Bookstores in Jerusalem
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District gives you 25 to judge by. That's 25 bookshops mapped around Jerusalem, 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 Jerusalem (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include ספרים רחביה and חברותא, plus ספרים רחביה. If a bookshop's missing from Jerusalem's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Jerusalem bookstore lineup
25 in Jerusalem, plus 5 more around Jerusalem below:
ספרים רחביה
Bookstore0.5 km from Jerusalem
ספרים רחביה is Bookstore.
חברותא
Bookstore0.5 km from Jerusalem
חברותא — Bookstore.
ספרים רחביה
Bookstore0.6 km from Jerusalem
ספרים רחביה is Bookstore.
אדרבא
Bookstore0.6 km from Jerusalem
אדרבא — Bookstore.
ספרית המסילה - מסריק
Bookstore0.9 km from Jerusalem
ספרית המסילה - מסריק — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about ספרית המסילה - מסריק: the map lists its hours as 24/7.
Hours: 24/7
שטיין ספרים
Bookstore1.1 km from Jerusalem
שטיין ספרים is Bookstore.
הגלריה לספרות
Bookstore1.3 km from Jerusalem
הגלריה לספרות — Bookstore, found on 6 ש"ץ in ירושלים. Also worth knowing about הגלריה לספרות: the map lists its hours as Su-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
6 ש"ץ, ירושלים, 94267
Hours: Su-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-14:00
Phone: +972-2-6231087
Pomerantz
Bookstore1.4 km from Jerusalem
Pomerantz — Bookstore.
מחניים
Bookstore1.5 km from Jerusalem
מחניים — Bookstore on 14 מרדכי בן הלל. Also worth knowing about מחניים: it has a website with more detail.
14 מרדכי בן הלל
Ludwig Mayer Books
Bookstore1.5 km from Jerusalem
Ludwig Mayer Books is Bookstore. Ludwig Mayer Books also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
אינטלקט ספרים
Bookstore1.6 km from Jerusalem
אינטלקט ספרים — Bookstore.
סטימצקי
Bookstore1.6 km from Jerusalem
סטימצקי is Bookstore.
Danny Books
Bookstore1.7 km from Jerusalem
Danny Books is Bookstore.
CFI
Bookstore1.7 km from Jerusalem
CFI is Bookstore on 10 הרב אג"ן.
10 הרב אג"ן
Holzer Books
Bookstore1.8 km from JerusalemRun by Lior Holzer
Holzer Books is Bookstore run by Lior Holzer.
ספרים ליכטנשטיין
Bookstore2.2 km from Jerusalem
ספרים ליכטנשטיין — Bookstore.
סיפור חוזר
Bookstore2.3 km from Jerusalem
סיפור חוזר is Bookstore. סיפור חוזר also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th,Su 09:30-19:00; Fr off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th,Su 09:30-19:00; Fr off
Manny's Book Store
Bookstore2.3 km from Jerusalem
Manny's Book Store — Bookstore.
Arabia Bookshop
Bookstore2.5 km from Jerusalem
Arabia Bookshop is Bookstore.
Educational Bookshop - Books & Coffee
Bookstore2.5 km from Jerusalem
Educational Bookshop - Books & Coffee is Bookstore on 19 צאלח א-דין, Jerusalem. Educational Bookshop - Books & Coffee also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 08:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
19 צאלח א-דין, Jerusalem, 91540
Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-20:00
Phone: +972 2 6275858
Educational Bookshop - The Stationer
Bookstore2.5 km from Jerusalem
Educational Bookshop - The Stationer — Bookstore, found on 22 צאלח א-דין in Jerusalem. Also worth knowing about Educational Bookshop - The Stationer: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 08:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
22 צאלח א-דין, Jerusalem, 91540
Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-20:00
Phone: +972 2 6275858
مكتبة الحلبي
Bookstore3.1 km from Jerusalem
مكتبة الحلبي — Bookstore.
Academon Books
Bookstore4.0 km from JerusalemRun by Academon
Run by Academon, Academon Books is Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Academon Books: the map lists its hours as 08:00-18:30.
Hours: 08:00-18:30
مكتبة
Bookstore6.3 km from Jerusalem
مكتبة — Bookstore.
مكتبة عين كارم
Bookstore6.5 km from Jerusalem
مكتبة عين كارم — Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Jerusalem
6 of the 25 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
6 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Jerusalem bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: ספרים רחביה, חברותא, ספרים רחביה, אדרבא, ספרית המסילה - מסריק, שטיין ספרים, הגלריה לספרות on 6 ש"ץ, and Pomerantz. That's 25 stops on the Jerusalem bookstore crawl. 17 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Jerusalem
The regulars' playbook for Jerusalem's bookshops:
- Ask about the book club discount at ספרים רחביה. Many shops discount book-club orders. If your club buys local, everyone wins.
- Check for a café corner at חברותא. A bookshop with coffee is a trap in the best way. Plan accordingly; you won't be leaving soon.
- Check the events board. Book clubs, writing groups, story times — bookshops are community centres that happen to sell books.
- Visit during author events. Readings and signings are usually free and turn a bookshop into the best evening out in town.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Jerusalem — 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 Jerusalem can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 25, 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 25 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 Jerusalem
5 more within about 25 km of Jerusalem, nearest first:
כיפות רפי
Bookstore11.7 km from Jerusalem
כיפות רפי is Bookstore.
جريدة الايام
Bookstore14.0 km from Jerusalem
جريدة الايام — Bookstore.
סטימצקי
Bookstore21.5 km from Jerusalem
סטימצקי is Bookstore.
סטימצקי
Bookstore23.5 km from Jerusalem
סטימצקי is Bookstore.
Mktbat Al Isra
Bookstore24.4 km from Jerusalem
Mktbat Al Isra is Bookstore.
Bookstore listings for Jerusalem: 25 in Jerusalem and 5 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.