Bookstores in Copenhagen
Bookstores reward the browsers. Copenhagen, Capital Region has 105 mapped right now, and 1 of them deal in used books. That's 105 bookshops mapped around Copenhagen, 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 Copenhagen (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Fantask and Science Fiction Bokhandeln, plus Politikens Boghal. If a bookshop's missing from Copenhagen's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Copenhagen bookstore lineup
105 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Fantask
Bookstore
Fantask is Bookstore. Fantask also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr 11:00-18:30; Sa 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr 11:00-18:30; Sa 11:00-15:00
Phone: +45 33118538
Science Fiction Bokhandeln
BookstoreRun by SF-Bokhandeln AB
Run by SF-Bokhandeln AB, Science Fiction Bokhandeln is Bookstore, found on 26 Södra Förstadsgatan in Malmö. Also worth knowing about Science Fiction Bokhandeln: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
26 Södra Förstadsgatan, Malmö, 211 43
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +4640230520
Politikens Boghal
Bookstore
Politikens Boghal — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Politikens Boghal: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00
Phone: +45 30 67 28 06
Thiemers Magasin
Bookstore
Thiemers Magasin is Bookstore. Thiemers Magasin also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa, Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa, Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +45 5059 5100
Antikvariat 2B
Bookstore
Antikvariat 2B — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Antikvariat 2B: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 12:00-18:00; We off; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-18:00; We off; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +45 28 25 20 33
Arnold Busck
BookstoreRun by JP/Politikens Forlag
Run by JP/Politikens Forlag, Arnold Busck is Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Arnold Busck: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00
Café Paludan
Bookstore
Café Paludan — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Café Paludan: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Fr 09:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Fr 09:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00
Phone: +45 33150675
Antikvariatet
Bookstore
Antikvariatet — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Antikvariatet: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-17:30; Fr 11:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-17:30; Fr 11:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +45 32 57 41 72
Akademibokhandeln
Bookstore
Akademibokhandeln — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Akademibokhandeln: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa,Su 10:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa,Su 10:00-18:00
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bog & idé: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Campusbokhandeln
Bookstore
Campusbokhandeln — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Campusbokhandeln: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-16:00
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore.
Det Ukendtes
Bookstore
Det Ukendtes is Bookstore.
Arken Bokhandel
BookstoreRun by Noak Bokhandel AB
Arken Bokhandel is Bookstore run by Noak Bokhandel AB on 4 Kyrkogatan, Lund. Arken Bokhandel also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
4 Kyrkogatan, Lund, 222 22
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-14:00
Phone: +46 46 33 38 88
Den Franske Bogcafe
Bookstore
Den Franske Bogcafe is Bookstore. Den Franske Bogcafe also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su off
Phone: +45 33163972
Vangsgaards
Bookstore
Vangsgaards — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Vangsgaards: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00
Phone: +45 33 12 13 44
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bog & idé: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa,Su 10:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa,Su 10:00-17:00
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bog & idé: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Su 09:00-15:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Su 09:00-15:00
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore.
Adlibris Pocket
Bookstore
Adlibris Pocket is Bookstore. Adlibris Pocket also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 06:30-21:00; Sa 08:00-19:00; Su 09:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 06:30-21:00; Sa 08:00-19:00; Su 09:00-20:00
Polyteknisk Boghandel
Bookstore
Polyteknisk Boghandel — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Polyteknisk Boghandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00
Phone: +45 77 42 43 44
Bogkælderen
Bookstore
Bogkælderen — Bookstore.
Tranquebar
Bookstore
Tranquebar is Bookstore. Tranquebar also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +45 33 12 55 12
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore.
Polyteknisk Boghandel
Bookstore
Polyteknisk Boghandel — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Polyteknisk Boghandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-15:00, Fr 11:00-15:00.
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-15:00, Fr 11:00-15:00
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bog & idé: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-18:00;Fr 09:00-19:00;Sa 09:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-18:00;Fr 09:00-19:00;Sa 09:00-15:00
Akademibokhandeln
BookstoreRun by Akademibokhandeln
Run by Akademibokhandeln, Akademibokhandeln is Bookstore on Stora Nygatan. Also worth knowing about Akademibokhandeln: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Stora Nygatan
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +46 10 744 18 70
Elmegades Antikvariat
Bookstore
Elmegades Antikvariat — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Elmegades Antikvariat: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Stenvalls
Bookstore
Stenvalls is Bookstore.
Bog- og Bladstuen
Bookstore
Bog- og Bladstuen — Bookstore.
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bog & idé: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:30-18:00; Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 09:30-16:00; Su[1] 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 09:30-18:00; Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 09:30-16:00; Su[1] 10:00-15:00
Phone: +45 44 95 12 25
Limhamns bokhandel
Bookstore
Limhamns bokhandel — Bookstore, found on 33 Linnégatan in Limhamn. Also worth knowing about Limhamns bokhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-14:00, 15:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
33 Linnégatan, Limhamn, 216 14
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-14:00, 15:00-18:00
Phone: +4640159880
WHSmith
Bookstore
WHSmith is Bookstore.
