Jalapa 164, Roma Norte. Rock and alternative, curated hard, with the hi-fi to play it on.

Shop: Black Market Records CDMX
Address: Calle Jalapa 164
Town: Mexico City, Mexico
Formats: Vinyl, CDs, 7"
Crates: Rock, Indie, Metal, Punk, Pop, Electronic
In the shop: Buys collections

Black Market sits on Calle Jalapa a few doors from Retroactivo, which makes that stretch of the Roma Norte the densest digging in Mexico City. Rock and alternative are the core, chosen rather than accumulated, and the shop sells audio equipment alongside the records with advice on putting a system together - the two halves of the same argument about how music should be listened to. Routinely named among the best shops in the country. Its own material claims more than thirty years of experience behind the counter, but that is the people rather than a founding date for the shop, and no year is published anywhere we could verify