Bookstores in Ghent
Bookstores reward the browsers. Ghent, Flanders has 60 mapped right now, and 1 of them deal in used books. That's 60 bookshops mapped around Ghent, 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 Ghent (within about 30 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Standaard Boekhandel and Standaard Boekhandel, plus Dagbladhandel Niessens. If a bookshop's missing from Ghent's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Ghent bookstore lineup
60 mapped within about 30 km:
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore, found on 46 Tolpoortstraat in Deinze. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 07:30-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
46 Tolpoortstraat, Deinze, 9800
Hours: Mo-Sa 07:30-18:30
Phone: +32 9 386 09 02
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore, found on 69 Nederstraat in Oudenaarde. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
69 Nederstraat, Oudenaarde, 9700
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 55 30 43 78
Dagbladhandel Niessens
Bookstore
Dagbladhandel Niessens is Bookstore.
De Slegte
Bookstore
De Slegte — Bookstore, found on 7 Voldersstraat in Gent. Also worth knowing about De Slegte: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 Voldersstraat, Gent, 9000
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; PH off
Phone: +32 9 225 59 18
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 31 Kouter. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-18:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
31 Kouter
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-18:00; PH off
Phone: +32 9 225 53 77
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 9 366 46 25
De Poort
Bookstore
De Poort — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about De Poort: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-15:00
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 612 Hundelgemsesteenweg. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
612 Hundelgemsesteenweg
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 9 211 02 62
Drukkerij Vervecken Aalst
Bookstore
Drukkerij Vervecken Aalst — Bookstore on 17 Van Langenhovestraat.
17 Van Langenhovestraat, 9300
Bruna
Bookstore
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 14 Szydlowskiplein in Axel.
14 Szydlowskiplein, Axel, 4571EW
Dallas
Bookstore
Dallas — Bookstore on 142 Fraterstraat. Also worth knowing about Dallas: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
142 Fraterstraat
Phone: +32 9 232 00 43
Worlds' End Comics
Bookstore
Worlds' End Comics is Bookstore on 51B Ketelvest, Gent. Worlds' End Comics also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 10:30-24:00; Fr-Sa 10:30-24:00; Su 00:00-01:00,11:30-24:00; Dec 25,Jan 1 off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
51B Ketelvest, Gent, 9000
Hours: Tu-Th 10:30-24:00; Fr-Sa 10:30-24:00; Su 00:00-01:00,11:30-24:00; Dec 25,Jan 1 off
Phone: +32 9 222 05 76
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 16 Boomgaard. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
16 Boomgaard
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00
Phone: +32 9 374 68 43
Carmelitana
Bookstore
Carmelitana — Bookstore on 92 Burgstraat. Also worth knowing about Carmelitana: it has a website with more detail.
92 Burgstraat
The Press Factory
Bookstore
The Press Factory is Bookstore.
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 9 348 01 12
Marina
Bookstore
Marina — Bookstore.
De Kaft
Used bookstore
De Kaft — Used bookstore, found on 8 Nederkouter in Gent. Also worth knowing about De Kaft: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-12:30,13:30-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
8 Nederkouter, Gent, 9000
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-12:30,13:30-18:00
Atlas & Zanzibar
Bookstore
Atlas & Zanzibar — Bookstore, found on 19 Kortrijksesteenweg in Gent. Also worth knowing about Atlas & Zanzibar: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-13:00, 14:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
19 Kortrijksesteenweg, Gent, 9000
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-13:00, 14:00-18:00
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +32 9 248 05 98
Riot
Bookstore
Riot is Bookstore.
Copyright
Bookstore
Copyright is Bookstore. Copyright also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:30; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:30
Adhemar
Bookstore
Adhemar is Bookstore. Adhemar also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 10:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Fr 10:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9080
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 9 345 59 81
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 72 Stationsstraat. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
72 Stationsstraat
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00
Phone: +32 9 377 08 00
Rokko
BookstoreRun by Rokko
Rokko is Bookstore run by Rokko. Rokko also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +32 9 224 11 43
Boekhandel Beatrijs
Bookstore
Boekhandel Beatrijs — Bookstore, found on 37 Hoogstraat in Oudenaarde. Also worth knowing about Boekhandel Beatrijs: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-12:30,13:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
37 Hoogstraat, Oudenaarde, 9700
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-12:30,13:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +32 55 31 44 77
Walry
Bookstore
Walry — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Walry: it has a website with more detail.
