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Created by naveen • Updated On: November 5, 2021

a list of great, favorite bookstores around the world.

Taschen is one of bookstores.

1. Taschen

107 Greene St (btwn Prince & Spring Sts.), New York, NY
Bookstore · SoHo · 19 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of bookstores.

2. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews
Tsutaya Books is one of bookstores.

3. Tsutaya Books

9.3
(代官山 蔦屋書店)
猿楽町17-5 (代官山T-SITE), 渋谷区, 東京都
Bookstore · Daikanyama · 188 tips and reviews
Powell's City of Books is one of bookstores.

4. Powell's City of Books

9.5
1005 W Burnside St (at NW 10th Ave.), Portland, OR
Bookstore · 471 tips and reviews

5. El Ateneo Grand Splendid

9.4
Av. Santa Fe 1860 (e/ Av. Callao y Riobamba), Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C.F.
Bookstore · Barrio Norte · 550 tips and reviews

naveennaveen: at first, it looks like any other big bookstore, until that moment when you walk into the rotunda and look up at the ceiling. books are a performance, after all, and this is where they give them.

St. Mark's Bookshop is one of bookstores.

6. St. Mark's Bookshop

136 E 3rd St (at Ave A), New York, NY
Bookstore · East Village · 31 tips and reviews
Mendo is one of bookstores.

7. Mendo

8.8
Berenstraat 11 (Prinsengracht), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Bookstore · Grachtengordel-West · 28 tips and reviews
Book in Bar is one of bookstores.

8. Book in Bar

8.1
4 rue Joseph Cabassol, Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bookstore · Mazarin · 14 tips and reviews
Marfa Book Company is one of bookstores.

9. Marfa Book Company

7.5
105 S. Highland Ave. (at E. El Paso St.), Marfa, TX
Bookstore · 8 tips and reviews
Dashwood Books is one of bookstores.

10. Dashwood Books

9.2
33 Bond St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoHo · 15 tips and reviews
The Last Bookstore is one of bookstores.

11. The Last Bookstore

9.3
453 S Spring St (at 5th St), Los Angeles, CA
Bookstore · Downtown Los Angeles · 170 tips and reviews
Shakespeare & Company is one of bookstores.

12. Shakespeare & Company

9.3
37 rue de la Bûcherie, Paris, Île-de-France
Bookstore · Sorbonne · 283 tips and reviews
City Lights Bookstore is one of bookstores.

13. City Lights Bookstore

9.2
261 Columbus Ave (at Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Chinatown · 129 tips and reviews
William Stout Architectural Books is one of bookstores.

14. William Stout Architectural Books

8.8
804 Montgomery St (at Jackson St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Jackson Square · 6 tips and reviews
COW BOOKS 中目黒 is one of bookstores.

15. COW BOOKS 中目黒

7.6
青葉台1-14-11 (コーポ青葉台 1F), 東京, 東京都
Used Bookstore · 青葉台 · 8 tips and reviews
Boekhandel Dominicanen is one of bookstores.

16. Boekhandel Dominicanen

9.4
Dominikanerkerkstraat 1, Maastricht, Limburg
Bookstore · 87 tips and reviews
Livraria Lello is one of bookstores.

17. Livraria Lello

8.1
R. das Carmelitas, 144, Porto, Porto
Bookstore · 336 tips and reviews
1984 Bookstore is one of bookstores.

18. 1984 Bookstore

8.0
(1984独立书店)
湖南路11号 (永福路口), Xuhui, 上海市
Bookstore · 26 tips and reviews
0fr. is one of bookstores.

19. 0fr.

9.1
20 rue Dupetit-Thouars, Paris, Île-de-France
Bookstore · Enfants-Rouges · 26 tips and reviews
Charlie Byrne's Bookshop is one of bookstores.

20. Charlie Byrne's Bookshop

8.9
Middle St, Galway, Co Galway
Bookstore · 5 tips and reviews
The Spotty Dog Books & Ale is one of bookstores.

21. The Spotty Dog Books & Ale

9.2
440 Warren St, Hudson, NY
Bookstore · 33 tips and reviews
Eterna Cadencia is one of bookstores.

