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Pendragon
(XIII. Pozsonyi út 21-23;
www.pendragon.hu)
Located in the upmarket
residential District XIII,
Pendragon features many of the
latest pop-lit titles in English as
well as books on film, art and
music. Travel guides and books
for children are also available, at
prices that are hard to beat.
Stúdium könyvesbolt
(V. Váci utca 22)
Part of the Libri chain, Stúdium
carries books in English with
about 1,000 titles of classic,
contemporary and popular
literature. Among the non-fiction
titles are books on travel, sport
and biographies as well as a small
selection of Hungarian novels in
translation.
Music
Concerto Records
(VII. Dob utca 33;
www.recordstoreday.com)
A veteran of local music trade,
Concerto carries some rarities
on vinyl and CD, both new and
second-hand. Its strength lies in
classical but it also stocks jazz,
folk and pop recordings.
Kodály Zoltán
Zenemubolt és
Antikvárium
(V. Múzeum körút 21)
Despite the name, which pays
tribute to one of Hungary’s
greatest composers and
musicologists, this shop sells
more than just classical music. A
collection of LPs, CDs, DVD and
old 78s also features jazz, folk and
pop. A substantial collection of
sheet music complements books
about music theory and history.
Laci Bácsi Lemezboltja
(VII. Kertész utca 42;
www.hanglemezek.hu)
Vinyl aficionados who yearn for
Hungarian rarities from the
1960s, 70s and 80s will likely find
what they’re looking for here.
Proprietor László Molnár (aka
Laci bácsi) has been collecting
vinyl since he was a boy and he
opened this shop over a decade
ago when he ran out of room to
store his collection. If Molnár
doesn’t stock it, there’s a pretty
good chance it wasn’t even
released on vinyl.
Rózsavölgyi
Zenemubolt
(V. Szervita tér 5; www.rozsavolgyi.hu)
First opened by a fatherand-son
team in 1850, this
shop became the site of many
wonderful concerts, including
one by Debussy nearly 100 years
ago. Sheet music and classical
recordings can be found on the
main f loor, pop and jazz in the
cellar, a bookstore and ticket
agent on the second, and a café
and concert venue on the top
f loor, overlooking the square.
Wave
(VI. Révay köz 1; www.wave.hu)
Wave has been operating out
of this tiny shop since 1989,
stocking new and used vinyl, CDs
and DVDs for inquisitive music
collectors. Still a favorite among
visiting musicians and DJs in
search of more off-the-cuff and
hard-to-find releases.