Straits Records

For left-field music lovers and vinyl collectors, this alternative record shop is one of the best and coolest places in the city for hard-to-find regional punk-rock and heavy metal CDs and jazz vinyls. There’s also a small, curated range of dance, reggae, indie and jazz music for the un-initated, plus a respectable selection of music and counterculture books and DVDs that you won’t find at the other major bookstores. Opens on Sundays 3-9pm and Thursdays by appointment only.