Record stores in Warsaw
Record shops reward the patient digger. Warsaw, Masovian has 17 mapped right now. That's 17 record shops mapped around Warsaw. 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 Warsaw (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Polska muzyka and Płyty Gramofonowe, plus Drumbum. If a record shop's missing from Warsaw's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Warsaw record lineup
17 mapped within about 40 km:
Polska muzyka
Record store
Polska muzyka is Record store on 1 Okaryny, Warszawa.
1 Okaryny, Warszawa
Płyty Gramofonowe
Record store
Płyty Gramofonowe — Record store, found on 11 Ząbkowska in Warszawa. Also worth knowing about Płyty Gramofonowe: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa-Su 11:00-18:00.
11 Ząbkowska, Warszawa
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa-Su 11:00-18:00
Drumbum
Record store
Drumbum is Record store on 53 Aleja Stanów Zjednoczonych, Warszawa. Drumbum also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
53 Aleja Stanów Zjednoczonych, Warszawa
Guitar Project
Record store
Guitar Project is Record store on 20 Kadetów, Warszawa. Guitar Project also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00.
20 Kadetów, Warszawa, 03-987
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00
Side One
Record store
Side One is Record store. Side One also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 13:00-19:00; Sa 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 13:00-19:00; Sa 12:00-16:00
Phone: +48 22 826 02 69
Vinyl Tamka
Record store
Vinyl Tamka is Record store on 20 Chmielna, Warszawa. Vinyl Tamka also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-21:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
20 Chmielna, Warszawa, 00-020
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-21:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +48 609 155 327
Hey Joe
Used record store
Hey Joe is Used record store.
Stacja Komorów – antykwariat muzyczny
Used record store
Stacja Komorów – antykwariat muzyczny — Used record store. Also worth knowing about Stacja Komorów – antykwariat muzyczny: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +48 668 928 690
Megadisc
Record store
Megadisc — Record store. Also worth knowing about Megadisc: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-15:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Muzant
Record store
Muzant is Record store. Muzant also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-15:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Asfalt Shop
Record store
Asfalt Shop is Record store. Asfalt Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 12:00-18:00; PH off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 12:00-18:00; PH off
K-Pop Joayo
Record store
K-Pop Joayo — Record store on 23 Poznańska. Also worth knowing about K-Pop Joayo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-18:00.
23 Poznańska
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-18:00
Winylowa
Record store
Winylowa is Record store on 5 Gustawa Morcinka. Winylowa also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 16:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.
5 Gustawa Morcinka
Hours: Tu-Sa 16:00-21:00
Printmania
Record store
Printmania is Record store on 27 Hoża. Printmania also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00.
27 Hoża
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00
Music Fan
Record store
Music Fan is Record store on 25/27 Częstochowska. Music Fan also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-16:00.
25/27 Częstochowska
Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
Audio Vintage
Used record store
Audio Vintage — Used record store.
Plakaton
Record store
Plakaton — Record store. Also worth knowing about Plakaton: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
What the map tells us about record stores in Warsaw
12 of the 17 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.
3 of the shops are tagged as selling used vinyl — the dollar bins and used wall are where the real digging happens.
The Warsaw record crawl
Making a day of it in Warsaw? Work this order: Polska muzyka on 1 Okaryny, Płyty Gramofonowe on 11 Ząbkowska, Drumbum on 53 Aleja Stanów Zjednoczonych, Guitar Project on 20 Kadetów, Side One, Vinyl Tamka on 20 Chmielna, Hey Joe, and Stacja Komorów – antykwariat muzyczny. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 9 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Warsaw
Digging in Warsaw? A few habits pay off:
- Ask about want-list services at Polska muzyka. Good shops will keep an eye out for your grails. It takes patience, but the call when it lands is worth it.
- Check the dead wax at Płyty Gramofonowe. The runout groove holds matrix numbers that identify pressings. Collectors live by these; a quick phone search settles it.
- Go often, dig briefly. Short frequent visits beat rare expeditions. Fifteen minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly dig.
- Bring cash for the small shops. Some independents prefer it, and a cash offer on a stack can occasionally move the price.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Warsaw — 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 Warsaw can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 17 that's closed, or a great record store we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
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 17 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 Warsaw: 17 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.