Jerusalem

Thursday in central Jerusalem: a market, records and books

5 stops · about 2 km · about 30 min on foot

Built around Thursday, the day RetroYerushalayim runs. It starts at Davidka Square and heads into the city centre.

RetroYerushalayim runs on Thursdays only and is cancelled in bad weather. On other days, start at the second stop. Details in the fairs calendar

The stops

Jerusalem Flea Market (RetroYerushalayim)
97 Jaffa St, Davidka Square · Markets & specialist shops
More than 100 stalls every Thursday, with vintage clothing, vinyl, furniture and stamps in one place.

about 500 m to the next stop
Sefer ve Sefel
2 Yavetz St · Used books & prints
An English-language used bookshop open since 1981, with more than 26,000 titles over two floors.

about 250 m to the next stop
The Other Side Records
12 Shamai St · Records & music
Secondhand vinyl, turntables and audio accessories in one shop on Shamai St. A visitor who wrote about it in 2025 found rare AC/DC and Metallica records there.

about 450 m to the next stop
BATYA Jerusalem Vintage Gallery
18 Shlomzion HaMalka · Antiques & collectibles
Visitors are invited to handle the objects, and the stock has included a 350-year-old medical text and centuries-old maps.

about 840 m to the next stop
Same building
The Book Gallery
6 Shatz St (corner 26 King George St) · Used books & prints
More than half a million books by the shop’s own count, and about 60,000 titles that are sold only in the shop, not online.
Hataklitiya (Simon’s Record Store)
6 Shatz St · Records & music
Records from the owner’s own collection, including hazanut and Israeli music, next to a vintage section run by his wife.

Distances and times are estimates from straight-line distance and leave out time inside the shops. Check opening hours on each shop page.