Bookstores in Denpasar
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Denpasar, Bali gives you 27 to judge by. That's 27 bookshops mapped around Denpasar, 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 Denpasar (within about 30 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Ary's Bookstore and Periplus Bookstore, plus Gramedia. If a bookshop's missing from Denpasar's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Denpasar bookstore lineup
27 mapped within about 30 km:
Ary's Bookstore
Bookstore
Ary's Bookstore — Bookstore.
Periplus Bookstore
Bookstore
Periplus Bookstore is Bookstore.
Gramedia
BookstoreRun by PT Gramedia Asri Media
Run by PT Gramedia Asri Media, Gramedia is Bookstore, found on 4G Jalan Dewi Sartika in Denpasar. Also worth knowing about Gramedia: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00; Sa-Su 08:00-22:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4G Jalan Dewi Sartika, Denpasar
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00; Sa-Su 08:00-22:30
Phone: +62-361 221026
Toko Buku Togamas
Bookstore
Toko Buku Togamas is Bookstore on 175 Jalan Hayam Wuruk, Denpasar.
175 Jalan Hayam Wuruk, Denpasar
Cantina Taco Bar
Bookstore
Cantina Taco Bar — Bookstore.
Periplus Bookshop
Bookstore
Periplus Bookshop is Bookstore.
Gramedia
Bookstore
Gramedia — Bookstore, found on 1 Jalan Teuku Umar in Denpasar. Also worth knowing about Gramedia: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 08:30-22:00.
1 Jalan Teuku Umar, Denpasar
Hours: Mo-Su 08:30-22:00
JNE pengiriman
Bookstore
JNE pengiriman — Bookstore.
WHSmith
Bookstore
WHSmith is Bookstore.
Periplus
Bookstore
Periplus — Bookstore.
Rendez-vous doux
Bookstore
Rendez-vous doux is Bookstore.
Periplus Bookshop
Bookstore
Periplus Bookshop is Bookstore.
Periplus
Bookstore
Periplus — Bookstore.
Toko Senyum Smile Shop
Bookstore
Toko Senyum Smile Shop is Bookstore on Jl. Raya Nyuh Kuning. Toko Senyum Smile Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Jl. Raya Nyuh Kuning
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Phone: +62 821-2349-6245
Toko Buku Berata
Bookstore
Toko Buku Berata is Bookstore.
Periplus Bookshop
Bookstore
Periplus Bookshop is Bookstore.
Gramedia
Bookstore
Gramedia — Bookstore.
Toko Buku Khrisna
Bookstore
Toko Buku Khrisna — Bookstore.
Periplus Seminyak Square
Bookstore
Periplus Seminyak Square is Bookstore.
Periplus Sanur
Bookstore
Periplus Sanur — Bookstore on 136 Jalan Danau Tamblingan. Also worth knowing about Periplus Sanur: the map lists its hours as 08:00-22:00.
136 Jalan Danau Tamblingan
Hours: 08:00-22:00
Beriplus
Bookstore
Beriplus is Bookstore.
Sastramas Stationary
Bookstore
Sastramas Stationary is Bookstore.
Periplus Bookshop
Bookstore
Periplus Bookshop is Bookstore on Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong.
Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong
Garuda Wisnu
Bookstore
Garuda Wisnu — Bookstore, found on Jalan Teuku Umar in Denpasar. Also worth knowing about Garuda Wisnu: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 08:30-21:30.
Jalan Teuku Umar, Denpasar
Hours: Mo-Su 08:30-21:30
Toko Buku Togamas
Bookstore
Toko Buku Togamas is Bookstore on Jl. P.B. Sudirman, Denpasar. Toko Buku Togamas also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 08:30-22:00.
Jl. P.B. Sudirman, Denpasar
Hours: Mo-Su 08:30-22:00
Purnama
Bookstore
Purnama — Bookstore, found on Melati in Denpasar.
Melati, Denpasar
Ganesha Bookstore
BookstoreRun by ketut yuliarsa and Anita scheeres
Ganesha Bookstore is Bookstore run by ketut yuliarsa and Anita scheeres on Jalan Raya Ubud. Ganesha Bookstore also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Jalan Raya Ubud
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-18:00
Phone: +62 361 970320
What the map tells us about bookstores in Denpasar
7 of the 27 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
3 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Denpasar bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Ary's Bookstore, Periplus Bookstore, Gramedia on 4G Jalan Dewi Sartika, Toko Buku Togamas on 175 Jalan Hayam Wuruk, Cantina Taco Bar, Periplus Bookshop, Gramedia on 1 Jalan Teuku Umar, and JNE pengiriman. That's 27 stops on the Denpasar bookstore crawl. 19 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Denpasar
The regulars' playbook for Denpasar's bookshops:
- Learn the remainders table at Ary's Bookstore. Publisher overstocks sold cheap. Great for gift buying — new books at used prices.
- Check for a café corner at Periplus Bookstore. A bookshop with coffee is a trap in the best way. Plan accordingly; you won't be leaving soon.
- Don't judge by the window display. The front table is marketing. The back shelves are the shop's real taste. Walk the whole floor.
- Don't skip the small press section. The weird, wonderful stuff lives here. Small presses take the risks the big publishers won't.
Good to know
We searched about 30 km around Denpasar — 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 Denpasar can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 27, 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 27 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 Denpasar: 27 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.