Vinyl Record Stores in San Francisco, CA

A North Beach institution since 1985, spread across two adjoining storefronts near the corner of Grant and Green, packed with vintage vinyl, CDs, cassettes, 45s, and used stereo equipment for serious collectors.

The world's largest independent record store, stocking new and used vinyl and CDs across nearly every genre, plus DVDs, Blu-rays, and vintage VHS/laserdiscs; runs an active buy/sell/trade counter and hosts in-store live performances.

A North Beach vinyl shop stocking soul, funk, jazz, blues, rock, and international records, run out of a compact storefront with daily hours extending into the evening on weekends.

The Bay Area's only Latino-owned record store, based in the Mission District, specializing in rare Latin American and Caribbean vinyl -- cumbia, salsa, reggae, Latin soul and funk -- and doubling as its own reissue label.

A longstanding Haight Street institution opened in 1990, known among collectors for a tightly curated selection of new and used soul, funk, and hip-hop vinyl, plus folk art and counterculture ephemera.

A Market Street fixture since 1993, run today by the founders' daughter, stocking an eclectic mix of vinyl, cassettes, reel-to-reel tapes, and music ephemera spanning 60s rock and folk to classical and soundtracks.

A Haight Street vinyl shop leaning into punk, hardcore, goth, and underground Bay Area metal, run alongside its own record label and positioned as a community fixture for keeping local punk rock alive.

A Hayes Valley used-vinyl shop specializing in jazz, hip-hop, soul, blues, rock, and folk with new stock arriving daily, offering ultrasonic record cleaning and de-warping and buying individual records or full collections with house calls around the Bay Area.

A small, cash-only vinyl shop tucked in a North Beach alley below street level, mixing vintage clothing and home decor with a curated range of used records from discount finds to rare collectibles; opened by a former DJ after years of running pop-up record sales around the city.

The Valencia Street retail arm of archival reissue label Superior Viaduct, selling new and used vinyl with additional in-store selection beyond what's listed online, plus branded merch and gift certificates.

A mom-and-pop shop on West Portal Avenue since 1998, spread across two floors of used vinyl spanning classic rock, soul and funk, jazz, classical, and rare out-of-print soundtracks, alongside CDs, DVDs, and comics.

A 100% volunteer-run, DIY punk rock record store on Mission Street operating since 2007, stocking punk and hardcore vinyl across dozens of subgenres plus metal, indie, and world music, and hosting regular in-store shows.

The newer of Tunnel Records' two San Francisco locations, housed in the annex next to the 4 Star Theatre on Clement Street, selling new and used vinyl focused on jazz, soul, and rock alongside store merch.

The original Tunnel Records location on Taraval Street, open more than seven years and named for the old tunnels that once ran under the Great Highway to the beach; stocks jazz, soul, and rock vinyl.

A Haight Street shop focused on electronic and dance vinyl, organized into dozens of subgenre categories from deep house to UK garage and dub techno, with a "pre-loved jams" used bin and a section spotlighting local SF artists and labels.