Best Bookshops in Hamburg Germany
Hamburg has some of the largest bookshops in Germany with captivating and exciting books sought-after by users from across the world. Knowing which bookshops to visit while in Hamburg is very essential. Here’s a list of best bookshops to visit in Hamburg.
Lüders Bookstore
Lüders Buchhandlung & Antiquariat has one of the leading bookstores in Germany with the charm of lovingly managed retail stores very conducive for book lovers. Well trained employees are available to help with advice and assistance in the search for the right reading. The environment is also very cosy and gives you the right atmosphere to enjoy your time in the bookstore.
Felix Jud
Felix has established itself as a cultural institution in the centre of Hamburg. The bookstore has on sale some historical and modern, entertaining and educational works. Readings and book presentations take place at regular intervals in the holy halls of Felix Juds, the founder of the bookshop. This is one place you would love to visit in Hamburg.
Book flea market
Book flea market is not a conventional bookshop in the classic sense, but rather a collection point for sorted out favourite books, The book flea market at the Hühnerposten is open from Monday to Friday for book lovers to browse through the colourful range on offer. Books of all genres and subject areas cost one euro. The proceeds go to the non-profit project “Medienboten”, a voluntary media delivery service for people with limited mobility.
Cohen + Dobernigg
The Schlachthofpassage in the Karolinenviertel is home to this bookstore jewel: Cohen + Dobernigg. One very unique feature of the bookstore is the ring-shaped shelving, which takes up almost the entire space and offers plenty of room for new and old literature classics. The staff are on hand to advise you on your search for your new favourite book.
Strips & Stories
Strips & Stories is all about graphic novels. In the shop window you will find classics like “Tintin” and new releases of modern narrators. Many Hamburg-based illustrators and authors are also represented with their works. You will enjoy a world full of speech bubbles and be enchanted by the drawn stories if you visit this bookstore.
Bookstore Samtleben
Bookstore Samtleben is located at the Literaturhaus Hamburg. Readers have a wide range of books to browse to their satisfaction especially fiction. In addition to current bestsellers, the bookstore also convinces with its selection of books outside of the mainstream. A special focus is on classical literature, poetry, but also children’s and picture books. This bookstore will definitely satisfy you.
Jussis Krimi-Buch-Café
Jussis Krimi-Buch-Café (Jussi’s Crime Book Café) gives you a wide range of Scandinavian crime novels including the most beautiful stories by Astrid Lindgren and many others. If you vistit this bookstore you should lean back and immerse yourself in the stories of the Scandinavians. It is really an exciting bookstore to visit.
stories!
Stories! has a semblance of a little art gallery, a touch of museum and a pinch of library, making it a wonderful place for readers to congregate to enjoy their best books. This is a bookshop where every book is honoured as a work of art. The documents stand with the cover facing forward and framed on the walls of the bookshop. The local assortment contains about 7000 titles. Chances are good that your new favourite book is hidden among them. You should go to stories! and enjoy the books you desire.
Bookstore Christiansen
Bookstore Christiansen (Christiansen bookshop) in Ottensen offers you a vast range of books that will excite you. The “AusleseZeit” can be booked for groups of two to ten people and guarantees three undisturbed hours in book heaven. Those who prefer to look around in daylight are welcome in the heart of Altona from Monday to Saturday. Well trained staff are available to assist you at any time.
Bookshop in the Schanze
The Schanzenbuch began as a shop for children’s and educational books but expanded at the end of the 1980s into a contact point for students, left-wing projects and collectives. The bookshop at the Schulterblatt meets the demand for political and socially relevant literature. One crossroads further on, the mother shop “Die Druckerei” continues to offer books and toys for its young readers. This is one destination book lovers should not fail to visit whenever they are in Hamburg.
