Record stores in San Francisco
Vinyl hunting in San Francisco, CA? There are 33 record shops mapped here. That's 33 record shops mapped around San Francisco. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. The new-arrivals bin is always the first stop — that's where the good stuff lands before anyone else sees it.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around San Francisco (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Clarion Music Center and The Record Man, plus Tunnel Records. If a record shop's missing from San Francisco's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The San Francisco record lineup
33 mapped within about 40 km:
Clarion Music Center
Record store
Clarion Music Center — Record store, found on 816 Sacramento Street in San Francisco. Also worth knowing about Clarion Music Center: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
816 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Phone: +1-415-391-1317
The Record Man
Record store
The Record Man is Record store on 1322 El Camino Real, Redwood City. The Record Man also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1322 El Camino Real, Redwood City, 94063
Phone: +1-650-368-9065
Tunnel Records
Used record store
Tunnel Records — Used record store on 3614 Taraval Street. Also worth knowing about Tunnel Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa-Su 11:00-18:00.
3614 Taraval Street, 94116
Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa-Su 11:00-18:00
Forrests Music
Record store
Forrests Music is Record store on 1849 University Avenue, Berkeley. Forrests Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:00.
1849 University Avenue, Berkeley
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:00
Grooves Inspiralled Vinyl
Record store
Grooves Inspiralled Vinyl — Record store, found on 1797 Market Street in San Francisco. Also worth knowing about Grooves Inspiralled Vinyl: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 12:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1797 Market Street, San Francisco, 94103
Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-19:00
Phone: +1-415-436-9933
Manor Music
Record store
Manor Music — Record store, found on 460 Manor Plaza in Pacifica. Also worth knowing about Manor Music: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
460 Manor Plaza, Pacifica, 94044
Phone: +1 650 355 5769
The Music Store
Record store
The Music Store is Record store on 66 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco.
66 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco, 94127
café suspiro
Record store
café suspiro is Record store. café suspiro also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 08:00-16:00; Fr 08:00-15:00; Sa 09:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 08:00-16:00; Fr 08:00-15:00; Sa 09:00-15:00
Western Relics
Record store
Western Relics — Record store, found on 1400 Irving Street in San Francisco.
1400 Irving Street, San Francisco, 94122
Noise Records
Record store
Noise Records — Record store on 3427 Balboa Street. Also worth knowing about Noise Records: the map lists its hours as 12:00+.
3427 Balboa Street, 94121
Hours: 12:00+
vinyl dreams
Record store
vinyl dreams — Record store on 593 Haight Street. Also worth knowing about vinyl dreams: the map lists its hours as Mo,Th-Su 13:00-18:00; Tu-We off.
593 Haight Street
Hours: Mo,Th-Su 13:00-18:00; Tu-We off
Berkeley Musical Instrument Exchange
Record store
Berkeley Musical Instrument Exchange — Record store, found on 2923 Adeline Street in Berkeley. Also worth knowing about Berkeley Musical Instrument Exchange: the map lists its hours as Sa 12:00-17:00.
2923 Adeline Street, Berkeley
Hours: Sa 12:00-17:00
Originals Vinyl
Record store
Originals Vinyl is Record store. Originals Vinyl also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1 415 560 8779
Rasputin Music
Record store
Rasputin Music — Record store.
Strictly Vinyl
Record store
Strictly Vinyl is Record store.
Amoeba Music
Used record store
Amoeba Music — Used record store, found on 2455 Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. Also worth knowing about Amoeba Music: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2455 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 94704
Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-510-549-1125
Rasputin Music
Record store
Rasputin Music — Record store, found on 2401 Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. Also worth knowing about Rasputin Music: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2401 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 94704
Phone: +1-510-704-1146
The Magic Flute
Record store
The Magic Flute is Record store. The Magic Flute also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1234 Go! Records
Record store
1234 Go! Records — Record store on 420 40th Street. Also worth knowing about 1234 Go! Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
420 40th Street
Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1 510 9850325
101 Music
Record store
101 Music is Record store on 1414 Grant Avenue, San Francisco.
1414 Grant Avenue, San Francisco
Dave's Record Shop
Record store
Dave's Record Shop — Record store, found on 1404 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley.
1404 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, 94702
Red Devil Records
Record store
Red Devil Records is Record store on 894.
894
Beaker's Records
Record storeRun by Beaker's Records
Run by Beaker's Records, Beaker's Records is Record store, found on 918 Central Avenue in Alameda. Also worth knowing about Beaker's Records: the map lists its hours as Th-Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
918 Central Avenue, Alameda, 94501
Hours: Th-Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1-510-288-8398
Stranded Records
Record store
Stranded Records — Record store on 1055 Valencia Street. Also worth knowing about Stranded Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-19:00.
1055 Valencia Street
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Hercules Records
Record store
Hercules Records — Record store on 1734 Alcatraz Avenue. Also worth knowing about Hercules Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 12:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1734 Alcatraz Avenue
Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-19:00
Phone: +1-415-999-1139
Rooky Ricardo's
Record store
Rooky Ricardo's — Record store on 429 Haight Street.
429 Haight Street
Tunnel Records
Record store
Tunnel Records — Record store. Also worth knowing about Tunnel Records: it has a website with more detail.
Contact Records
Record store
Contact Records is Record store on 470 49th Street, Oakland.
470 49th Street, Oakland
ViBO Music Center
Record store
ViBO Music Center — Record store.
The Plastic Pancake
Record store
The Plastic Pancake — Record store on 1406B Valencia Street. Also worth knowing about The Plastic Pancake: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1406B Valencia Street
Phone: +1 415-815-2232
Econo Jam Records
Record store
Econo Jam Records — Record store, found on 2443 Telegraph Avenue in Oakland.
2443 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
Cantina Records
Record store
Cantina Records — Record store.
Amoeba Music
Record store
Amoeba Music — Record store on 1855 Haight Street. Also worth knowing about Amoeba Music: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1855 Haight Street, 94117
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-415-831-1200
What the map tells us about record stores in San Francisco
14 of the 33 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
12 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
2 of the shops are tagged as selling used vinyl — the dollar bins and used wall are where the real digging happens.
The San Francisco record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Clarion Music Center on 816 Sacramento Street, The Record Man on 1322 El Camino Real, Tunnel Records on 3614 Taraval Street, Forrests Music on 1849 University Avenue, Grooves Inspiralled Vinyl on 1797 Market Street, Manor Music on 460 Manor Plaza, The Music Store on 66 West Portal Avenue, and café suspiro. That's 33 stops on the San Francisco record crawl. 25 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for San Francisco
How the regulars work San Francisco's bins:
- The listening station is the test at Clarion Music Center. If a record looks questionable, play the loud passages. That's where surface noise shows up.
- Genre-hop at The Record Man. 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.
- Visit on restock days. Shops process collections on rhythms. Ask when new used stock hits the floor and time your visits.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around San Francisco — 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 San Francisco can take a while to appear. The 33 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 33 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 San Francisco: 33 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.