The best bookstore in London. They have such a great collection - I can find books I can't find…read moreother places (and I've looked hard!!) Also great cafe, restrooms, and staff!

Wonderful bookstore Wonderful selection…read more Several floors Great service Coffee shop upstairs A Lot lot of books Brilliant

A book lover at heart, places like Any Amount of Books always make me feel at home…read more While the books are sorted by subject and theme, part of the charm of the store is that not everything is organized neatly. You'll see the occasional stack of books, books pilled atop one another to fit on shelves - to be honest, it's a part of Any Amount of Book's character. The staff is super friendly and informative. And every once in a while there will be some sort of sale in the basement. A true gem for those attracted to the charm of old books and knowledgeable booksellers.

This quaint second hand book shop has an admirable range of books (19, 000!) from first editions,…read morerare finds to the academic sort. Conveniently located only a short walk from Soho as well as Leicester Square tube, Any Amount of Books is a safe haven to escape to from the busy streets of central London. They sell books as cheap as a pound to thousands. The choice is immense. If you go to their website you can see the books they sell and see if anything catches your fancy.

This is the second oldest bookstore in the world. Many floors including an elevator along with…read morerestaurant on the top floor. It is a lovely place. I spent several hours here. Amazing selection. Good value for what they have. Friendly service. Recommended.

This bookstore is pretty big with four floors of books and restrooms at every level by the stairs…read more They do also have an elevator of course. You can spend hours here, but eventually they will have to ask eve time to leave when they close.

Awesome store. Comics. Graphic novels. Back issues. Collectables. Friendly staff. Extensive…read morecollection.

Wow. Just, wow! I decided to check this place out (due in now small part to the label "megastore"…read morein some directories). I was not disappointed. The location has two massive stories of wall-to-wall geeky joy. Books, action figures, art, video gaming goodness; it's got it all. I appreciated how everything was very well organized (largely by pop culture features/brands). It was so well organized that I didn't need to actually ask for any directions or help finding stuff.

I am one of the few Yelpers who seems to have come here for the books, not the cakes. In fact, upon…read moreentering the shop, I was so immediately attracted to the very many excellent and intriguing books, I missed the cafe entirely. (I have no doubt the cafe is excellent, as the reviews here confirm.) The sales staff was absolutely top-notch, and while the staff person was busy identifying several of the books by John Berger that were available, he and I had a nice conversation about Berger. As it turns out, London Review was involved in the publication of one of Berger's recent books, so of course they had it in stock. A truly superb bookshop, for new books, stocked with a highly discerning eye.

Hving read Andrew M's review, I think that I can see a pattern. I too was lured here on the promise…read moreof London's best carrot cake and like him, I was to be disappointed when we arrived as they had run out of said cake. It must be good! My friend Sharon brought me here and she is an avid reader. If you love interesting books, this is a treasure trove with books covering a whole multitude of subjects. The staff are excellent at recommending and finding specific books for you There's a little cafe next door to the bookshop - reading can induce an appetitie, don't you know? We snagged one of the little tables and went for alternatives to the disappointingly absent carrot cake. We chose the intriguing courgette and lemon curd cake as well as the mixed berry cheesecake The courgette and lemon curd cake was great - a subtle hint of courgette so as not to be too vegetabley but lovely and moist with more dominant lemon flavour. The mixed berry cheesecake was nice but more conventional Sharon was intrigued enough to try and recreate the courgette cake at home, always a sign of a good dish. Perhaps one day, Andrew and I may get the chance to try teh famous carrot cake

Really cool bookstore with a very unique selection of books everything from witchcraft and tarot to…read moreself help. I love bookstore row and this is a must see if you hit the spot!

Staff are helpful yet not intrusive or pushy. Excellent selection of a broad variety of topics of…read morebooks and tarot. Good selection of stones and if related collections as well. Fair prices!

We love bookstores, and especially those with travelguides only. If you can't find it, it probably…read moredoesn't exists. And it will probably be wiser to look for an other destination. Besides travelguides and maps they also sell themed novels and photo books, and funny books. They have a small assortiment of travel needs like plugs. In the cellar you'll find some globes. Beautiful but expensive. The store has two floors. Don't forget the cellar which houses the travelguides and maps, in alphabetic order by continent.

Among my top 2 specialist bookstores in London at the moment. (the other is the one at the Wellcome…read moreCollection premises) 3 floors of travel and London related books. Lonely Planet and DK EyeWitness are obviously all available, but they are just the tip of the iceberg among the selection available here. Other than the guides and maps, they have fiction and non-fiction from specific regions too and a sprinkling of cookbooks. Travel guides and travel accessories (toothbrush covers, walking sticks, waist pouches, games for kids to play when traveling - the range is vast) make up the bulk of the collections. Half the top floor is the frame-able maps and globes section. Very reasonable and loads to choose from. I also love their travel themed furniture - if only I could fit them into my pokey London apartment.... The staff is extremely helpful and not in the least bit pushy, so its always a pleasure to shop here. They often have a couple of discounts running and a few author signed copies. There are quite a few London themed souvenirs on offer that are much higher quality than the 2pound stuff available elsewhere. Its a great place to pop in for a respite or hunt for your next holiday trip. And there is a coffee shop - Sacred Cafe - on the premises if you want to give your feet a rest.

