28 Locations
Books are everywhere in Berlin, a city of readers with bookshops, libraries and literary cafes on countless corners. From new releases to rare second hand finds, books here come in every language, reflecting the city's international crowd. This overview gathers Berlin locations for people who love to read.
Independent bookshops across Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg and Neukoelln stock everything from art titles to fiction, many hosting readings and events. English language stores serve the expat community, while antiquarian dealers and flea markets turn up out of print treasures. Cosy cafes with shelves invite you to stay and browse over coffee.
Browse the addresses below to find books across Berlin, from glossy new releases to dusty second hand gems.
Bookstore, reading café, and delicatessen all in one: The Buchkantine, located in Moabit on the Spree, combines literature with culinary delights across approximately 400 square meters. Browse books, drink cappuccino, taste champagne - all with a view of the water.
The spacious theater bookstore Einar & Bert in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg is the only Berlin bookstore focusing on theater, dance, music, and art.
Grit Burkhardt has come up with a truly exciting concept for her bookstore: "dead-sure" sells nothing but crime novels!
The Dorotheenstädtische Buchhandlung, located opposite the Moabit district court, has been delighting its customers for years, not with a chic ambiance or a latte macchiato island, but with genuine care for readers and true expertise.
If you want advice from a good friend when buying books, you should shop at Hundt Hammer Stein in Mitte.
Novels in all languages, audiobooks, specialist literature e.g. from the fields of computer science and natural sciences, as well as films and music of all genres - Dussmann, the large culture department store on Friedrichstraße, is a true mecca for culture enthusiasts!
In Volkspark Rehberge, in the heart of Berlin's Wedding district, a listed open-air stage from the 1930s transforms every summer into one of the city's most atmospheric open-air cinemas. Here, you sit under the open sky, surrounded by old trees, watching films on an inflatable screen.
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If you are interested in books in the fields of architecture, art, design, and photography, then Bücherbogen is the right place for you.
A good book, delicious cookies and coffee or a fresh Amazonian juice – what more could you need for "reading bliss"?
Do you read me?! is more than a bookstore.
Since 2000, one of Berlin's most enduring after-work venues has stood on Lützowplatz in Tiergarten: the Trompete. On Thursday evenings, the elegant cellar lounge transforms into a place where the end of the workday is celebrated exuberantly, with radioeins DJs, soul, house, and cocktails deep into the night.
Reading novels, poetry slams, poetry, blog authors, and Twitter lectures - the free reading stage in ORi is particularly varied.
The taz canteen (formerly taz-Café) on Friedrichstraße is not just named that, but is actually connected to the editorial office of taz.
Pro qm deserves the label 'most stylish book dealer' in all of Berlin.
Spending the whole day with a good book in the café – a Sunday at Frankfurter Tor could hardly be cozier.
The bookstore "Hacker und Presting" offers an exquisite selection of fiction, travel literature, and books in English, among other genres.
The BrezelBar Reading Lounge in the trendy Bergmannkiez offers not only fresh pretzels and lye rolls from its own bakery but also intellectual nourishment!
At John F. Kennedy Square in Schöneberg, where Kennedy once gave his famous speech, one of Berlin's most enduring flea markets takes place on Saturdays and Sundays. Here, household clear-outs, vintage fashion, and classic junk meet sellers eager to negotiate and a relaxed market atmosphere.
In Wedding, directly at Leopoldplatz, the Schiller Library with its youth media floor offers much more than just bookshelves: Across three levels and 1,800 m², children and young people encounter Berlin's most diverse media offerings, from consoles to mangas and a reading lounge.
On Dunckerstraße in Prenzlauer Berg, the name Lila Lämmchen stands for much more than just a children's shop: Since 1977, this Berlin family business has represented sustainable children's fashion made from organic cotton, wool, and silk, certified and consistently free of harmful substances.
Berliner Büchertisch is a special kind of bookstore and more.
Feasting and reading are paramount at Café Bilderbuch in Berlin-Schöneberg.
At Hennwack Antiquarian Bookshop in Berlin-Steglitz, books are the focus! Hennwack is Berlin's largest antiquarian bookshop and also offers a small café.
A good book, delicious cookies and coffee – what more do you need for Kreuzberg's "LeseGlück"?
In the backyard of an old factory in Moabit, between brick walls and train tracks, the Kulturfabrik Moabit's Open-Air Cinema shows films every summer that are rarely seen on a screen in Berlin. Admission is free, the atmosphere unique.