out of stock
Bookstore
out of stock is Bookstore on 45 Burgstraat. out of stock also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 13:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
45 Burgstraat
Hours: We-Sa 13:00-19:00
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 26 Kortrijkstraat. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
26 Kortrijkstraat
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 51 40 45 91
Oxfam
Bookstore
Oxfam is Bookstore. Oxfam also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su off.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su off
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore, found on 2 Stationsstraat in Waregem. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Stationsstraat, Waregem, 8790
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 56 60 18 78
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore, found on 1 Baron de Gieylaan in De Pinte. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Baron de Gieylaan, De Pinte, 9840
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 9 281 22 94
The Other Shop
Bookstore
The Other Shop is Bookstore. The Other Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00
Paard van Troje
Bookstore
Paard van Troje is Bookstore on 113-114 Kouter. Paard van Troje also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 09:00-13:00; Mo 13:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
113-114 Kouter
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 09:00-13:00; Mo 13:00-18:00
Phone: +32 9 330 08 83
Boekenvoordeel
Bookstore
Boekenvoordeel — Bookstore on 17 Langemunt. Also worth knowing about Boekenvoordeel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th,Sa 10:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Su 14:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
17 Langemunt
Hours: Mo-Th,Sa 10:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Su 14:00-18:00
WiNA Cursuskot
BookstoreRun by WiNA Gent vzw
WiNA Cursuskot is Bookstore run by WiNA Gent vzw. WiNA Cursuskot also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Belseelse boekhandel
Bookstore
Belseelse boekhandel is Bookstore on 137 Belseledorp, Belsele.
137 Belseledorp, Belsele, 9111
Stripwinkel Pierke
Bookstore
Stripwinkel Pierke — Bookstore.
Boekhandel Metro
Bookstore
Boekhandel Metro is Bookstore.
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 13 Heldenlaan. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
13 Heldenlaan
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 9 360 08 19
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 13 Oude Vest. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
13 Oude Vest
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 52 20 36 46
Boekenvoordeel
Bookstore
Boekenvoordeel — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Boekenvoordeel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00
Boekenvoordeel
Bookstore
Boekenvoordeel — Bookstore, found on 15A Nieuwstraat in Aalst. Also worth knowing about Boekenvoordeel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
15A Nieuwstraat, Aalst, 9300
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 15 12 30 02
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 3 Grote Markt. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3 Grote Markt
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 9 361 20 98
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 49 Marktstraat. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
49 Marktstraat
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 50 71 07 89
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 64 Dorpsstraat. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
64 Dorpsstraat
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 3 789 37 94
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; 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 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 53 21 28 41
Maes Rare Books
Bookstore
Maes Rare Books is Bookstore. Maes Rare Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:00-17:30; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-17:30
Studio Tosti
Bookstore
Studio Tosti — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Studio Tosti: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su[1] 13:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su[1] 13:00-17:00
Boekhandel Limerick
Bookstore
Boekhandel Limerick — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Boekhandel Limerick: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:30
Phone: +32 9 222 17 57
Standaard boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard boekhandel — Bookstore.
Letters & Co
Bookstore
Letters & Co — Bookstore on 1;3 Markt. Also worth knowing about Letters & Co: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th 13:00-18:00; We,Sa 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-12:00,13:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1;3 Markt
Hours: Tu,Th 13:00-18:00; We,Sa 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-12:00,13:00-18:00
Phone: +32 473 46 43 88
Acco
Bookstore
Acco is Bookstore on 87;89 Sint-Kwintensberg. Acco also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
87;89 Sint-Kwintensberg
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore, found on 537 Brugsesteenweg in Mariakerke. Also worth knowing about Standaard Boekhandel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 07:30-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
537 Brugsesteenweg, Mariakerke, 9030
Hours: Mo-Sa 07:30-18:00
Phone: +32 9 375 28 22
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 13;13A Cesar Meeusstraat.
13;13A Cesar Meeusstraat
Stripwinkel Atlantis
Bookstore
Stripwinkel Atlantis — Bookstore, found on 2 Broekstraat in Oudenaarde.
2 Broekstraat, Oudenaarde, 9700
Boekhandel Uilespiegel
Bookstore
Boekhandel Uilespiegel is Bookstore.
ARTA
Bookstore
ARTA is Bookstore on 34 Onze-Lieve-Vrouwstraat.
34 Onze-Lieve-Vrouwstraat, 9280
What the map tells us about bookstores in Ghent
40 of the 60 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
45 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Ghent bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Ghent? Work this order: Standaard Boekhandel on 46 Tolpoortstraat, Standaard Boekhandel on 69 Nederstraat, Dagbladhandel Niessens, De Slegte on 7 Voldersstraat, Standaard Boekhandel on 31 Kouter, Standaard Boekhandel, De Poort, and Standaard Boekhandel on 612 Hundelgemsesteenweg. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 52 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Ghent
The regulars' playbook for Ghent's bookshops:
- Note the shop's specialties at Standaard Boekhandel. Sci-fi, travel, art books, philosophy — every good shop leans somewhere. Find the lean that matches yours.
- Learn your editions at Standaard Boekhandel. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
- Check the events board. Book clubs, writing groups, story times — bookshops are community centres that happen to sell books.
- The used section is underpriced everywhere. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
Good to know
We searched about 30 km around Ghent — 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 Ghent can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 60 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 60 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 Ghent: 60 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.