Bookstores in Bordeaux
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine gives you 73 to judge by. That's 73 bookshops mapped around Bordeaux, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Staff picks shelves are the fastest way to read a shop's personality.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Bordeaux (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Acacia and Le Bouquiniste, plus Le bouquiniste de la citadelle. If a bookshop's missing from Bordeaux's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Bordeaux bookstore lineup
73 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Acacia
Bookstore
Acacia — Bookstore on Rue Montesquieu. Also worth knowing about Acacia: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-12:30,14:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Rue Montesquieu
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-12:30,14:00-19:00
Phone: +33 5 57 51 17 48
Le Bouquiniste
Bookstore
Le Bouquiniste — Bookstore.
Le bouquiniste de la citadelle
BookstoreRun by Emmanuelle Morant
Le bouquiniste de la citadelle is Bookstore run by Emmanuelle Morant on 17 Rue du Couvent des Minimes, Blaye. Le bouquiniste de la citadelle also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
17 Rue du Couvent des Minimes, Blaye, 33390
Phone: +33 6 16 80 59 38
Librairie-papeterie Tabac
Bookstore
Librairie-papeterie Tabac is Bookstore on 9 Rue Latour, Cérons.
9 Rue Latour, Cérons, 33720
Librairie Tabac Presse
Bookstore
Librairie Tabac Presse is Bookstore.
Librairie Georges
Bookstore
Librairie Georges — Bookstore, found on 300 Cours de la Libération in Talence. Also worth knowing about Librairie Georges: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 09:30-19:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
300 Cours de la Libération, Talence, 33400
Hours: Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 09:30-19:30
Phone: +33 5 56 04 68 00
La Machine à Lire
Bookstore
La Machine à Lire — Bookstore on 8 Place du Parlement. Also worth knowing about La Machine à Lire: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-20:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8 Place du Parlement, 33000
Hours: Mo 14:00-20:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-20:00
Phone: +33 5 56 48 03 87
France Loisirs
Bookstore
France Loisirs — Bookstore.
La Mauvaise Réputation
Bookstore
La Mauvaise Réputation — Bookstore on 19 Rue des Argentiers.
19 Rue des Argentiers
Presse 2000
Bookstore
Presse 2000 — Bookstore.
Librairie Pegase
Bookstore
Librairie Pegase — Bookstore on 13 Rue de Toulouse Lautrec. Also worth knowing about Librairie Pegase: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 10:30-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
13 Rue de Toulouse Lautrec
Hours: Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 10:30-19:00
Phone: +33 5 56 51 38 12
Librairie Mollat
Bookstore
Librairie Mollat is Bookstore on 15 Rue Vital Carles. Librairie Mollat also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:30-20:00; Su 14:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
15 Rue Vital Carles, 33000
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-20:00; Su 14:00-19:00
Phone: +33556564040
Librairie du Contretemps
BookstoreRun by BRIME-DE-URZ
Librairie du Contretemps is Bookstore run by BRIME-DE-URZ on 5 Cours Victor Hugo, Bègles. Librairie du Contretemps also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Cours Victor Hugo, Bègles, 33130
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 5 57 12 56 64
Librairie Comptines
Bookstore
Librairie Comptines — Bookstore on 5 b Rue Duffour-Dubergier. Also worth knowing about Librairie Comptines: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:30-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
5 b Rue Duffour-Dubergier
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:30-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00
Bouquiniste Au Petit Coin
Bookstore
Bouquiniste Au Petit Coin — Bookstore.
Librairie Krazy Kat
Bookstore
Librairie Krazy Kat — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Librairie Krazy Kat: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33556521660
Au Petit Chaperon Rouge
Bookstore
Au Petit Chaperon Rouge — Bookstore on 356 Avenue Thiers. Also worth knowing about Au Petit Chaperon Rouge: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:15; Sa 10:00-18:00.
356 Avenue Thiers
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:15; Sa 10:00-18:00
Lisons sous la pluie
Bookstore
Lisons sous la pluie — Bookstore, found on 25 Avenue de la Libération in Latresne. Also worth knowing about Lisons sous la pluie: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,15:00-19:00; Su 10:00-13:00; Mo off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
25 Avenue de la Libération, Latresne, 33360
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,15:00-19:00; Su 10:00-13:00; Mo off
Phone: +33 9 81 79 75 59
L'Éco Libri
Bookstore
L'Éco Libri — Bookstore.
Encre Blanche
Bookstore
Encre Blanche — Bookstore, found on 15 Place de la Ve République in Pessac. Also worth knowing about Encre Blanche: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
15 Place de la Ve République, Pessac, 33600
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 556451902
Disparate
Bookstore
Disparate is Bookstore. Disparate also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
N'a qu'1 oeil
Bookstore
N'a qu'1 oeil is Bookstore.
