Record stores in Utrecht
Utrecht, Utrecht has 22 record stores on the map. That's 22 record shops mapped around Utrecht. 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 Utrecht (within about 30 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Vinyl24 and Plaatboef, plus Platenhuis 't Oor. If a record shop's missing from Utrecht's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Utrecht record lineup
22 mapped within about 30 km:
Vinyl24
Record store
Vinyl24 is Record store on 314 Oudegracht, Utrecht. Vinyl24 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Sa 11:00-17:00; Su, Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
314 Oudegracht, Utrecht, 3511PK
Hours: Sa 11:00-17:00; Su, Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00
Phone: +31 6 50602142
Plaatboef
Record store
Plaatboef is Record store on 306 Oudegracht, Utrecht.
306 Oudegracht, Utrecht, 3511PK
Platenhuis 't Oor
Record store
Platenhuis 't Oor — Record store, found on 44 Leeuwenstraat in Hilversum. Also worth knowing about Platenhuis 't Oor: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
44 Leeuwenstraat, Hilversum, 1211EW
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +31 35 6216579
Reset Records
Record store
Reset Records — Record store, found on 16 Prins Hendriklaan in Utrecht. Also worth knowing about Reset Records: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th,Fr,Sa 13:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
16 Prins Hendriklaan, Utrecht, 3583EM
Hours: Tu,Th,Fr,Sa 13:00-17:00
Velvet Music
Record store
Velvet Music is Record store on 7A Havik, Amersfoort. Velvet Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo off; Tu-We,Fr 11:00-18:00; Th 11:00-21:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7A Havik, Amersfoort, 3811EX
Hours: Mo off; Tu-We,Fr 11:00-18:00; Th 11:00-21:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +31 33 462 1065
Variaworld
Record store
Variaworld — Record store, found on 218 Oudegracht in Utrecht. Also worth knowing about Variaworld: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
218 Oudegracht, Utrecht, 3511NS
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +31 6 5338 1547
Plato
Record store
Plato is Record store on 19 Voorstraat, Utrecht. Plato also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-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.
19 Voorstraat, Utrecht, 3512AH
Hours: Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +31 30 231 6712
Dig It!
Record store
Dig It! is Record store on 9 Loeff Berchmakerstraat, Utrecht. Dig It! also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
9 Loeff Berchmakerstraat, Utrecht, 3512TC
Hours: We-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Verhoog Muziek
Record store
Verhoog Muziek is Record store on 18 Verlaat, Nijkerk. Verhoog Muziek also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
18 Verlaat, Nijkerk, 3861AA
Phone: +31 33 246 0444
Hip! Handel in Platen
Record store
Hip! Handel in Platen — Record store, found on 93 Laanstraat in Baarn. Also worth knowing about Hip! Handel in Platen: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa,Su off; it has a website with more detail.
93 Laanstraat, Baarn, 3743BD
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa,Su off
Elrecom
Record store
Elrecom — Record store, found on 6 Sparrenlaan in Baarn.
6 Sparrenlaan, Baarn, 3742WG
Maatwerk in Drums
Record store
Maatwerk in Drums is Record store on 17a Achter de Kerk, Leerdam. Maatwerk in Drums also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as "op afspraak"; it has a website with more detail.
17a Achter de Kerk, Leerdam, 4141CJ
Hours: "op afspraak"
Rock Maniac Records
Record store
Rock Maniac Records is Record store on 11 Markt, Gouda. Rock Maniac Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu,We 12:00-17:00; Th-Sa 11:00-17:00;Su[1] 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11 Markt, Gouda, 2801JG
Hours: Tu,We 12:00-17:00; Th-Sa 11:00-17:00;Su[1] 11:00-17:00
Phone: +31 182 606 475
Free Music Gouda
Record store
Free Music Gouda is Record store on 12 Turfmarkt, Gouda.
12 Turfmarkt, Gouda, 2801HA
Decades Vinyl & Vintage
Record store
Decades Vinyl & Vintage — Record store, found on 326 Nieuwehaven in Gouda. Also worth knowing about Decades Vinyl & Vintage: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00.
326 Nieuwehaven, Gouda, 2801EG
Hours: We-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00
De Groeverij
Record store
De Groeverij is Record store on 20 Achterom, Houten. De Groeverij also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 10:00-17:00; Jul-Aug Th-Sa 10:00-17:00.
20 Achterom, Houten, 3995EC
Hours: We-Sa 10:00-17:00; Jul-Aug Th-Sa 10:00-17:00
Nederland Muziek
Record store
Nederland Muziek — Record store, found on 5 Radioweg in Almere.
5 Radioweg, Almere, 1324KW
Artline
Used record store
Artline — Used record store, found on 73a Traaij in Driebergen-Rijsenburg. Also worth knowing about Artline: the map lists its hours as Mo 12:00-17:30; Tu-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
73a Traaij, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, 3971GC
Hours: Mo 12:00-17:30; Tu-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00
Robberts Guitar Service
Record store
Robberts Guitar Service — Record store, found on 78 Koninginneweg in Hilversum.
78 Koninginneweg, Hilversum, 1211AT
Gooisch Vinyl
Record store
Gooisch Vinyl — Record store, found on 25 Laarderweg in Bussum. Also worth knowing about Gooisch Vinyl: the map lists its hours as Th,Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
25 Laarderweg, Bussum, 1402BB
Hours: Th,Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00
Van Ginkel Muziek
Record store
Van Ginkel Muziek — Record store, found on 1 Achterstraat in Wijk bij Duurstede. Also worth knowing about Van Ginkel Muziek: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:30-18:00; Tu,Th 10:00-12:30,13:30-18:00; We 09:00-12:30,13:30-18:00; Fr 10:00-12:30,13:30-18:00,19:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Achterstraat, Wijk bij Duurstede, 3961BG
Hours: Mo 13:30-18:00; Tu,Th 10:00-12:30,13:30-18:00; We 09:00-12:30,13:30-18:00; Fr 10:00-12:30,13:30-18:00,19:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su off
Phone: +31 343 574 522
Music Coach Marieke
Record storeRun by MCM
Run by MCM, Music Coach Marieke is Record store.
What the map tells us about record stores in Utrecht
15 of the 22 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
13 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Utrecht record crawl
Making a day of it in Utrecht? Work this order: Vinyl24 on 314 Oudegracht, Plaatboef on 306 Oudegracht, Platenhuis 't Oor on 44 Leeuwenstraat, Reset Records on 16 Prins Hendriklaan, Velvet Music on 7A Havik, Variaworld on 218 Oudegracht, Plato on 19 Voorstraat, and Dig It! on 9 Loeff Berchmakerstraat. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 14 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Utrecht
How the regulars work Utrecht's bins:
- Check the vinyl, not just the sleeve at Vinyl24. Slide it out (carefully, by the edges) and look at it in good light. Sleeves lie; vinyl doesn't.
- The listening station is the test at Plaatboef. If a record looks questionable, play the loud passages. That's where surface noise shows up.
- Check for box sets. Box sets get broken up or sold whole; either way the per-record price is often excellent.
- Go often, dig briefly. Short frequent visits beat rare expeditions. Fifteen minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly dig.
Good to know
We searched about 30 km around Utrecht — 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 Utrecht can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 22, 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 22 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 Utrecht: 22 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.