THE MAP
Every vinyl destination inside the greater Amsterdam footprint. Zoom in to see individual venues.
THE 93 RECORD SHOPS
Amsterdam punches four times above its weight.
Amsterdam is a small city that trades records like a much larger one. Rush Hour on Spuistraat is the anchor — shop, label, distributor and the reason the Dutch electronic scene has global reach. Bordello a Parigi in Oudezijds Kolk handles the disco-and-Italo end. Killacutz keeps the hip-hop, jazz and beats corner honest. Distortion Records and Coney Island run the punk and indie flanks.
The city rewards a walking day. The De 9 Straatjes / Jordaan loop covers most of the essential shops within an hour on foot, and the Zeedijk / Nieuwmarkt corridor picks up Platypus and Killacutz on the way back. Bordello a Parigi and Rush Hour still bring international diggers on the weekend. Two listening bars — Bier & Vinyl, VINYL ROCKS — anchor the after-hours end.
THE FIVE ROOMS
Spuistraat 116. The shop, label and distro that shapes European electronic music. Deep dance, techno, jazz, edits.
Oudezijds Kolk 71. Italo, cosmic, boogie, Balearic — the Italian reissue label's shopfront and one of the world's disco anchors.
Nieuwe Nieuwstraat 21hs. Hip-hop, breaks, funk, jazz — the crate the beat-makers fly in for.
Westerstraat 244. Punk, garage, indie — long-running, sharp restocks, staff picks that read like a zine.
Gasthuismolensteeg 8A. Second-hand generalist — jazz, soul, rock, dance. The room that consistently delivers on a Friday afternoon.