La Nuit des Rois
Used bookstore
La Nuit des Rois is Used bookstore on 28 Rue des Ayres. La Nuit des Rois also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
28 Rue des Ayres, 33000
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00
Bradley's Bookshop
BookstoreRun by Bradley's Bookshop
Bradley's Bookshop is Bookstore run by Bradley's Bookshop on 1 Rue de la Merci, Bordeaux. Bradley's Bookshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Rue de la Merci, Bordeaux, 33000
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 5 56 52 10 57
BD - COLL - 33
Bookstore
BD - COLL - 33 is Bookstore. BD - COLL - 33 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 14:00-19:30; Su 10:00-19:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 14:00-19:30; Su 10:00-19:30
Phone: +33 9 83 59 29 79;+33 6 13 83 79 08
La Bouquinerie Plus
Bookstore
La Bouquinerie Plus is Bookstore on 44 Place Gambetta. La Bouquinerie Plus also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:30-18:30; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
44 Place Gambetta, 33000
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-18:30; Su,PH off
Phone: +33 5 56 97 25 88
Librairie Le Passeur
Bookstore
Librairie Le Passeur is Bookstore on 9 Avenue Thiers, Bordeaux. Librairie Le Passeur also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9 Avenue Thiers, Bordeaux, 33100
Hours: Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 5 56 32 83 37
Nouveau Chapitre
Bookstore
Nouveau Chapitre is Bookstore. Nouveau Chapitre also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 10:00-13:00,15:00-19:00; Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 09:30-13:00,15:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Th 10:00-13:00,15:00-19:00; Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 09:30-13:00,15:00-19:00
Phone: +33 5 56 18 94 92
Librairie Olympique
Bookstore
Librairie Olympique is Bookstore on 23 Rue Rode, Bordeaux. Librairie Olympique also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 15:00-19:30; Tu-Sa 10:00-12:30, 15:00-19:30; it has a website with more detail.
23 Rue Rode, Bordeaux, 33000
Hours: Mo 15:00-19:30; Tu-Sa 10:00-12:30, 15:00-19:30
Quai des Livres
Used bookstore
Quai des Livres — Used bookstore on 102 Cours Victor Hugo. Also worth knowing about Quai des Livres: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-13:30,15:00-19:00; Su,PH 11:00-14:00,15:00-18:00.
102 Cours Victor Hugo, 33000
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-13:30,15:00-19:00; Su,PH 11:00-14:00,15:00-18:00
Histoire et Société
Bookstore
Histoire et Société is Bookstore on 11 Rue d'Enghien. Histoire et Société also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11 Rue d'Enghien, 33000
Phone: +33623649961
Mon Chat Pitre
Bookstore
Mon Chat Pitre — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Mon Chat Pitre: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su off.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su off
Librairie du Muguet
Bookstore
Librairie du Muguet is Bookstore on Rue du Muguet. Librairie du Muguet also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We, Sa 15:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
Rue du Muguet
Hours: We, Sa 15:00-19:00
Book Lovers
Bookstore
Book Lovers is Bookstore. Book Lovers also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 5 56 06 70 16
Librairie Universitaire
Bookstore
Librairie Universitaire is Bookstore.
Le Partage des Mots
Bookstore
Le Partage des Mots is Bookstore on 569 Route de Toulouse, Villenave-d'Ornon. Le Partage des Mots also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 15:00-19:00; Tu-Fr 09:30-13:00,14:00-19:00; Sa 09:30-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
569 Route de Toulouse, Villenave-d'Ornon, 33140
Hours: Mo 15:00-19:00; Tu-Fr 09:30-13:00,14:00-19:00; Sa 09:30-19:00
Phone: +33 5 56 64 25 63
Krazy Kat
Bookstore
Krazy Kat is Bookstore on 11-15 Rue Saint-James. Krazy Kat also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 14:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11-15 Rue Saint-James, 33000
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 14:00-19:00
Phone: +33 5 56 52 16 60
La Librairie des Chartrons
Bookstore
La Librairie des Chartrons — Bookstore on 17 Cours Saint-Louis. Also worth knowing about La Librairie des Chartrons: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
17 Cours Saint-Louis, 33300
Phone: +33 9 83 28 65 65
La Récré
BookstoreRun by Recyclivre
La Récré is Bookstore run by Recyclivre on 67 Cours de la Somme, Bordeaux. La Récré also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
67 Cours de la Somme, Bordeaux, 33000
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30
Phone: +33 5 35 54 25 30
Manga Kat
Bookstore
Manga Kat — Bookstore, found on 94 Cours d'Alsace et Lorraine in Bordeaux. Also worth knowing about Manga Kat: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
94 Cours d'Alsace et Lorraine, Bordeaux, 33000
Hours: Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33556442539
45ème parallèle
Bookstore
45ème parallèle — Bookstore.
pôle culturel
Bookstore
pôle culturel — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about pôle culturel: the map lists its hours as Tu 16:30-18:30; We 14:30-18:00; Th 16:30-18:00; Fr 11:00-13:00; Sa 10:30-12:30.
Hours: Tu 16:30-18:30; We 14:30-18:00; Th 16:30-18:00; Fr 11:00-13:00; Sa 10:30-12:30
Cultura
Bookstore
Cultura — Bookstore, found on 90 Avenue des Quarante Journaux in Bordeaux. Also worth knowing about Cultura: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
90 Avenue des Quarante Journaux, Bordeaux, 33000
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00
Au Bord des Livres
Bookstore
Au Bord des Livres — Bookstore on 29 Rue Flornoy. Also worth knowing about Au Bord des Livres: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th,Sa 10:15-13:30,15:00-19:00; We,Fr 10:15-19:00.
