36 1 332 1325
Kalóz Lemezbolt
Record store
Kalóz Lemezbolt is Record store. Kalóz Lemezbolt also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 12:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 12:00-18:00
Premium Vinyl
Record store
Premium Vinyl — Record store. Also worth knowing about Premium Vinyl: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 14:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Fr 14:00-18:00
Phone: +36 20 399 4889
Metro-nóm hanglemezbolt
Record store
Metro-nóm hanglemezbolt — Record store.
Neon Music
Record storeRun by Neon Music Hungary Bt.
Neon Music is Record store run by Neon Music Hungary Bt. on 8 Almássy tér, Budapest. Neon Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8 Almássy tér, Budapest, 1077
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00
Phone: +36 1 365 1929
Musicland
Record storeRun by musicland.hu kft.
Run by musicland.hu kft., Musicland is Record store, found on 8 Almássy tér in Budapest. Also worth knowing about Musicland: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8 Almássy tér, Budapest, 1077
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00
Phone: +36 1 365 1929
hanglemeztasak.hu
Record store
hanglemeztasak.hu is Record store on 11 Barát utca, Budapest. hanglemeztasak.hu also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:30; it has a website with more detail.
11 Barát utca, Budapest, 1074
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:30
Lemezkuckó
Record store
Lemezkuckó — Record store, found on 67 Király utca in Budapest. Also worth knowing about Lemezkuckó: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
67 Király utca, Budapest, 1077
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Phone: +36 1 351 1218
MG Records
Record store
MG Records — Record store, found on 31 Üllői út in Budapest. Also worth knowing about MG Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
31 Üllői út, Budapest, 1091
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; Su,PH off
Phone: +36 20 971 5023
Drumkiller Dobcentrum
Record store
Drumkiller Dobcentrum is Record store on 2 Lövölde tér, Budapest.
2 Lövölde tér, Budapest, 1071
Joker CD-DVD
Record store
Joker CD-DVD is Record store. Joker CD-DVD also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00
Phone: +36 1 7903956
Csillag
Record store
Csillag is Record store on 17 Zsilip utca, Budapest.
17 Zsilip utca, Budapest, 1044
What the map tells us about record stores in Budapest
17 of the 22 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
16 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 8 Almássy tér, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
Most of the record stores in Budapest list a phone number. Useful for asking what's just come into the used bins.
The Budapest record crawl
The efficient Budapest record crawl strings these together: Kpopstore on 43 Ferenc körút, Kodály Zoltán Zeneműbolt on 21 Múzeum körút, Rock's CD on 5 Vas utca, Rózsavölgyi és Társa on 5 Szervita tér, bakelit.hu on 6 Gyulai Pál utca, Headbanger on 17 Múzeum körút, CD Pince on 37 Erzsébet körút, and akt records — 22 stops, one logical order. 14 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Budapest
A few things worth knowing before you work through Budapest's record stores:
- Handle records properly in the shop at Kpopstore. By the edges, never the grooves. Shops notice, and so do the records.
- Inspect the seams at Kodály Zoltán Zeneműbolt. Split seams and ring wear tell you how a record lived. Light wear is fine; trashed sleeves drag the value.
- Genre-hop. The best finds are in the sections you don't know. Jazz collectors find gold in the classical bins and vice versa.
- Ask about the return policy. Most used vinyl is sold as-is. Know the policy before the stylus hits a skip at home.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Budapest — 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 Budapest can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 22, 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 22 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.
Record store listings for Budapest: 22 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.