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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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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

Antiquariat Düwal

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

Curious Fox

New & secondhand · Lausitzer Platz 17, 10997 Berlin

A Tempelhof shop of new and used English books with quiz and poetry nights.

New & secondhand

Rotes Antiquariat

Antiquarian · Rungestraße 20, 10179 Berlin

An antiquarian specialist in labour-movement and socialist literature.

Rare books

Saint George's English Bookshop

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

Shakespeare and Sons

New & secondhand · Warschauer Straße 74, 10243 Berlin · Open now

An English and French bookshop with bagels and coffee.

New & secondhand

Bücherwelt

Secondhand · Nollendorfstraße 17, 10777 Berlin

Secondhand

Kisch & Co.

New & secondhand · Wiener Straße 17, 10999 Berlin

New & secondhand

MedienPoint

Secondhand · Senefelderstraße 13, 10437 Berlin

Secondhand

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.

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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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Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence, with descriptions of featured shops by Creasy Spines. Opening hours change — check before a long journey. Suggest an edit