This bookshop, turned brunch spot (on the weekends) should get more credit! They have 1€ mimosas on…read morethe weekends after 12!;) I know some people come here to study or read during the week, but I wouldn't suggest this Friday-Sunday. What I ordered: I got the goat cheese and tomato bagel with cream cheese and a mint tea for 5€. The bagel was good, not the best I've ever had, but good. They had many other flavor options as well. The bagel came with a small portion of chips, but took a decent amount of time to actually come out. This seems like a nice place to hang out. They also had a HUGE selection of books at decent prices! In my opinion, I would always rather buy used books over new!

A nice place to relax and have a cup of coffee and a snack after browsing through the stacks of…read morebooks. J & J's is owned by a ex-pat from the States, but he's been in Madrid long enough to be one of them. It was obvious from the short time I spent sitting at the counter that he has loyal regulars that love to come in and chat with him. I had 2 cappuccino's and also went downstairs to browse around. The books are well organized by type and author and the prices are very reasonable. My cappuccino's were delicious, the environment was great, and the owner couldn't have been nicer. Stop in if you're in the area shopping or if you're looking for a book in English.

From the owner: Esa librería de Madrid en la que tú decides lo que pagas por los libros.read more

From the owner: Librería fundada en 1990, especializados en libros antiguos y modernos, raros, agotados, bellas…read moreediciones. Literatura, historia, filosofía y pensamiento, arte, ciencia y humanidades en general.