Bookstores in Basel
Bookstores reward the browsers. Basel, Basel-Stadt has 28 mapped right now, and 1 of them deal in used books. That's 28 bookshops mapped around Basel, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Basel (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Bookbinders Design and Antiquariat Gerber AG, plus Sphinx. If a bookshop's missing from Basel's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Basel bookstore lineup
28 in Basel, plus 14 more around Basel below:
Bookbinders Design
Bookstore0.0 km from Basel
Bookbinders Design — Bookstore, found on 7 Eisengasse in Basel. Also worth knowing about Bookbinders Design: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00.
7 Eisengasse, Basel, 4051
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00
Antiquariat Gerber AG
Bookstore0.2 km from Basel
Antiquariat Gerber AG is Bookstore on 18 Schneidergasse, Basel. Antiquariat Gerber AG also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 13:00-18:30, Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
18 Schneidergasse, Basel, 4001
Hours: We-Fr 13:00-18:30, Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +41 61 261 17 73
Sphinx
Bookstore0.2 km from Basel
Sphinx is Bookstore on 12 Andreasplatz, Basel. Sphinx also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 12:00-18:30; Tu-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00.
12 Andreasplatz, Basel, 4051
Hours: Mo 12:00-18:30; Tu-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00
Orell Füssli
Bookstore0.3 km from BaselRun by Orell Füssli Thalia
Orell Füssli is Bookstore run by Orell Füssli Thalia on 17 Freie Strasse, Basel. Orell Füssli also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Th 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Apr 30 09:00-18:00; May 1 off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
17 Freie Strasse, Basel, 4001
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Th 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Apr 30 09:00-18:00; May 1 off
Phone: +41 61 264 26 26
Antiquariat Gerber AG (Lager)
Bookstore0.3 km from BaselRun by Antiquariat Gerber AG
Antiquariat Gerber AG (Lager) is Bookstore run by Antiquariat Gerber AG on 25 Imbergässlein, Basel. Antiquariat Gerber AG (Lager) also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 24/7 off.
25 Imbergässlein, Basel, 4051
Hours: 24/7 off
Buchhandlung Labyrinth
Bookstore0.3 km from Basel
Buchhandlung Labyrinth is Bookstore. Buchhandlung Labyrinth also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:00-18:30; Tu-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo 13:00-18:30; Tu-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00
Buchhandlung Seitenblick
Bookstore0.3 km from BaselRun by Corina Lanfranchi
Buchhandlung Seitenblick is Bookstore run by Corina Lanfranchi on 18 Petersgraben, Basel. Buchhandlung Seitenblick also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
18 Petersgraben, Basel, 4051
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off
Phone: +41 61 261 75 02
Czy Place
Bookstore0.5 km from BaselRun by Cozy Place Gmbh
Run by Cozy Place Gmbh, Czy Place is Bookstore, found on 52 Leonhardsgraben in Basel. Also worth knowing about Czy Place: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:30-19:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
52 Leonhardsgraben, Basel, 4051
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-19:30
Phone: +41 79 738 74 90
Palermo Müller
Bookstore0.5 km from Basel
Palermo Müller is Bookstore on 54 Rebgasse. Palermo Müller also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We 17:00-20:00; Th,Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
54 Rebgasse
Hours: We 17:00-20:00; Th,Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +41 61 689 16 01
Proviant
Bookstore0.5 km from Basel
Proviant — Bookstore.
Zwischen Zeit
Bookstore0.5 km from Basel
Zwischen Zeit — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Zwischen Zeit: it has a website with more detail.
Bücher Ganzoni
Bookstore0.6 km from Basel
Bücher Ganzoni is Bookstore. Bücher Ganzoni also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; PH off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; PH off
Comix Shop
Bookstore0.7 km from Basel
Comix Shop is Bookstore on 7 Theaterstrasse, Basel. Comix Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 12:00-18:30; Tu-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 Theaterstrasse, Basel, 4051
Hours: Mo 12:00-18:30; Tu-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +41 61 271 66 86
Özgür Buchhandlung
Bookstore0.7 km from Basel
Özgür Buchhandlung — Bookstore.
