been here twice, and i have to say ive never been to a friendlier cafe! everyone here is so beyond…read moresweet, and the food is amazing. my favorite to get is the dirty chai latte and its AMAZING. jessica especially is such a doll, shes been so helpful and always a great laugh. definitely coming back when i visit!!

A few paces away from my old home in Aberdeen, Books and Beans was always a welcome sight. Even…read morewhen I wasn't going in as a customer it was nice to walk by and see open windows framing folks reading books and sipping their lattes or friends chatting over their pastries. I did go in several times to do some writing for my Masters Dissertation, when I didn't want to spend another day in the library or just needed a change of pace. (I will say, this cafe isn't the best for super focused working. The volume was a bit too loud, with various conversations happening in different corners and music playing as well. I was on occasion able to find a nook that gave me a bit more privacy and quiet though.) I also brought friends in to try my neighborhood spot, and then we would be those people chatting away. My usual choice was their chai latte, it was not too sweet, creamy, and well spiced. The overall vibe was just so cheery and cosy, with walls of used books for perusing and purchase, yellow paint, and windows out onto Belmont St for Grade A people-watching. Super cool that all of their coffee and tea is FairTrade, and they're the only independent, fully fair trade coffee shop in Aberdeen. Woop, I'll keep supporting them for sure. Can't wait for my next visit this summer!

Excellent selection of books, many of them signed by the author. I have ordered from Blackwells…read moretwice and I have them bookmarked.My purchases were shipped quickly to the US and packaged thoughtfully. Even during the pandemic they make every effort for your books to arrive in a timely manner.

This store is full of nothing but utter twaddle. Not worth the time it takes to browse.read more

With the huge success of Amazon dot com and the like good bookstores are becoming increasingly hard…read moreto find. Waterstones so far seems to be one of the survivors. Good selection and pleasant and professional service. Nice coffee shop inside!

Love this shop. Great selection of second-hand academic…read morebooks in a diverse range of subjects . Probably the best selection of second hand academic books in Aberdeen. Most of the books are in very good or mint condition and many if not most are current edition texts. The vast majority of books are on the recoommended reading lists. I've bought many books here in engineering, physics, chemistry, medicine, religion, politics and history. Reasonable prices which benefit the original book owners and various charities. It's staffed by volunteers and a proportion (1/3?) of the proceeds of a book sale goes to the Aberdeen Universities Charities Campaign, the rest (2/3?) to the seller. Open during term time. During exam time the opening hours will possibly vary a bit depending on the availability of volunteers. The only drawback is that as a non-student who doesn't work in the area I can't always get to the shop when it is open to feed my book habit.

I was on my way home from school when I first went there, it was quite small and not busy and I go…read morethere most days for small things, the staff are really friendly like for example they greet me all the time when I'm in there and they are just so nice