Record stores in Lille
Record shops reward the patient digger. Lille, Hauts-de-France has 9 mapped right now. That's 9 record shops mapped around Lille. 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 Lille (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include L’ArtBarRock and Bohème Records, plus Le Distrot. If a record shop's missing from Lille's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Lille record lineup
9 in Lille, plus 8 more around Lille below:
L’ArtBarRock
Used record store0.2 km from Lille
L’ArtBarRock — Used record store. Also worth knowing about L’ArtBarRock: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:30-12:30,13:30-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:30-12:30,13:30-18:00
Phone: +33 3 66 96 01 12
Bohème Records
Used record store0.3 km from Lille
Bohème Records is Used record store. Bohème Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00
Le Distrot
Record store0.5 km from Lille
Le Distrot — Record store. Also worth knowing about Le Distrot: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-20:00; Tu-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo 14:00-20:00; Tu-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-22:00
Phone: +33 9 50 38 77 18
Air du temps
Record store0.5 km from LilleRun by Jean-Marie Duchemin
Run by Jean-Marie Duchemin, Air du temps is Record store. Also worth knowing about Air du temps: the map lists its hours as Su 09:30-14:00.
Hours: Su 09:30-14:00
Disconnection Records
Record store0.6 km from Lille
Disconnection Records is Record store on 32 Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire, Lille.
32 Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire, Lille, 59800
Besides Records
Used record store0.7 km from Lille
Besides Records — Used record store. Also worth knowing about Besides Records: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-19:00
Phone: +33 3 20 95 43 55
OCD
Used record store0.8 km from Lille
OCD is Used record store. OCD also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:30-19:30; Su 14:00-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-19:30; Su 14:00-19:00
Urban Music
Used record store0.9 km from Lille
Urban Music — Used record store. Also worth knowing about Urban Music: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00
Phone: +33320639083
Le Tube
Record store1.2 km from Lille
Le Tube — Record store.
What the map tells us about record stores in Lille
7 of the 9 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
3 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The one mapped record store sits on 32 Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.
Most of the record stores in Lille list a phone number. Useful for asking what's just come into the used bins.
5 of the shops are tagged as selling used vinyl — the dollar bins and used wall are where the real digging happens.
The Lille record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: L’ArtBarRock, Bohème Records, Le Distrot, Air du temps, Disconnection Records on 32 Rue de l'Hôpital Militaire, Besides Records, OCD, and Urban Music. That's 9 stops on the Lille record crawl. 1 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Lille
How the regulars work Lille's bins:
- Don't overlook cassettes and CDs at L’ArtBarRock. The tape and CD sections are chronically underpriced. The format revival hasn't hit them the same way.
- The listening station is the test at Bohème Records. If a record looks questionable, play the loud passages. That's where surface noise shows up.
- Don't clean records with your shirt. A proper brush costs little and saves grooves. Shirt fibres and spit are how records get ruined.
- Check the turntable section. Many record shops sell used decks and cartridges. A serviced vintage turntable beats a cheap new one.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Lille — 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 Lille can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 9, 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 9 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 Lille
8 more within about 40 km of Lille, nearest first:
Retro Music Shop
Record store12.9 km from Lille
Retro Music Shop is Record store.
10 sur Disques
Used record store15.7 km from Lille
10 sur Disques is Used record store. 10 sur Disques also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We 14:00-18:00; Fr,Sa 14:00-22:00; Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: We 14:00-18:00; Fr,Sa 14:00-22:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +32 491 36 49 25
Only D Vynil store
Record store23.3 km from Lille
Only D Vynil store is Record store on 9 Rue de l'Yser, Tournai. Only D Vynil store also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 10:00-12:30,14:00-19:30; Mo 14:00-19:00.
9 Rue de l'Yser, Tournai, 7500
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-12:30,14:00-19:30; Mo 14:00-19:00
TGadgs
Record store23.6 km from Lille
TGadgs — Record store, found on 20 Rue de la Lanterne in Tournai.
20 Rue de la Lanterne, Tournai, 7500
Focus Muziekatelier
Record store26.1 km from Lille
Focus Muziekatelier — Record store, found on 34A Hoveniersstraat in Kortrijk. Also worth knowing about Focus Muziekatelier: the map lists its hours as Tu 10:00-12:00,13:45-18:00; We 14:00-17:30; Fr,Sa 14:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
34A Hoveniersstraat, Kortrijk, 8500
Hours: Tu 10:00-12:00,13:45-18:00; We 14:00-17:30; Fr,Sa 14:00-18:00
Phone: +32 473 18 59 99
GenX Recordstore
Record store26.5 km from Lille
GenX Recordstore — Record store, found on 3 Lekkerbeetstraat in Kortrijk. Also worth knowing about GenX Recordstore: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 12:00-18:30; it has a website with more detail.
3 Lekkerbeetstraat, Kortrijk, 8500
Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-18:30
Disco gero
Record store32.6 km from Lille
Disco gero — Record store.
't Okkaziedoosje
Record store34.0 km from Lille
't Okkaziedoosje is Record store on 211 Roeselaarsestraat, Izegem. 't Okkaziedoosje also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
211 Roeselaarsestraat, Izegem, 8870
Phone: +32 477 46 71 06
Record store listings for Lille: 9 in Lille and 8 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.