Record stores in Hong Kong

Record shops reward the patient digger. Hong Kong, Hong Kong has 12 mapped right now. That's 12 record shops mapped around Hong Kong. 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 Hong Kong (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Panda Music Zone and Joyful Island Music Centre, plus 青苗琴行 Greenery Music. If a record shop's missing from Hong Kong's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Hong Kong record lineup

12 mapped within about 40 km:

What the map tells us about record stores in Hong Kong

2 of the 12 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.

2 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.

There's a cluster: 3 of them sit on 英皇道 King's Road, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.

The Hong Kong record crawl

Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Panda Music Zone on 西邊街 Western Street, Joyful Island Music Centre on 英皇道 King's Road, 青苗琴行 Greenery Music on 英皇道 King's Road, 卓穎音樂藝術中心 Splendor Music & Art Centre on 英皇道 King's Road, VIP Music Centre on 皇后大道西 Queen's Road West, Andre Music on 德輔道西 Des Voeux Road West, Classical Piano Co., and Walibo Music. That's 12 stops on the Hong Kong record crawl. 4 more are listed below.

Record digging tips for Hong Kong

Digging in Hong Kong? A few habits pay off:

• Don't skip the 45s at Panda Music Zone. The singles boxes get less traffic and hide great finds. B-sides are the deep cuts of record shopping.
• Check Discogs before big purchases at Joyful Island Music Centre. A quick price check on your phone keeps everyone honest — you and the shop.
• Learn to spot reissues. Reissues are cheaper and often sound great. Originals cost more for the history. Know which you're paying for.
• Check the bargain wall rhythm. Shops restock the cheap sections on cycles. Ask when — that's when the fresh bargains land.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Hong Kong — 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 Hong Kong can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 12, 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 12 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.