Brilliant. Yes please. Can I have some more like this, I loved every little bit about it…read more Essentially Persephone Bookshop is a front, a front for a funky publishing company who are hell-bent bringing out forgotten and obscure female novelists from the inter-war period, which I find to be a very good thing. Why? Because they are the most delightfully produced pieces of neo-eccentricity coming out of the book market today, and all with a story, and an interesting blurb. Obviously so soon after visiting, I'm not able to tell you that their books are any good, but I trust they are. I was met by a very well-spoken assistant who communicated her love of books so well. and the rest of this slender shop is devoted just to good books. Really good books. SO I was able to buy two, for a parent each. And felt smug and chuffed with my choices. Which is nice. Really well laid out and arranged, clearly the labour of love from the publisher to the shop, I had myself a very nice time in this lovely little bookshop!

A totally unique place - this isn't really just a bookshop, it's a concept and a mission as well…read more The idea is that it reprints forgotten books from the 20th century by mostly women writers - hence the name, Persephone - the ultimate in female fertility, the woman who could put every IVF doctor out of work by wrapping her legs around the earth from the gods. It's a cool concept, there are lots of reasons books go out of print and there are lots of reasons why some books take off and some don't. Not all sort the wheat from the chaff - lots of good ones slip through the big publisher's nets. Its ultra specialised admittedly but these people have passion and something from here can make a great present for someone with an interest in literature and this period.

The Moomins shop is a hidden gem that can be found in Covent Garden. People tend to miss this shop…read moreas they are too busy dashing around, watching the amazing array of street entertainment going on or looking at the shops on the ground floor. Moomins shop is you see not based on the ground floor so easily missed as in fact to get to it you have to go through a door and then up some narrow wooden stairs so easily missed. When you do get up the narrow stairs you will enter the treasure trove of Moomin heaven full of merchandise on the adorable eccentric characters. The shop is quite small and tight to get around especially when there is a lot of people in the shop but it is worth it, especially if you love the Moomins (hippos) as much as I do. The shop is like a little treasure trove full of Moomin goodies such as towels, toilet bags, aprons, cookie cutters, snowglobes, soft toys, games, magnets, DVDs etc. and of course books in how they originally came about. The whole shop leaves your head spinning "ooh should I get that, should I get this" I guarantee you will not walk out of that shop without purchasing something even if it's a magnet for your fridge. So take the steps up those hidden wooden stairs that is hidden amongst the shops of Covent Garden and seek your beloved Moomin merchandise to take home. This shop I believe is the only Moomin shop in England but don't fear if you don't live in or near London you can buy merchandise on these adorable characters online. Here is some facts about the adorable Moomins and friends if you are not familiar with what they are. They look a bit like a hippopotamus but they are white. The Moomins also have many friends that are not hippos but fictional characters from Hemulens, Sniff, the Snork Maiden, Snufkin to Little May. I especially love Moomintroll the little boy of the family he is so funny and so mischievous. Moomins originally came from books that where created around the 1940s in Sweden. From the books after their popularity they also started to appear in comic strips, TV and even a film was made. In fact the Moomins are so big that there is even in fact a theme park called Moomin World in Finland. I have posted a map picture on here to help find the adorable shop full of lovely Moomin merchandise.

This was a very cute shop in covent garden…read more It is very well hidden, as the front door was quite small. Once inside, all the merch are on the second floor, leaving the first floor empty. The 2nd floor has narrow walkways. I saw so many cute pins, bookmarks, and socks! Even though I didn't buy anything, I saw that the price was quite affordable and the service seems to be fast.

I'm not much of a shopper on vacation, but I do make exception for bookstores. Hatchards is…read moreexceptional, and I'm so glad we made for it on our short trip to London. The oldest bookstore in the UK, Hatchards was founded by John Hatchard in 1797. It's been in its current location on Piccadilly since 1801. Hatchards has sold books to the royal family since Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) became a loyal customer. The store holds appointments by royal appointment to King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Beyond its amazing history, it's also just an incredible shop. Several stories, with a gorgeous spiral staircase, Hatchards sells everything: rare books, signed books, Harchards publications (The Hatchards Library), and so much more. My husband and I spent less than hour browsing Hatchards (in different sections; I lost him for a while), and we left with maybe 8 books. The store is so well stocked, I kept finding more books I wanted to take home. The customer service was friendly at checkout, which was the cherry on top of a great store. It is simply one of the nicest bookshops I've ever had the pleasure to shop at.

I adore this bookstore. They have multiple levels and endless novel options. If you don't see what…read moreyou are looking for all the staff can assist in finding it for you. They are super helpful and kind. I was able to snag a novel I was searching for that I couldn't find because it had a different cover than in the US. So happy they helped me find it!