Vinyl Bars to Visit in India

Sometimes we need to relax. Our schedule clouds the mind, fogs it with overwhelm. It is then time to resort to a good cup of coffee and put on music. If that music is played directly from the vinyl and you need not worry about shuffling it, with the lights dim, wouldn’t you be automatically calmed? Tuned into the sound, finding your pace with it as the aroma of a drink soothes you. Below are some spaces that are contemporary and just right for uplifting your mood with their soundscape and drinks.
 
RumBabaa
Inspired by Japanese minimalism, RumBabaa focuses on slow living. They specialise in an extensive speciality coffee and slow bar program, which in the evening, the menu transitions to include wine-led service and drink pairings. They also host dedicated live vinyl sessions and sound-healing community workshops. Encouraging visitors to linger, work, or read in its library mezzanine.
 
For the Record Vinyl Bar
Located in a restored Portuguese-era heritage home in Panjim's Fontainhas neighbourhood in Goa, For the Record Vinyl Bar is an intimate, audiophile listening bar. It plays deep analogue music through custom vacuum-tube HiFi systems and bespoke horn speakers. Its beverage menu features artisanal cocktails crafted primarily from Indian craft spirits and local Goan ingredients, with a special emphasis on innovative feni infusions alongside local craft beers.

Katha
Katha is an artisanal café, bakehouse and community hub located in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. It features ‘The Listening Room ’, a curated vinyl record store and lounge focusing on retro 1960s–1970s classics, vinyl DJ sets, old-timers' tracks and live music or open mic sessions. It functions as a creative social space, blending high-quality coffee culture with custom art galleries and dedicated music lounges.
 
Baroke
Baroke is Mumbai’s first vinyl-only listening bar, located inside the Krishna Palace Hotel at Grant Road. It exclusively spins vintage analogue vinyl records spanning the golden eras of the '60s to the '90s, featuring genres like jazz, rock, soul, funk, and blues. Alongside classic alcoholic beverages, they offer a thoughtful mixology program featuring signature cocktails.

33 & Brew
India’s first vinyl-themed microbrewery, 33 & Brew is located in Bengaluru. The venue serves rotating small-batch craft beers crafted by master brewer Stephen Nelsen, alongside vinyl-inspired signature cocktails like Brine and Bass, Beerhead Sour, and 4 AM Cut. The bar plays music spanning genres like rock, funk, soul, hip-hop, English, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu, with central listening stations and individual turntables/headphones for guests.
 
Sh/ft
Located in Delhi, SH/FT is a vinyl-focused neighbourhood speciality coffee café and community space. The establishment is widely celebrated for blending specialised analogue music subcultures with high-quality global dining plates. During the day, it plays low-key backdrops ranging from jazz to disco grooves, which transition into deeper vinyl cuts, retro throwbacks and live music sessions at night.

Blockheads
Blockheads is Gujarat's first vinyl-listening café, located on Ambli Road in Ahmedabad. Inspired by Japanese listening bars and kissatens, it provides a unique ‘silent disco dining’ experience. In dining options, the venue serves a purely vegetarian and vegan-friendly menu blending California and Japanese-inspired clean eating.
 
Vinyl & Brew
Chennai's first vinyl coffee bar, Vinyl & Brew, is a community hub located on TTK Road in Alwarpet. The amazing part of visiting is that you can physically browse, select, and play analogue records on a high-end record player. The music collection includes a variety of classic rock, jazz, pop, blues and even Carnatic music. Moreover, rather than alcohol, they focus exclusively on premium Indian speciality coffee.

Common Time
Founded by Jaivardhan Bhatia and Sagar Bhatia, Common Time is a space intentionally designed as a calm, design-forward retreat meant to inspire focus and celebrate everyday coffee rituals. It specialises in premium speciality coffee, serving everything from pour-overs and signature lattes like the Competition Latte and Mont Blanc cold brew to India's first collagen-boosted, wellness-infused beverages. 
 
Genre
Celebrated as Delhi's first dedicated vinyl listening bar, Genre is deeply rooted in music culture, rejecting algorithmic playlists in favour of hand-selected vinyl records. Many of their signature cocktails are unconventionally inspired by specific songs, musical artists, or moods—such as the jalapeño-infused tequila cocktail Hot Thing inspired by Mos Def.   

Words Shruti Verma
Date 20.10.2026