Independent bookstores and record shops across Greater Cleveland.
Explore the placesLarge independent bookstore on Larchmere Boulevard with new, used and rare books, first editions, and readings and spoken word events.
Independent bookstore on Lorain Avenue in Ohio City selling new and used books, with a cafe, full bar, food menu and regular events in its newer, larger space.
Record store on Mentor Avenue in Mentor with big crates of used LPs and friendly staff.
Record store on Pearl Road in Old Brooklyn with new and used vinyl, 45s, CDs, cassettes, posters and stereo equipment, plus in-store events.
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Lakewood record shop on Detroit Avenue with new and used vinyl across rock, indie, alt, metal and punk, plus CDs.
Record and tape shop on Ridge Road in Parma, sharing a building with Rudy's Strudel, that also repairs stereo gear and throws a Record Store Day party.
Romance focused bookstore and gift shop on Lorain Avenue in Kamm's Corner that opened in 2026.
Sci-fi, fantasy and horror bookstore on W. 28th Street in Ohio City's Hingetown.
Nonprofit used bookstore on Lorain Avenue in Kamm's Corner that resells donated books and puts the profits toward literacy programs.
Independent bookstore on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights with three floors of new and used books, plus author events and a community meeting space.
Old-fashioned family bookshop open since 1963 with three floors of new and gently used titles in downtown Chagrin Falls.
Bookstore and event space on East 105th Street near University Circle, selling used and rare books.
Lakewood bookshop on Detroit Avenue focused on fantasy and romantasy titles.
Record store inside 78th Street Studios in Detroit Shoreway specializing in experimental, electronic and house music, open Tuesday through Sunday.
Ohio City bookshop and coffee shop on W. 25th Street selling overstock books across many subjects at discounted prices.
Lakewood bookstore on Madison Avenue with a wide selection, next door to Goodkind coffee.
Bookstore and coffee shop inside the Galleria at Erieview downtown, with an emphasis on international titles.
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Women owned bookshop in the former Appletree Books space on Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights, with curated fiction and nonfiction, a kids section, book clubs and author events.
Independent bookshop on Erie Street in downtown Willoughby focused on fiction and tabletop RPGs, with a game room you can rent.
Record shop at W. 65th and Lorain in Detroit Shoreway known for rare punk, metal and experimental records and a large wall of new and used cassettes.
Small, eclectic record shop upstairs in the Visible Voice Books building on Lorain Avenue in Ohio City.
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Children's and young adult bookstore on Madison Avenue in Lakewood.
Bookstore on South Court Street in Medina carrying local authors, bookish gifts and oddities.
Record store on Walton Avenue in Clark-Fulton, sharing a building with a pupuseria.
Record and book shop on Waterloo Road in Collinwood, a short walk from the Beachland Ballroom, with vinyl for serious collectors.
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Record and vintage clothing shop in the basement of the Beachland Ballroom on Waterloo Road in Collinwood.
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Independent bookshop on Lee Road in Cleveland Heights focused on world literature.
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