Adams Morgan packs a run of vintage and record shops along 18th Street NW, Columbia Road NW and Champlain Street NW. The shops are small, several share space among multiple sellers, and most keep afternoon hours, so this is a walk for a Saturday or Sunday rather than a weekday morning.
This route climbs 18th Street from the south to the bookstore on the 2400 block, then doubles back to Columbia Road and Champlain Street and ends with dinner on Columbia. Between noon and 5pm on a Saturday, every shop below that posts hours should be open, though the first stop opens only most weekends.
Lower 18th Street: Resellers and Estate Finds
Start at Grift the Rich (1930 18th St NW), which PoPville reported launched in late February 2026. It sells reclaimed curios and vintage pieces, many found at estate sales. Walk-ins are Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm most weekends; on weekdays it books stylist sessions by appointment. It is the one shop on this walk that is weekend-only, so do it first.
Two blocks up, Golden Hour Collective (2104 18th St NW) took over the storefront Meeps Vintage held for 15 years and opened in February 2026. Five resellers share the shop: each brings their own stock and keeps their own sales, so the racks change with whoever has restocked that week. It is mostly women's clothing, with a few men's racks, some children's pieces and an extensive plus-size section. The owners say they source from thrift finds and avoid fast fashion. It is open Thursday to Monday, 11am to 6pm, and closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Smash! Records: Punk, Vinyl and Skate Gear
Smash! Records (2314 18th St NW) is the punk and alternative specialist. Beyond vinyl and CDs, it sells books, shoes, T-shirts, new and vintage clothing and skateboard gear, so it doubles as a clothing stop. It also sells online through Discogs and eBay. Hours are noon to 8pm Monday to Thursday, noon to 9pm Friday and Saturday, and noon to 7pm Sunday.
On Record Store Day 2026 Smash! opened at 10am instead of noon and limited buyers to one copy of each exclusive title. Check its site the week before the next one.
The 2400 Block: Antique Jewelry and Two Floors of Books
Mercedes Bien Vintage Shop (2423 18th St NW) is a vintage clothing store known for its antique jewelry. It doesn't post hours, so call ahead. On the same block, Rise Gluten Free Bakery (2409 18th St NW) is open daily from 9am to 5pm if you need a break.
Lost City Books (2467 18th St NW) has been in the neighborhood since 1981 and stocks around 40,000 new, used and out-of-print titles, and also sells records and CDs. It is open late: 10am to 9pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 8pm Sunday. Book clubs and author events run most weeks. It sits next door to Tryst, open on 18th Street since 1998.
Columbia Road: Glassware, Pyrex and Costume Jewelry
Turn east onto Columbia Road for Garlic Girl Vintage (1830 Columbia Rd NW), a multi-vendor shop for vintage home goods rather than clothes. Expect colorful glassware, barware, kitchenware, retro Pyrex, framed art and insects, and costume jewelry; Washingtonian counted ten vendors when it opened. The space was previously Miss Pixie's and, before that, 1830 Vintage. On Fridays it hosts cultural happy hours with local queer-owned businesses. It is open noon to 7pm Monday and Wednesday to Friday (closed Tuesday), 10am to 8pm on Saturday and 11am to 6pm on Sunday.
Tiny Vinyl Shop on Champlain Street
On Champlain Street, Tiny Vinyl Shop (2501 Champlain St NW) fills the old City Bikes space, which it shares with the bike shop Upshift. The bins cover every genre at prices aimed at beginners as well as collectors, and the shop has its own Discogs seller page. It runs listening parties, weekend pop-up markets with vintage and local vendors, and shows in its Tiny Artspace. Its July 2026 physical media swap meet let people bring CDs and cassettes to trade or donate, so watch for the next one.
Weekday hours are only 4pm to 7pm, Monday to Thursday. On Friday and Saturday it is open noon to 8pm, and Sunday noon to 6pm, which is why this walk works best on a weekend.
A Meal on Columbia Road
End at Lapis (1847 Columbia Rd NW), the Afghan restaurant with a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand, whose inspectors single out the chopawn, grilled lamb chops with cardamom rice. See our Lapis page for details.
Selling and Trading: What Each Shop Says
If you're clearing shelves as well as filling them, know the rules before you carry a box across town.
Lost City Books buys used books on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday from 11am to 2pm, though buying can be cancelled, so call first. It takes up to 25 books per visit and pays roughly $1 to $2 for mass-market paperbacks, $2 to $4 for other paperbacks and $3 to $5 for hardcovers in cash. Store credit runs about 50% higher than cash. For more than 25 books, email the store first. It doesn't take donations, and it turns away textbooks, test prep, damaged or marked-up copies and advance reader copies. Children's and young adult books aren't being bought at the moment, and what it buys in other subjects depends on its stock that week.
Smash!, Tiny Vinyl, Golden Hour and Garlic Girl don't post a buying policy on the pages we checked. Ask in the shop. For records, Joint Custody on U Street posts the clearest buying terms we found.
Keep Going: Joint Custody on U Street
Joint Custody (1530 U St NW) sells new and used vinyl, cassettes, vintage audio gear, music memorabilia and vintage clothing, and it is open daily from noon to 8pm. It buys vinyl in every genre, cassettes, CDs, memorabilia, vintage clothing and vintage audio equipment. It is mainly interested in items in good condition. Bring them in during store hours and staff make an offer on the spot; for large collections, contact the store to schedule an appointment. A second branch is in Takoma.
From there, the 14th Street shops are a block or two west, and our Dupont Circle and 14th Street guide covers the bookshops and consignment to the south.
Metro, Buses and Parking
The nearest Metro is Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan on the Red Line. From the station, walk east on Calvert Street across the Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge to reach 18th Street.
No public garage was named on the pages we loaded, so plan on metered street parking or transit. For Joint Custody, U Street station at 13th and U Streets NW is the closest Metro stop.