22. Eterna Cadencia

9.0
Honduras 5574 (e/ Humboldt y Fitz Roy), Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C.F.
Bookstore · Palermo Viejo · 45 tips and reviews
Kepler's Books is one of bookstores.

23. Kepler's Books

9.1
1010 El Camino Real (at Ravenswood Ave), Menlo Park, CA
Bookstore · 18 tips and reviews
Tattered Cover Bookstore is one of bookstores.

24. Tattered Cover Bookstore

1628 16th St (Wynkoop), Denver, CO
Bookstore · LoDo · 83 tips and reviews
Marcus Books is one of bookstores.

25. Marcus Books

1712 Fillmore St (Post), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Japantown · 1 tip
Mast Books is one of bookstores.

26. Mast Books

8.9
66 Avenue A (btwn E 4th & E 5th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Alphabet City · 18 tips and reviews
Unnameable Books is one of bookstores.

27. Unnameable Books

600 Vanderbilt Ave (at St. Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Used Bookstore · Prospect Heights · 28 tips and reviews
Unity Books is one of bookstores.

28. Unity Books

8.3
57 Willis St, Wellington, Wellington
Bookstore · Wellington Central · 8 tips and reviews
Explore Bookstore is one of bookstores.

29. Explore Bookstore

8.3
221 E Main St, Aspen, CO
Bookstore · 5 tips and reviews
Maruzen is one of bookstores.

30. Maruzen

9.2
(丸善)
中京区山崎町251 (河原町通三条下ル/京都BAL B1F-B2F), 京都市, 京都府
Bookstore · 河原町 · 10 tips and reviews
Keibunsha is one of bookstores.

31. Keibunsha

9.0
(恵文社)
左京区一乗寺払殿町10, 京都市, 京都府
Bookstore · 20 tips and reviews
Talk Story Bookstore is one of bookstores.

32. Talk Story Bookstore

7.5
3785 Hanapepe Rd, Hanapēpē, HI
Bookstore · 9 tips and reviews
Politics and Prose Bookstore is one of bookstores.

33. Politics and Prose Bookstore

9.3
5015 Connecticut Ave NW (btwn Nebraska Ave & 36th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Bookstore · Chevy Chase · 81 tips and reviews
Dog Eared Books is one of bookstores.

34. Dog Eared Books

9.5
900 Valencia St (at 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Mission District · 43 tips and reviews
Borderlands Books is one of bookstores.

35. Borderlands Books

866 Valencia St (btwn 19th & 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Mission Dolores · 24 tips and reviews
Harbor Books is one of bookstores.

36. Harbor Books

7.9
20 Main St, Sag Harbor, NY
Bookstore · 2 tips and reviews
Harper's Books is one of bookstores.

37. Harper's Books

87 Newtown Ln, East Hampton, NY
Bookstore · No tips or reviews
Black Cat Books is one of bookstores.

38. Black Cat Books

7.8
Rt 114, Shelter Island, NY
Bookstore · 2 tips and reviews
Eslite Bookstore is one of bookstores.

39. Eslite Bookstore

8.9
(誠品書店)
松高路11號, 台北市
Bookstore · Xìnyì Qū · 110 tips and reviews
Cafebrería El Péndulo is one of bookstores.

40. Cafebrería El Péndulo

8.8
Nuevo León 115, Cuauhtemoc, Distrito Federal
Bookstore · 583 tips and reviews
Bird & Beckett Books is one of bookstores.

41. Bird & Beckett Books

8.9
653 Chenery St, San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Glen Park · 10 tips and reviews
Foyles is one of bookstores.

42. Foyles

9.4
107 Charing Cross Rd, Soho, Greater London
Bookstore · Soho, London, Greater London · 188 tips and reviews
Daunt Books is one of bookstores.

43. Daunt Books

9.5
83 Marylebone High St, Marylebone, Greater London
Bookstore · Marylebone, London, Greater London · 101 tips and reviews

Matthew H.Matthew Hawn: Amazing travel bookshop. They have other kinds of books too.

Henry Miller Memorial Library is one of bookstores.

44. Henry Miller Memorial Library

8.0
48603 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA
Bookstore · 10 tips and reviews