29 Rue Flornoy
Hours: Tu,Th,Sa 10:15-13:30,15:00-19:00; We,Fr 10:15-19:00
Bookingham Palace
Bookstore
Bookingham Palace — Bookstore on 11 Avenue d'Aquitaine. Also worth knowing about Bookingham Palace: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-19:00; Sa 09:30-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11 Avenue d'Aquitaine
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-19:00; Sa 09:30-19:00
Phone: +33 9 55 76 40 24
Le pavé dans la marge
Bookstore
Le pavé dans la marge — Bookstore, found on 21 Place Charles de Gaulle in Mérignac. Also worth knowing about Le pavé dans la marge: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
21 Place Charles de Gaulle, Mérignac, 33700
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00
Cultura
Bookstore
Cultura — Bookstore, found on 26 Avenue de l'Aquitaine in Sainte-Eulalie. Also worth knowing about Cultura: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
26 Avenue de l'Aquitaine, Sainte-Eulalie, 33560
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00
Phone: +33 9 39 03 45 26
La Boîte à BD
Bookstore
La Boîte à BD is Bookstore.
La Géolibri
Bookstore
La Géolibri is Bookstore on 87 Quai des Queyries. La Géolibri also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
87 Quai des Queyries
Phone: +33 5 56 77 79 81
Les mots du zèbre
Bookstore
Les mots du zèbre is Bookstore on 76 Avenue de la Libération. Les mots du zèbre also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 15:00-19:00; Tu, Th 10:00-13:00, 15:00-19:00; We, Fr, Sa 10:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
76 Avenue de la Libération
Hours: Mo 15:00-19:00; Tu, Th 10:00-13:00, 15:00-19:00; We, Fr, Sa 10:00-19:00
20000 jeux sous les livres
Bookstore
20000 jeux sous les livres — Bookstore.
La Petite Cabane
Bookstore
La Petite Cabane — Bookstore, found on 1 Rue de l'Abbé David in Galgon. Also worth knowing about La Petite Cabane: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Rue de l'Abbé David, Galgon, 33133
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:30
Phone: +33 5 33 03 10 30
Le Temps Presse
Bookstore
Le Temps Presse is Bookstore.
Album
Bookstore
Album — Bookstore on 162 Rue Sainte-Catherine. Also worth knowing about Album: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; PH,Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
162 Rue Sainte-Catherine
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; PH,Su off
Phone: +33 5 56 98 89 04
La Petite Fourmi Rouge
Bookstore
La Petite Fourmi Rouge is Bookstore.
Le Jardin des Mots
Bookstore
Le Jardin des Mots — Bookstore on 13 Rue Latapie.
13 Rue Latapie
20000 Jeux sous les Livres
Bookstore
20000 Jeux sous les Livres is Bookstore on 2 ter Avenue des Bons Enfants.
2 ter Avenue des Bons Enfants
Sur les lieux du crime
Bookstore
Sur les lieux du crime is Bookstore.
Patrick Laurencier
Bookstore
Patrick Laurencier is Bookstore on 14 Rue des Remparts. Patrick Laurencier also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
14 Rue des Remparts
Phone: +33 5 56 44 03 48
Les 400 coups
Bookstore
Les 400 coups — Bookstore, found on 36 Rue du Maréchal Joffre in Bordeaux. Also worth knowing about Les 400 coups: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu, Sa 11:00-19:00; We-Fr 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
36 Rue du Maréchal Joffre, Bordeaux, 33000
Hours: Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu, Sa 11:00-19:00; We-Fr 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 9 50 66 06 33
What the map tells us about bookstores in Bordeaux
44 of the 73 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
39 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
Most of the bookstores in Bordeaux list a phone number. Useful for checking whether a specific title is in stock before you visit.
3 of the shops are tagged as selling used books — the second-hand shelves are where out-of-print gems and first editions turn up for pocket change.
The Bordeaux bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Acacia on Rue Montesquieu, Le Bouquiniste, Le bouquiniste de la citadelle on 17 Rue du Couvent des Minimes, Librairie-papeterie Tabac on 9 Rue Latour, Librairie Tabac Presse, Librairie Georges on 300 Cours de la Libération, La Machine à Lire on 8 Place du Parlement, and France Loisirs. That's 73 stops on the Bordeaux bookstore crawl. 65 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Bordeaux
A few things worth knowing before you work through Bordeaux's bookstores:
- Note the shop's specialties at Acacia. Sci-fi, travel, art books, philosophy — every good shop leans somewhere. Find the lean that matches yours.
- Check the cookbook section at Le Bouquiniste. Cookbooks are the most browsed and least bought section, which means the used shelf is full of barely-touched gems.
- Magazines and journals matter. The little-magazine rack is where new writers appear first. Cheap, weird, and full of discoveries.
- Learn your editions. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Bordeaux — 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 Bordeaux can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 73, 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 73 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.
Bookstore listings for Bordeaux: 73 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.