A fabulous gigantic book shop right in the heart of Bonn. Looks small from the outside and the…read moremoment you step in you see the old building with high ornate ceilings and floors of books. I could spend a day here just browsing and reading. There is a whole kids section in the UG floor and a huge selection of topics and books to choose from. I will definitely be back next time I am in town :-))

I spent my entire Saturday here.. and it was magical! Haha!…read more A bookstore.. but not just any bookstore! Once inside you will discover a land that has 4 levels of reading material to excercise your brain power! And best part of all, there's a section on the 3 floor that looks like balcony theatre seats that you would see at the opera! How cool is that?! After snuggled in your comfy velvet theatre seat, browsing through your stack of books, you get sleepy. Time to leave and get some coffee .. but no! The fun doesn't need to stop here, just mosey over to the back of floor 3 and order up yourself a cappuccino, because the baristas have skills! Feel free to grab a seat on the outside balcony and do some people watching as it overlooks the main center of the Bonn hbf square area. One thing that would earn the 5th star is more seats. If the 3 floor is taken up, there are a few random chairs throughout the store but not as comfy. Thalia- you bring out the nerd in me! See you next weekend!

From the owner: Wir sind eine kleine, gut sortierte und persönlich geführte Buchhandlung. Literatur erleben!read more

Best place for books in Bad Godesberg and a close second to Bouvier for the entire Bonn…read more Decent collection of English books and very nice personnel.

We visited the Berlin store (see my separate review) and loved it, so naturally we had to visit the…read moreCologne store. Once again, I could easily have spent many more hours browsing; the selection is *superb* and eclectic. Also, everyone working there was incredibly helpful and quite friendly.

If only I could read German I would spend here days. Unfortunately I can only read their English…read moreand French sections (the only original language sections they have). Both the English and the French sections are small but the selection is very nice. The English one has lots of current issues; the French one seems to be more dedicated to classics than to new books (but I would need to go back to confirm). The nice thing is that you're free to roam around for hours and no one bothers you (and there are sofas). The philosophy section is just fantastic (for German speakers). The owners (?) seem rather helpful, even if a bit brusque (might be a cultural difference) but I suspect they do not speak much English (or any other language beside German) (to confirm). (They also have Gallimard notebooks! (no more than a couple of euros more expensive than in France)).

This bookstore is located inside Cologne's main train station (Hbf) and we went there yesterday…read morewhile waiting for our train back to Frankfurt. The store is large and it has a terrific selection, with the exception of too few photography & art books. Also, everyone working there was very friendly and helpful.

Located inside the central station: good spot for killing time while waiting for a train (the…read moreDouglas on the other side is also a good spot for this but less intellectual). Good selection of international press (I found le monde diplo, charlie hebdo, le monde) and a very good selection of books in English (classics, fiction and non fiction, last time I visited they had several books by Chomsky). The selection in French is less good, though, mostly current 'navets' and translations.

Great Place to go if you like books and a cosy athmosphere…read more Excellent low price dishes and a warm wellcome by the owner. Make sure to do an early reservation for the events, since the quality is high and the place small