Man does not live by bread alone ... Even in Corona times, the bookstores in Berlin are open. So the bookworms and bookworms among you can always be well equipped with mind food for the long evenings at home and find out about the latest new releases. Bookstores are places to browse and leaf through, to sink between the pages and dream yourself into other worlds - and thus the perfect escape in the current situation.
Expert advice, book tips and chats about the latest works included: We have put together a selection of bookstores in Berlin with particularly good offers and beautiful decorations for you.
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Tip 1: Dussmann
More than a bookshop, Dussmann on Friedrichstraße even refers to itself as a department store for culture. In addition to a massive selection of books, the several storeys offer a wide range of CDs and DVDs, too. There’s also an entire separate shop on the ground floor devoted just to books in English. It’s also where Berlin’s bookworms gather late into the night, because Dussmann is open until 10pm.
Where: Friedrichstraße 90, Mitte
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Tip 2: Marga Schöller Bücherstube
On Knesebeckstrasse, just off Kurfürstendamm, is the cosy Marga Schöller book shop. This traditional bookshop focuses on books in English and offers friendly, expert advice and a great choice of books. Even if you only have a vague idea of what you’re looking for, you’re sure to find it here.
Where: Knesebeckstraße 33, Charlottenburg
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Tip 3: Bücherbogen
Not far from Marga Schöller is the beautiful store Bücherbogen located, a bookshop under the S-Bahn tracks near Savignyplatz. This shop offers classic books about art, design, architecture, photography and film, all neatly lined up on plain metal shelves under the brick roof and the rumbling of the S-Bahn overhead.
Where: Stadtbahnbogen 593, Charlottenburg
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Tip 4: doyou readme?
doyoureadme? carries magazines about art, design, architecture, and society, an appropriate specialisation given the all the nearby galleries on Auguststraße.
Where: Auguststraße 28, Mitte
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Tip 5: Hammett
If you’re in for some intrigue and suspense, then you should check out Hammett. This shop specialises in crime and detective stories, both classics and the latest off the presses. There’s also a selection of second-hand books that were exchanged by their previous owners for new reading material.
Where: Friesenstraße 27, Kreuzberg
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Tip 6: Shakespeare and Company
This shop on Ludwigkirchplatz has indeed copied the name of the legendary bookshop in Paris. Berlin’s Shakespeare and Company offers a personally selected collection of books features high-end design, perfect for all those for whom a book is more than just the text.
Where: Ludwigkirchstraße 9a, Wilmersdorf
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Tip 7: KOHLHAAS & COMPANY: Buchhandlung im Literaturhaus Berlin
The Literaturhaus bookshop: an exquisite selection of fiction and non-fiction is offered in this cosy bookshop where you are invited to browse before you buy. You can hopefully sson again take your new purchase(s) to the adjacent café garden in front of the villa and dive right in.
Where: Fasanenstraße 23, Wilmersdorf
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Tip 8: Schleichers Buchhandlung
Generations of students at the nearby Free University of Berlin have purchased their books at Schleichers. This shop in Dahlem-Dorf offers a wide range of books on academic topics, but also offers fiction and children’s books, too.
Where: Königin-Luise-Straße 41, Zehlendorf
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Tip 9: Hundt Hammer Stein
The Hundt Hammer Stein shop features a sleek, white interior that holds a selection of books and expert advice that is praised by its clients again and again. This is a shop where the staff knows their books and not just the current best-seller list.
Where: Alte Schönhauser Straße 23 – 24, Mitte
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Tip 10: Buchhandlung am Moritzplatz
This stylish bookshop at the Aufbauhaus is a tasteful setting for a fine selection of literature. Lovers of the bibliophile “Die Andere Bibliothek” will be especially happy as all volumes in the series are carried here.
Where: Prinzenstraße 85, Kreuzberg
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Tip 11: Die Buchkönigin
A cosy bookshop with a personal touch: through exhibitions and sale of products from the surrounding studios, Buchkönigin is closely involved in its Reuterkiez neighbourhood. The selection of books is influenced by the staff’s personal taste and definitely goes far beyond the usual selection.
Where: Hobrechtstraße 65, Neukölln
