Your Guide to Record Stores and Vinyl Culture in Naples
Naples has a compact but varied record-store circuit, with 16 known shops spread across the center, Vomero and the eastern side near the station and industrial quarters. The local feel changes block by block: you can browse city-center spots like Gommalacca Records and Oblomova, then head uphill to Vomero for RetroMania Negozio di Dischi or Fonoteca. It is a scene built on mixed stock, local regulars and the kind of digging that rewards patience.
All Record Stores in Naples
NA-EST RECORD NAPOLI
Via Bernardo Quaranta, 132/F, 80147 Napoli NA, Italy
Vinyl Session
Via Don Giovanni Bosco, 5, 80141 Napoli NA, Italy
RetroMania Negozio di Dischi
Via Mario Ruta, 29, 80128 Napoli NA, Italy
Gommalacca Records
Gommalacca Records sells vinyl records, compact discs and cassettes; its Instagram profile presents it as a shop for physical music formats.
V. Tarsia, 56, 80135 Napoli NA, Italy
Kagoshima Records
Piazza Mercato, 72, 80133 Napoli NA, Italy
12 inch napoli
piazza amedeo, Passeggiata Colonna, 16D, 80121 Napoli NA, Italy
Stereo Classic
Vico Acitillo, 94A, 80127 Napoli NA, Italy
Vesuvius Soul Records
Founded in 2017, Vesuvius Soul Records is a vinyl store, label, bar and event space focused on electronic music, with new releases, second-hand records and merch.
Vico S. Maria dell'Aiuto, 5, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
Sudigiri E-records S.r.l.
Online shop selling vinyl, CDs, cassettes, films on DVD and Blu-ray, videogames, books and sheet music; its 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl catalog has over 25,000 titles.
Vico Ferrovia, 8, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy
ROOTZ Cafe & Records Shop
Via Vincenzo Bellini, 11, 80135 Napoli NA, Italy
Oblomova
Via S. Sebastiano, 20, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
Inchiostro e Tempera - Musica e Cinema
Via Massimo Stanzione, 8, 80129 Napoli NA, Italy
la Feltrinelli
Online retailer founded in 1998 selling books, eBooks, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, games, eReaders and toys, with stores and pickup points.
P.za Giuseppe Garibaldi, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy
Fonoteca
Stylish tavern & shop featuring beer, craft cocktails & indie/progressive rock records for sale.
Via Raffaele Morghen, 31 c/f, 80127 Napoli NA, Italy
Trend Music World Dj Land S.aS.
Online retailer selling vinyl records, CDs and 12-inch releases, alongside DJ consoles and audio systems for music and DJ use.
Via Enrico Alvino, 129/d, 80129 Napoli NA, Italy
Futuribile Record Club
Online record shop covering soft rock, psychedelia, progressive rock, funk, disco, new wave, Italo-disco, reggae, Latin, house, jazz and other genres.
Via Pellegrini, 7, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
The Vinyl Scene in Naples
Naples has 16 record shops on this list, and the scene feels more neighborhood-driven than dominated by one single mega-store district. You will find clusters in the historic center, around Vomero and near the station, with a healthy mix of generalist shops and a few places with clearer musical identities. That makes Naples especially good for diggers who like to move between areas rather than stay in one retail corridor all day. In the center, Gommalacca Records and Oblomova sit in parts of town where music, books and student life overlap, while Vesuvius Soul Records gives the city a more defined specialist angle. Further uphill, shops in Vomero bring a different rhythm: less chaotic than the old center, easier for a focused afternoon of browsing. Naples is not just about chasing rare grails; it is a city where mixed bins, local knowledge and Italian pressings often matter more than slick presentation. If you are willing to combine central stops with a detour to neighborhoods like Vomero or Piazza Amedeo, the city opens up nicely for crate-digging.
Best Neighborhoods for Record Shopping
The densest digging is in and around the central districts. In the Centro Storico and adjacent inner-city streets, you can build a strong walking route around Gommalacca Records on V. Tarsia, ROOTZ Cafe & Records Shop on Via Vincenzo Bellini, Oblomova on Via S. Sebastiano and Futuribile Record Club on Via Pellegrini. These addresses place you in a part of Naples where record shopping fits naturally into a day of cafés, bookshops and live-music energy. A little farther toward the old commercial core, Vesuvius Soul Records and Kagoshima Records keep the central area interesting from different angles. Vomero is the other major concentration point. Around Via Mario Ruta, Vico Acitillo, Via Raffaele Morghen and Via Enrico Alvino, you have RetroMania Negozio di Dischi, Stereo Classic, Fonoteca and Trend Music World Dj Land S.aS., making the hill district one of the most practical places in Naples to compare stock across several stores. Outside those main clusters, Piazza Amedeo has 12 inch napoli, while around Garibaldi and the eastern side you can check la Feltrinelli, Sudigiri E-records S.r.l., Vinyl Session and NA-EST RECORD NAPOLI.
