Record Stores in San Diego, California
4 stores to explore
San Diego Record Store Guide
San Diego has 4 record stores in this directory, including Record City, Vinyl Junkies Record Shack and Folk Arts Rare Records. The shops here cover jazz, punk and metal, indie and alternative, and more. The mix covers both shelf-fresh pressings and well-worn crate finds.
Best For
- Best for used bins
A clean, easy-to-browse shop that makes sense if you want current releases, indie, and alternative titles without having to dig through a huge warehouse-style room
- Best for jazz
Best fit for people looking for older catalog, jazz, soul, blues, roots music, and the kind of stock that rewards patience
- Best for Punk & Metal
punk and heavy leaning
- Best for new releases
Point Loma / Midway record store
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One of the better-known San Diego shops
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A long-running San Diego institution with real depth. Best fit for people looking for older catalog, jazz, soul, blues, roots music, and the kind of stock that rewards patience.
A clean, easy-to-browse shop that makes sense if you want current releases, indie, and alternative titles without having to dig through a huge warehouse-style room.
Record City
$-$$$A dependable Midway stop with a broad mix of inventory. Feels more like a generalist local record shop than a niche specialist, which is useful if you want to browse across categories.
One of the better-known San Diego shops. Good stop for newer releases, used records, and a stronger punk and heavy-leaning section than you will get at a lot of generalist stores.