Bider & Tanner
Bookstore0.7 km from Basel
Bider & Tanner — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bider & Tanner: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-We,Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-18:00
Bachletten Buchhandlung Probst&Probst
Bookstore1.2 km from Basel
Bachletten Buchhandlung Probst&Probst — Bookstore, found on 7 Bachlettenstrasse in Basel. Also worth knowing about Bachletten Buchhandlung Probst&Probst: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
7 Bachlettenstrasse, Basel, 4054
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00
Orell Füssli
Bookstore1.3 km from BaselRun by Orell Füssli Thalia AG
Orell Füssli is Bookstore run by Orell Füssli Thalia AG on 12 Centralbahnstrasse, Basel. Orell Füssli also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 07:30-21:00; Sa-Su 09:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 Centralbahnstrasse, Basel, 4051
Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-21:00; Sa-Su 09:00-20:00
Phone: +41 8488 49848
Bücher Brocky
Used bookstore1.6 km from Basel
Bücher Brocky — Used bookstore on Güterstrasse. Also worth knowing about Bücher Brocky: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Güterstrasse
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00
Pep
Bookstore1.8 km from Basel
Pep — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Pep: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:30-13:30,17:30-19:00; Sa 11:00-13:30.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-13:30,17:30-19:00; Sa 11:00-13:30
Olymp & Hades
Bookstore2.2 km from Basel
Olymp & Hades — Bookstore, found on 140 Neubadstrasse in Basel. Also worth knowing about Olymp & Hades: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:30-12:00,13:45-18:30; Sa 08:30-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
140 Neubadstrasse, Basel, 4054
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-12:00,13:45-18:30; Sa 08:30-17:00
Encrage
Bookstore3.6 km from Basel
Encrage is Bookstore on 8 Rue du Temple, Saint-Louis.
8 Rue du Temple, Saint-Louis, 68300
Buch am Dorfplatz
Bookstore4.0 km from Basel
Buch am Dorfplatz — Bookstore, found on 2a Dorfplatz in Allschwil. Also worth knowing about Buch am Dorfplatz: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-12:15,14:00-18:30, Sa 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2a Dorfplatz, Allschwil, 4123
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-12:15,14:00-18:30, Sa 09:00-16:00
Phone: +41 61 481 34 35
Thalia
Bookstore4.1 km from BaselRun by Thalia Bücher GmbH
Thalia is Bookstore run by Thalia Bücher GmbH. Thalia also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00; Su,PH off
Phone: +49 7621 74090
Buchhandlung Merkel
Bookstore5.5 km from Basel
Buchhandlung Merkel is Bookstore on 2 Basler Straße, Grenzach-Wyhlen. Buchhandlung Merkel also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:30-12:30,14:30-18:30; Sa 08:30-12:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Basler Straße, Grenzach-Wyhlen, 79639
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-12:30,14:30-18:30; Sa 08:30-12:30
Phone: +49 7624 5855
Comix-Time
Bookstore7.8 km from Basel
Comix-Time is Bookstore on 156 Basler Straße, Lörrach. Comix-Time also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30, Sa 10:00-16:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
156 Basler Straße, Lörrach, 79539
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30, Sa 10:00-16:30
Phone: +4976211602482
ALPHA Lörrach
Bookstore7.8 km from BaselRun by Francke-Buch GmbH
Run by Francke-Buch GmbH, ALPHA Lörrach is Bookstore, found on 9 Marktplatz in Lörrach. Also worth knowing about ALPHA Lörrach: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9 Marktplatz, Lörrach, 79539
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Phone: +49 7621 10303
Osiander
Bookstore7.9 km from BaselRun by Osiandersche Buchhandlung
Run by Osiandersche Buchhandlung, Osiander is Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Osiander: the map lists its hours as Su, PH ; Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Su, PH ; Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-18:00
Libro
Bookstore9.3 km from Basel
Libro — Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Basel
23 of the 28 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
19 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Basel bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Bookbinders Design on 7 Eisengasse, Antiquariat Gerber AG on 18 Schneidergasse, Sphinx on 12 Andreasplatz, Orell Füssli on 17 Freie Strasse, Antiquariat Gerber AG (Lager) on 25 Imbergässlein, Buchhandlung Labyrinth, Buchhandlung Seitenblick on 18 Petersgraben, and Czy Place on 52 Leonhardsgraben. That's 28 stops on the Basel bookstore crawl. 20 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Basel
A few things worth knowing before you work through Basel's bookstores:
- Learn your editions at Bookbinders Design. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
- Don't skip the small press section at Antiquariat Gerber AG. The weird, wonderful stuff lives here. Small presses take the risks the big publishers won't.