What Genres & Pressings to Look For
Only a few Naples shops here advertise clear specialties, so expectations should be realistic and broad. If you want a direct genre signpost, Vesuvius Soul Records is the obvious stop for soul, while Fonoteca points toward rock and indie. Vinyl Session is also explicitly vinyl-focused, which matters in a city where many stores carry mixed stock rather than a narrow niche. Beyond those labels, the most realistic strategy in Naples is to hunt for strong general Italian and European pressings across rock, cantautori, pop, soundtrack material, dance 12-inches and reissues. In Italian cities, bins often reward buyers looking for domestic editions that can be overlooked by tourists chasing only UK or US first presses. Stores such as Gommalacca Records or RetroMania Negozio di Dischi may be worth checking with an open mind rather than a rigid wantlist, because mixed inventory can turn up anything from classic rock and post-punk to local oddities and library-adjacent finds. If you collect DJ-friendly formats, 12 inch napoli is worth noting by name alone, and the broader Naples scene should also yield club records, compilations and dance singles alongside album stock.
New vs. Used Vinyl in Naples
Every shop on this list is marked as carrying both new and used stock, which is useful because Naples rewards browsers who want options rather than stores split into rigid categories. That means places as different as la Feltrinelli, Fonoteca, Gommalacca Records and 12 inch napoli can all potentially offer a combination of recent reissues, current releases and secondhand records. For many visitors, that mixed model is ideal: you can buy a clean new pressing if your used hunt comes up short, or compare a reissue against an older local copy in the same afternoon. It also reflects how Italian record retail often works outside a few highly specialized shops. One practical detail stands out if you are selling rather than buying: Trend Music World Dj Land S.aS. is the only store here explicitly marked as buying used records and collections. If you are trying to offload duplicates, inherited LPs or DJ stock while in Naples, that is the clearest place to ask first. Elsewhere, assume the focus is on retail browsing unless a shop tells you otherwise in person.
Record Store Day & Local Vinyl Events
Record Store Day is widely recognized in Italy, and Naples participates through the same broad pattern you see elsewhere: special releases every April, queues at opening time for sought-after titles and a smaller Black Friday edition in November. In a city like Naples, where many shops are compact and neighborhood-based, the best approach is to contact stores directly in advance rather than assume every location will receive the same allocation. More central shops such as Gommalacca Records or ROOTZ Cafe & Records Shop may be convenient first calls if you are already staying in the historic core, while Vomero spots like Fonoteca can be easier for a calmer follow-up round later in the day. Even outside official Record Store Day weekends, Naples record culture tends to circulate through word of mouth, regular customers and café-adjacent social spaces rather than giant formal fairs. That makes local timing important: ask shops what day new arrivals usually hit the floor, whether they expect special pressings and if they hold anything back for regulars. A little conversation goes a long way in Naples.
Vinyl Shopping Tips for Naples
Split your day between center and hill
Naples record shopping works best in two halves: do the Centro Storico and nearby central streets first for Gommalacca Records, Oblomova and ROOTZ Cafe & Records Shop, then move to Vomero for Fonoteca, Stereo Classic and RetroMania Negozio di Dischi. That gives you two distinct shop clusters without wasting time zigzagging across the city.
Ask about fresh arrivals
Many Naples stores are mixed-stock shops rather than tightly catalogued specialists, so the bins can change unevenly. In places like Vesuvius Soul Records or 12 inch napoli, ask directly whether anything came in recently or if there is more stock behind the counter. A short conversation can reveal records you would miss by browsing silently.
Use Garibaldi and the east side strategically
If you are arriving by train, la Feltrinelli near Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi and nearby eastern addresses like Sudigiri E-records S.r.l. or Vinyl Session can be convenient opening or closing stops. They are sensible to pair with travel logistics, while your longer dedicated digging session is usually better saved for the central districts or Vomero.
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