WHSmith
Bookstore
WHSmith is Bookstore.
WHSmith
Bookstore
WHSmith is Bookstore.
Ark Books
Bookstore
Ark Books is Bookstore. Ark Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-19:00; Su 12:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-19:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Greens Boghandel
Bookstore
Greens Boghandel is Bookstore. Greens Boghandel also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +45 45852000
Books and Company
Bookstore
Books and Company — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Books and Company: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:30-17:30; Sa 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-17:30; Sa 10:00-15:00
Phone: +45 39 30 40 45
The Booktrader
Bookstore
The Booktrader — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about The Booktrader: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-17:30, Fr 11:00-18:00; Su-Mo off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-17:30, Fr 11:00-18:00; Su-Mo off
Phone: +45 33120669
Rogers Antikvariat
Bookstore
Rogers Antikvariat — Bookstore.
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore.
Bøger & Kuriosa
Bookstore
Bøger & Kuriosa — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bøger & Kuriosa: it has a website with more detail.
Bogladen ved Søerne
Bookstore
Bogladen ved Søerne is Bookstore. Bogladen ved Søerne also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00
Phone: +45 35 42 20 54
Bog & Mystik
Bookstore
Bog & Mystik — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bog & Mystik: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:30-17:30; Fr 10:30-18:00; Sa 11:00-14:00.
Hours: Mo-Th 10:30-17:30; Fr 10:30-18:00; Sa 11:00-14:00
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bog & idé: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; PH off.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; PH off
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bog & idé: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; PH off
Phone: +45 43 45 45 85
Lundaböcker
Bookstore
Lundaböcker — Bookstore on 11 Kiliansgatan. Also worth knowing about Lundaböcker: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
11 Kiliansgatan, 22350
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00
Phone: +46 46 240 70 38
Akademibokhandeln
Bookstore
Akademibokhandeln — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Akademibokhandeln: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00.
Landskrona
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00
Cinnober
Bookstore
Cinnober is Bookstore. Cinnober also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:30; Sa 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:30; Sa 11:00-15:00
Phone: +45 26 13 98 33
Bog & idé
Bookstore
Bog & idé — Bookstore.
Eksistensen
Bookstore
Eksistensen — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Eksistensen: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +45 33 24 92 50
Brøg Litteraturbar
Bookstore
Brøg Litteraturbar is Bookstore. Brøg Litteraturbar also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-17:30; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-17:30; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su off
Phone: +45 28 15 21 24
Amalthea bokkafé
Bookstore
Amalthea bokkafé is Bookstore on 41c Kristanstadsgatan. Amalthea bokkafé also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 16:00-19:00; Su 12:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
41c Kristanstadsgatan
Hours: Mo-Th 16:00-19:00; Su 12:00-15:00
Seiers Antikvariat
Bookstore
Seiers Antikvariat — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Seiers Antikvariat: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +45 32 10 66 60
Mandøes Antikvariat
Bookstore
Mandøes Antikvariat — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Mandøes Antikvariat: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa[1,3,5] 11:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa[1,3,5] 11:00-14:00
Phone: +45 33 14 33 95
Byens Antikvariat
Bookstore
Byens Antikvariat — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Byens Antikvariat: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 13:00-17:30; Sa 12:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Fr 13:00-17:30; Sa 12:00-14:00
Phone: +45 33 32 79 60
BOGhandleren Frederiksberg
Bookstore
BOGhandleren Frederiksberg is Bookstore. BOGhandleren Frederiksberg also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +45 38 34 83 38
Boghandleren
Bookstore
Boghandleren is Bookstore. Boghandleren also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-17:30; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-17:30; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +45 39 29 62 11
Faraos Cigarer
Bookstore
Faraos Cigarer — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Faraos Cigarer: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-17:30; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-17:30; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Børnenes boghandel
Bookstore
Børnenes boghandel is Bookstore. Børnenes boghandel also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00
Phone: +45 33154466
What the map tells us about bookstores in Copenhagen
70 of the 105 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
51 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Copenhagen bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Fantask, Science Fiction Bokhandeln on 26 Södra Förstadsgatan, Politikens Boghal, Thiemers Magasin, Antikvariat 2B, Arnold Busck, Café Paludan, and Antikvariatet. That's 105 stops on the Copenhagen bookstore crawl. 97 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Copenhagen
The regulars' playbook for Copenhagen's bookshops:
- Ask the booksellers at Fantask. A good bookseller lives for the question 'what should I read next?' Give them three books you loved and watch them work.
- Support the shop's own publishing at Science Fiction Bokhandeln. Some independents publish local authors or print their own anthologies. Buying them funds the ecosystem directly.
- Check condition before you pay. Used books: check for missing pages, water damage, and cracked spines. A quick flip-through takes ten seconds.
- 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 40 km around Copenhagen — 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 Copenhagen can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 105 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
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 105 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 Copenhagen: 105 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.