Record stores in Leuven
Leuven, Flemish Brabant has 3 record stores on the map. That's 3 record shops mapped around Leuven. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. Bring a want-list, but leave room for the find you didn't know you needed.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Leuven (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Sax and Bilbo, plus Music Art Design. If a record shop's missing from Leuven's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Leuven record lineup
3 in Leuven, plus 30 more around Leuven below:
Sax
Record store0.2 km from Leuven
Sax is Record store on 31 Parijsstraat, Leuven. Sax also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
31 Parijsstraat, Leuven, 3000
Bilbo
Record store0.3 km from Leuven
Bilbo is Record store on 2 Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein, Leuven. Bilbo also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
2 Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein, Leuven, 3000
Music Art Design
Record store0.8 km from Leuven
Music Art Design is Record store.
What the map tells us about record stores in Leuven
None of the 3 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Record shops keep fairly standard retail hours; daytime visits are a safe bet.
2 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The two mapped record stores sit on 31 Parijsstraat and 2 Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein — close enough to make a single outing of it.
The Leuven record crawl
The efficient Leuven record crawl strings these together: Sax on 31 Parijsstraat, Bilbo on 2 Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein, and Music Art Design — 3 stops, one logical order.
Record digging tips for Leuven
How the regulars work Leuven's bins:
- Ask about want-list services at Sax. Good shops will keep an eye out for your grails. It takes patience, but the call when it lands is worth it.
- Sleeves matter for value at Bilbo. Original inner sleeves, inserts, posters — completeness counts. A bare record in a generic sleeve is worth less.
- Check for box sets. Box sets get broken up or sold whole; either way the per-record price is often excellent.
- Hit the new-arrivals bin first. That's where fresh stock lands before anyone else sees it. The good stuff rarely survives the week.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Leuven — 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 Leuven can take a while to appear. The 3 above are only as current as the community map. A record store that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
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 3 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 Leuven
30 more within about 40 km of Leuven — here are the 15 nearest:
Mark Sound
Record store17.0 km from Leuven
Mark Sound — Record store. Also worth knowing about Mark Sound: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,14:00-18:00; Su,Mo off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,14:00-18:00; Su,Mo off
Smelt Records
Record store22.5 km from Leuven
Smelt Records — Record store. Also worth knowing about Smelt Records: the map lists its hours as Fr,Sa 11:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Fr,Sa 11:00-19:00
The Vinyl Touch
Record store22.7 km from Leuven
The Vinyl Touch is Record store.
Turtle Records
Record store23.1 km from Leuven
Turtle Records — Record store. Also worth knowing about Turtle Records: it has a website with more detail.
HMV
Record store24.2 km from Leuven
HMV is Record store.
The Collector Shop
Record store24.9 km from Leuven
The Collector Shop — Record store.
Elektrocution
Record store24.9 km from Leuven
Elektrocution — Record store. Also worth knowing about Elektrocution: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:30.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:30
Kozmic
Record store24.9 km from Leuven
Kozmic is Record store. Kozmic also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-18:30; Su 13:00-18:30; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:30; Su 13:00-18:30
Arlequin
Record store24.9 km from Leuven
Arlequin is Record store. Arlequin also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 14:30-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 14:30-19:00
72 Records
Record store25.0 km from Leuven
72 Records is Record store.
Veals & Geeks
Record store25.0 km from Leuven
Veals & Geeks — Record store.
Hors-Serie
Record store25.0 km from Leuven
Hors-Serie — Record store. Also worth knowing about Hors-Serie: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:30-18:30; Su 12:30-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-18:30; Su 12:30-18:30
Phone: +32 2 534 79 59
Mélopée
Record store25.0 km from Leuven
Mélopée is Record store.
Caroline Music
Used record store25.0 km from Leuven
Caroline Music is Used record store. Caroline Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 13:00-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 13:00-18:30
Phone: +32 2 502 10 83
Veals & Geeks
Record store25.0 km from Leuven
Veals & Geeks — Record store. Also worth knowing about Veals & Geeks: it has a website with more detail.
Record store listings for Leuven: 3 in Leuven and 30 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.