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Refried Beats

  • 599 A Yonge St. (at Gloucester St.) View on map »
  • 416-920-2417
The two cheesey neon signs make this CD shop resemble a pawnbroker’s, but inside it’s slick and beautifully organized. The bulk of the enormous stock is mainstream pop-rock (think bands like Aerosmith and the White Stripes), which blares from club-quality speakers. Wall-mounted “best-sellers” include such fail-safe choices as classic Miles Davis (Kind of Blue) and the latest Killers album ($11.99), but “staff picks” are decidedly more eclectic—recent choices included Frank Zappa, Talking Heads and King Tubby. Smaller sections of the store are devoted to electronica, rap, metal, R&B, country, world and the like, with most CDs ranging from $9.99 to $17.99. The store also caters to couch potatoes with an enormous DVD collection ($2–$17) and an interesting selection of popular television shows—24 and Six Feet Under, among others.
Hours:
M–Sa 10–9, Su 11–7.
Location
  • map marker #1
    599 A Yonge St. (at Gloucester St.)
  • 416-920-2417

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