Secondhand
A Kreuzberg institution for English-language secondhand books, which also works as a lending library: buy a book, return it, and get most of your money back. Doubles as a social club.
English-languageScience fictionLending library
Germany
Bookshops in Berlin
The Atlas lists 275 independent bookshops in Berlin, 47 of them selling secondhand books — including 30 antiquarian booksellers. 5 have a café recorded in the listing; confirm its hours before visiting. The densest cluster offers 6 possible stops over an estimated 2.6 km; actual walking routes may be longer.
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Antiquarian
A large Charlottenburg antiquariat specialising in German literature in first edition, collected works and bibliophile illustrated books, with deep shelves of history and the humanities. Baedekers and Insel-Bücherei volumes are among its collecting sidelines. Afternoon opening on weekdays.
German literatureFirst editionsHumanitiesRare booksStep-free access
Independent bookshop · Stadtbahnbogen 593, 10623 Berlin
Art, photography and architecture books in the arches of the S-Bahn viaduct at Savignyplatz.
Step-free access
New & secondhand · Lausitzer Platz 17, 10997 Berlin
A Tempelhof shop of new and used English books with quiz and poetry nights.
New & secondhand
Independent bookshop · Winsstraße 72, 10405 Berlin
Billed as Germany's first theatre bookshop, from children's theatre to opera.
Independent bookshop · Knesebeckstraße 27, 10623 Berlin
A Charlottenburg literary bookshop open since 1929, with a good English selection.
Independent bookshop · Tauentzienstraße 9-12, Berlin
Berlin's comics and graphic-novel shop since 1991.
Independent bookshop · Almstadtstraße 48, 10119 Berlin
A Mitte bookshop for art, design, architecture and urbanism, strong on small publications.
Antiquarian · Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin
An antiquarian specialist in labour-movement and socialist literature.
Rare books
New & secondhand · since 2003
A calm Prenzlauer Berg shop of English-language books, most of them secondhand, with sofas for reading and well-kept fiction shelves.
English-languageFictionSecondhand & new
New & secondhand · Warschauer Straße 74, 10243 Berlin
An English and French bookshop with bagels and coffee.
New & secondhand
Independent bookshop · Kottbusser Damm 79, 10967 Berlin
A Kreuzberg bookshop stocking only women and queer authors.
FeministLGBTQ+Step-free access
Independent bookshop · Gipsstraße 12, 10119 Berlin
A French-language bookshop in Mitte with readings and talks.
Step-free access
Independent bookshop · Auguststraße 28, 10117 Berlin
A magazine and design bookshop covering fashion, photography and political theory.
Independent bookshop · Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße 1, 12247 Berlin
Café
Independent bookshop · Akazienstraße 26, 10823 Berlin
Step-free access
Independent bookshop · Berliner Allee 91, 13088 Berlin
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New & secondhand · Winsstraße 33, 10405 Berlin
New & secondhand
Independent bookshop · Mehringdamm 50, 10961 Berlin
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Independent bookshop · Schönhauser Allee 124, 10437 Berlin
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Independent bookshop · Bergmannstraße 59, 10961 Berlin
Antiquarian
Rare books
Antiquarian · Nollendorfstraße 19, 10777 Berlin
Rare books
Antiquarian · Bergmannstraße 20, 10961 Berlin
Rare books
Antiquarian · Hauptstraße 102, 10827 Berlin
Rare books
Antiquarian · Martin-Luther-Straße 113, 10825 Berlin
Rare books
Antiquarian · Feuerbachstraße 26, 12163 Berlin
Rare books
Antiquarian · Malplaquetstraße 13a, 13347 Berlin
Rare booksStep-free access
Antiquarian
Rare books
Antiquarian · since 2002
Rare books
Bookshop questions: Berlin
- How many bookshops are listed in Berlin?
The Atlas currently lists 275 active bookshops in Berlin. This is the number in our directory, not a claim that every shop in the area has been recorded.
- Can I find secondhand bookshops in Berlin?
47 listed shops are categorised as selling secondhand books. Stock changes frequently; ask a shop directly if you need a particular book.
- Are the opening hours and accessibility details checked?
The Atlas displays available source information. A listing without opening hours or access details is incomplete, not necessarily closed or inaccessible. Check each shop's website and confirm anything essential before travelling.
- Can I plan a bookshop walk in Berlin?
Use the map and the crawl planner to choose stops close together. Displayed route distances are estimates, not turn-by-turn walking directions. Check crossings, hills, opening times and the actual walking route before setting off.
Plan a bookshop crawl- Can I add a shop or correct a listing?
Yes. Send the shop's name, location and a reliable website or other source. Suggestions and corrections are reviewed before changing the Atlas.
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