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 English language books |
Oktober 6 utca, 11 District V Budapest 1051 Hungary +36 1 312 1295 http://www.bestsellers.hu/ |
This bookshop is rather small but nonetheless contains a good variety of quality British fiction. This is also the place to go if you're planning to continue travelling - it stocks Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Time Out, Everyman and other major travel guides to some pretty obscure destinations. There are also cookbooks, children's books and British magazines. The only drawback is that it is relatively expensive. Any title from the U.S. or UK can be ordered free of charge but you may have to wait a month or two for it to arrive. It is open on Sundays. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Foreign language books |
Gerloczy utca, 7 Budapest 1052 Hungary +36 1 318 8633 http://www.oupbooks.hu/ |
This shop sells a range of language instruction books, dictionaries, tapes, literature and academic texts. It stocks books by Larousse, Penguin, Oxford, Collins, Cambridge, Teach Yourself and other publishers. This is also the place to come for impossibly cheap Penguin Classic paperbacks. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Academic books in English |
Nador utca, 9 Budapest 1051 Hungary +36 1 327 3096 |
This is the Central European University Bookshop (under the same ownership as Bestsellers). Come here to get your fill of history, political science, gender studies, cultural criticism, literature and social science texts. Foreign-language dictionaries, art and computer books, regional journals and CEU Press titles are also available. Books can be ordered. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Predominantly Hungarian books |
Andrássy út 45 District VI Budapest 1061 Hungary +36 1 322 1645 / +36 1 342 4336 http://www.irokboltja.hu/ |
This shop near Oktogon stocks a great selection of art books and fiction, mainly in Hungarian. There is a sit-down area where you can flip through books and papers and the window displays are always very imaginative and attractive. This shop is definitely worth a visit. If you've never experienced what a laid-back, reading style bookstore is like, then this place can provide a good introduction. There are several other reading room bookshops in Budapest, some of which even serve coffee and snacks. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Literary bookshop |
Andrassy ut, 45 Budapest 1061 Hungary +36 1 322 1645 / +36 1 342 4336 |
Here you can buy predominantly Hungarian literature in a shop with comfortable seating, where tea and coffee is served. The shop also organises readings and events for literati. It also stocks art books, foreign language dictionaries and a small but interesting selection of English fiction as well as translations of Hungarian books, souvenirs and guidebooks of Hungary. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Old and rare books |
Muzeum korut, 13-15 District V Budapest 1053 Hungary +36 1 317 3514 / +36 1 317 3781 |
This is a large store selling books in Hungarian, French, German and English as well as other European languages. It also sells prints and maps. The store organises auctions around town - check for posters in the window, or e-mail for more information. Review © 2007, Wcities |