- The used section is underpriced everywhere. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
- Bring a tote bag. Bookshops and tote bags are a natural pair. You'll need it — nobody leaves with the one book they came for.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Basel — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Basel can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 28, or a bookstore we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 28 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more bookstores around Basel
14 more within about 25 km of Basel, nearest first:
Rapunzel
Bookstore13.7 km from Basel
Rapunzel — Bookstore, found on 2 Poststrasse in Liestal. Also worth knowing about Rapunzel: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Poststrasse, Liestal, 4410
Phone: +41 61 921 56 70
Forum
Bookstore13.7 km from Basel
Forum is Bookstore.
Buchinsel
Bookstore13.7 km from Basel
Buchinsel is Bookstore on 8 Rathausstrasse, Liestal. Buchinsel also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8 Rathausstrasse, Liestal, 4410
Phone: +41 61 922 22 62
Poetenäscht
Used bookstore13.8 km from Basel
Poetenäscht is Used bookstore.
Büchertausch
Bookstore14.4 km from Basel
Büchertausch — Bookstore.
Osiander
Bookstore14.8 km from Basel
Osiander — Bookstore.
Buchhandlung Merkel
Bookstore15.0 km from Basel
Buchhandlung Merkel is Bookstore on 10 Karlstraße, Rheinfelden (Baden). Buchhandlung Merkel also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:00-18:30; Sa 08:30-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Karlstraße, Rheinfelden (Baden), 79618
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:00-18:30; Sa 08:30-14:00
Phone: +49 7623 61876
Buchoase Am Rhy
Bookstore15.3 km from Basel
Buchoase Am Rhy — Bookstore.
kids-team Nordwestschweiz
Bookstore16.6 km from Basel
kids-team Nordwestschweiz — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about kids-team Nordwestschweiz: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +41 61 931 42 35
Bucheule
Bookstore18.0 km from Basel
Bucheule — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bucheule: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:30-18:30; Tu,Th-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:30-18:30; We,Sa 09:00-12:30; Su,PH off.
Hours: Mo 14:30-18:30; Tu,Th-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:30-18:30; We,Sa 09:00-12:30; Su,PH off
Buchhandlung Möhlin
Bookstore19.1 km from Basel
Buchhandlung Möhlin — Bookstore.
Regio Buch
Bookstore20.2 km from Basel
Regio Buch — Bookstore, found on 58 Hauptstraße in Schopfheim. Also worth knowing about Regio Buch: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
58 Hauptstraße, Schopfheim, 79650
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00
Phone: +49 7622 668000
Volk
Bookstore24.9 km from BaselRun by Gabriele Volk
Run by Gabriele Volk, Volk is Bookstore on 34 Hauptstraße. Also worth knowing about Volk: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:30-12:30, 14:00-18:00; Sa 08:30-12:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
34 Hauptstraße, 79664
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-12:30, 14:00-18:00; Sa 08:30-12:30
Phone: +49776251166
Tabac Presse
Bookstore25.0 km from Basel
Tabac Presse — Bookstore.
Bookstore listings for Basel: 28 in Basel and 14 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.