Budapest, Hungary
akt records is listed in Budapest as a music; its official website and supplied OpenStreetMap place record provide the public-door evidence.
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Records of Hungary
5 stores · curated ORBIS register
Visit official site ↗Bródy Sándor u. 25, 1088 Budapest, Hungary / Budapest / Hungary
DJ/collector Kristóf Kürti opened Kalóz from a 30000-record collection; stock leans folk and Eastern European vinyl; a second shop opened in Szeged in 2021.
Best for DJ/collector Kristóf Kürti opened Kalóz from a 30000-record collection.
Visit official site ↗Budapest / Hungary
Inside the Hungarian State Opera's old ticket hall on Dalszínház utca, OperaShop sells CDs, DVDs, records, books, posters, jewelry, and opera glasses found nowhere else, plus a second branch in the Eiffel Art Studios' Locomotive Hall. Its webshop at operashop.hu extends the same souvenirs, framed photography, and branded clothing online.
Best for Music, memorabilia, books, jewelry
Visit official site ↗Ferencváros, Budapest
Founded as Tipton Eyeworks in Seattle in 1998 by Zachary Tipton Milaskey and refounded in Budapest in 2004 with his brother Zoltan, the workshop makes eyewear frames from repurposed vinyl records, including communist-era records salvaged from Budapest flea markets for its first collection.
Best for Spectacle frames handcrafted from repurposed vinyl records
Tipton Eyeworks started in Seattle in 1998, founded by Zachary Tipton Milaskey. The company was refounded in Budapest in 2004, when Zachary teamed up with his brother Zoltan after developing a manufacturing process durable enough to turn vinyl records into wearable eyewear frames. The material choice traces to a personal discovery: searching for an alternative frame material, Zachary came across his father's old vinyl record collection and began experimenting with cutting and shaping the discs into frames. The workshop's first series used vinyl records from the Communist era, salvaged from flea markets around Budapest, giving each pair of frames a one-off pattern determined by the printed grooves and labels of the source record. The Budapest studio operates under the Tipton Eyeworks name alongside product lines marketed as Vinylize and Cinematique, and continues to hand-make frames from upcycled vinyl and other reclaimed materials at its Budapest workshop, combining an optical shop with in-house production.
Visit official site ↗Terézváros
A long-running independent record shop specializing in Hungarian alternative music alongside international vinyl and CDs. Established 1989.
Best for Hungarian alternative music alongside international vinyl and CDs since 1989
Visit official site ↗Curated ORBIS register · official links shown where recorded