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NYC to New Haven Along the Sound
Leave Brooklyn for Norwalk, Fairfield and Milford, then finish with the New Haven crawl.
Route: New York → Norwalk → Fairfield → Milford → New Haven · 11 record stores across 5 stops
Stop by stop
Stop 1: Williamsburg: Borinquen to Meserole
Face Records NYC
Brooklyn branch of a Tokyo record shop, specialising in Japanese artists and Japanese pressings, with plenty of city pop and Shibuya-kei.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Sunday from 1 PM only, and closed Monday and Tuesday.
176 Borinquen Pl STORE 1L, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA
Hours
Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Thursday 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sunday 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Blue-Sun Record Store
Bright, airy Williamsburg shop with a listening station, genre notes on the sleeves and a strong reggae section, plus incense and merch.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays, and open until 8 PM the rest of the week except Monday.
400 S 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA
Hours
Monday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Tuesday Closed Wednesday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Friday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Saturday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Superior Elevation Record Store
Large second-hand selection with well-sorted house, techno and disco sections plus Latin, jazz and hip-hop, a listening station, and a DJ school on site.
Tip: Open noon to 8 PM every day. Staff have run in-store DJ sets.
616 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA
Hours
Monday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Tuesday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Friday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Saturday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Human Head Records
Widely called one of the best record stores in NYC, with deep house, disco, soul, and jazz bins plus multiple listening stations.
Tip: Don't skip the $2 bins — regulars say real gems turn up even there.
289 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USA
Hours
Monday 12:00 - 8:00 PM Tuesday 12:00 - 8:00 PM Wednesday 12:00 - 8:00 PM Thursday 12:00 - 8:00 PM Friday 12:00 - 8:00 PM Saturday 12:00 - 8:00 PM Sunday 12:00 - 8:00 PM
Stop 2: Norwalk
Full Haus Records
Norwalk shop with vinyl, CDs and cassettes plus some local jewelry and clothing; sometimes hosts vinyl DJ sets.
Tip: Entrance is off a parking lot next to Wall Street; open afternoons and evenings, closed Monday and Tuesday.
2 Brook St, Norwalk, CT 06854, USA
Hours
Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM Friday 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM Saturday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Stop 3: Fairfield
Vinyl Street Co.
Fairfield shop with curated new and used vinyl across alt and indie rock, jazz, electronic and prog.
Tip: Check opening days before a long drive; Places lists Monday as closed.
1895c Post Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824, USA
Hours
Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Thursday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Saturday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sunday Closed
Stop 4: Milford
Static Era Records
Compact downtown Milford shop with new and used vinyl, known among customers for punk and hardcore.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Saturday afternoons only, so plan the trip around those days.
43 River St, Milford, CT 06460, USA
Hours
Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Thursday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Saturday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sunday Closed
Stop 5: New Haven and Shoreline Run
GRAILS
Small, carefully curated downtown New Haven record shop with an eclectic mix, including jazz, and no filler stock.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays; it is a compact room, so expect a curated selection rather than huge bins.
1020 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
Hours
Monday Closed Tuesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday Closed Elm City Sounds
Crowded, friendly neighborhood shop in New Haven with used rock, jazz, soul and hip-hop and a cheap dollar-bin style crate.
Tip: Stock is piled high and not everything is priced, so budget time to dig and check condition before buying.
24 Fountain St, New Haven, CT 06515, USA
Hours
Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Thursday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Saturday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Exile On Main Street
Long-running Branford shop selling new and used records and CDs, with a rock focus and a Rolling Stones streak.
Tip: Open daily including Sundays, and a good stop on the shoreline drive between New Haven and Guilford.
267 E Main St, Branford, CT 06405, USA
Hours
Monday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tuesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Redscroll Records
Big Wallingford shop tucked into an industrial park, with deep stock of new and used vinyl, CDs, and Blu-rays that leans toward the offbeat.
Tip: Check their online inventory before you go to hunt for specific records. Stock isn't sorted much, so plan to dig.
69 S Turnpike Rd, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA
Hours
Monday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tuesday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Hours and details come from public listings and may have changed. Small shops often keep short or irregular hours, so check or call before a long trip. See something wrong? Use Still open? in the app and we will look into it.