You know i hate amazon right? Sure I was an early investor.... And I apologize to civilization for…read moreit. Geneva doesn't have it and it's bookstores thrive... people shop , mingle, hangout and physically peruse real books and magazines.... And even have a coffee in their cafe Great bookstore with lovely selections I bought a great book for my daughter and her boyfriend Nice to see no masks and people just interacting Great shop

Outstanding espressos and coffees on first level. Also had a caprece salad (buffalo cheese and…read morecherry tomatoes) and a small raspberry tart. Very inspiring to see people buying books in the age of kindle and amazon.

Cute idea with used books for sale and a cafe. They have some English books- but mostly French as…read moreit is Geneva. The food, unfortunately, all was Geneva high high prices so I didn't try the food. Only have espresso based coffees here (no V60 or slow pours from what I could tell). I had the "Viennois" cafe because I've been wanting to try. It was ok- decent price and good taste but nothing extraordinary. The chantilly cream, which is supposed to typify Viennois style coffees (from what I've heard at least)- was just canned whipped cream here and over a latte. I'm guessing the real thing has much better cream and is a lot higher quality.

The collection at this store is incredible--the books are beautiful, rare, and indeed very special,…read morehowever, the customer service is not. I am from Texas, came to Geneva on vacation and collect antique books from stores like this all over the world and I've never been more uncomfortable in a store before. The person working in the store followed me the entire time, standing behind me, readjusting every section I touched making me feel really observed and the store is already small so this made it feel like I really couldn't move and made me especially uncomfortable looking through items. Any time I even remotely came close to an area that had a "do not touch" sign the workers would stand up and peer over the desk to look at me from across the store. Ultimately I didn't even buy anything because I felt to scared to touch anything and too much pressure from being watched. I give this place 3 stars purely for the collection because it is a really admirable one and a unique place, but if you're a shopper that doesn't like being watched by employees this isn't the place for you.

From the owner: La Librairie Ancienne est située au cœur de la vieille ville. Elle est à elle seule une raison de…read mores'aventurer dans l'ancienne cité genevoise. Depuis bien longtemps, il est possible d'y trouver des livres anciens dans tous les champs de la connaissance: Voyage, Histoire, Science, Littérature, Beaux-Arts mais également des affiches ou fanzines Punk (si, si!), des livres illustrés de toutes époques, publications dadaïstes, éphémères, ovni et autres revues d'arts, livres-objets, premières éditions, manuscrits, autographes, correspondances, même parfois des dessins et des photographies, bref vous l'aurez compris, Alexandre Illi vous propose en permanence du beau, du bon, du rare. Venez, entrez, découvrez... La Librairie Ancienne est membre du Syndicat de la Librairie Ancienne et du Commerce de l'Estampe en Suisse (SLACES), affilié à la Ligue Internationale de La Libraire Ancienne (LILA).

From the owner: Notre librairie vous propose des ouvrages d'architecture, de design et de photographie…read more Vous trouvez sur place une sélection de livres d'art neufs à prix réduits venant des soldeurs parisiens. Nous vous proposons également toutes les nouveautés du moment en littérature française et suisse. Pour le plaisir des enfants, une zone jeunesse dans laquelle vous trouvez des titres pour vos bambins de 0 à 12ans. Vous pouvez profiter de votre visite pour découvrir ou redécouvrir les travaux d'artistes locaux. Enfin, nous organisons des ateliers d'initiation à l'art pour les petits et grands.

It is a small, one off book shop, and you can order anything and have it delivered. The on hand…read moreselection of english books is pretty small, even by european english book store standards. I would have expected such an international city as Geneva to have a better english book store. I've been to all the ones that I know of, but maybe there _is_ a good one hidden around here somewhere. The attendant was helpful and friendly, so I can say that. She even recommended some book that were okay. Just not much there to select from.