Record stores in Ottawa
Record shops reward the patient digger. Ottawa, ON has 19 mapped right now. That's 19 record shops mapped around Ottawa. 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 Ottawa (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Compact Music and Legend Records, plus The ODDs&SODs. If a record shop's missing from Ottawa's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Ottawa record lineup
19 mapped within about 40 km:
Compact Music
Record store
Compact Music is Record store on 785 Bank Street. Compact Music also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
785 Bank Street
Legend Records
Record store
Legend Records — Record store on 1440 Merivale Road.
1440 Merivale Road
The ODDs&SODs
Record store
The ODDs&SODs is Record store on 1400 Clyde Avenue. The ODDs&SODs also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00.
1400 Clyde Avenue
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Vertigo Records
Record store
Vertigo Records — Record store on 1208 Bank Street.
1208 Bank Street
The Record Centre
Record store
The Record Centre is Record store on 1099 Wellington Street West. The Record Centre also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00.
1099 Wellington Street West
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00
The Record Centre
Record store
The Record Centre is Record store on 1112 Wellington Street West. The Record Centre also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1112 Wellington Street West
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +1 613-695-4577
Cédé Troqué
Record store
Cédé Troqué is Record store on 178 Boulevard Gréber. Cédé Troqué also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We 10:00-17:00; Th-Fr 10:30-20:00; Sa 10:30-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
178 Boulevard Gréber, J8T 6Z6
Hours: We 10:00-17:00; Th-Fr 10:30-20:00; Sa 10:30-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-819-246-7442
Legend Records
Record store
Legend Records — Record store on 1292 Wellington Street West. Also worth knowing about Legend Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1292 Wellington Street West
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-613-596-5766
Lauzon Music
Record store
Lauzon Music is Record store on 1343 Wellington Street West. Lauzon Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 09:00-18:00; Th,Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
1343 Wellington Street West
Hours: Mo-We 09:00-18:00; Th,Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-18:00
Sunrise Records
Record store
Sunrise Records is Record store on 100 Bayshore Drive.
100 Bayshore Drive
Sunrise Records
Record store
Sunrise Records is Record store on 2121 Carling Avenue.
2121 Carling Avenue
Musica Monette
Record store
Musica Monette — Record store on 260 Boulevard Maloney Est.
260 Boulevard Maloney Est, J8P 1C4
Sunrise Records
Record store
Sunrise Records is Record store on 1200 St-Laurent Boulevard.
1200 St-Laurent Boulevard
Sunrise Records
Record store
Sunrise Records is Record store.
The Turning Point
Record store
The Turning Point — Record store on 411 Cooper Street. Also worth knowing about The Turning Point: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 13:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
411 Cooper Street, K2P 0H1
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 13:00-17:00
Phone: +1-613-230-4586
Sunrise Records
Record store
Sunrise Records is Record store on 110 Place-d'Orléans Drive, Orleans. Sunrise Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,We,Sa 09:30-19:00; Th-Fr 09:30-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
110 Place-d'Orléans Drive, Orleans, K1C 2L9
Hours: Mo,Tu,We,Sa 09:30-19:00; Th-Fr 09:30-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-613-824-9347
Baked Goods
Record store
Baked Goods is Record store on 2563 Baseline Road.
2563 Baseline Road
Legend Records
Record store
Legend Records — Record store on 300 Eagleson Road.
300 Eagleson Road
FYE
Record store
FYE — Record store on 50 Rideau Street.
50 Rideau Street
What the map tells us about record stores in Ottawa
8 of the 19 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
6 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Ottawa record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Compact Music on 785 Bank Street, Legend Records on 1440 Merivale Road, The ODDs&SODs on 1400 Clyde Avenue, Vertigo Records on 1208 Bank Street, The Record Centre on 1099 Wellington Street West, The Record Centre on 1112 Wellington Street West, Cédé Troqué on 178 Boulevard Gréber, and Legend Records on 1292 Wellington Street West. That's 19 stops on the Ottawa record crawl. 11 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Ottawa
How the regulars work Ottawa's bins:
- Bring a want-list at Compact Music. Write down what you're hunting. Digging is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
- Sleeves matter for value at Legend Records. Original inner sleeves, inserts, posters — completeness counts. A bare record in a generic sleeve is worth less.
- The listening station is the test. If a record looks questionable, play the loud passages. That's where surface noise shows up.
- Ask to play it. Good shops have turntables for exactly this. If they won't let you listen, that's information too.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Ottawa — 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 Ottawa can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 19, 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 19 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 Ottawa: 19 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.