Bookstores in Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Bagmati has 133 bookstores on the map. That's 133 bookshops mapped around Kathmandu, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Give yourself an hour minimum — bookshops are the one errand that always takes longer than planned.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Kathmandu (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Tibet Book Store and Patan Book Shop, plus Ratna Pustak Bhandar. If a bookshop's missing from Kathmandu's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Kathmandu bookstore lineup
133 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Tibet Book Store
Bookstore
Tibet Book Store is Bookstore.
Patan Book Shop
Bookstore
Patan Book Shop — Bookstore.
Ratna Pustak Bhandar
Bookstore
Ratna Pustak Bhandar is Bookstore.
Ekta Publication
Bookstore
Ekta Publication is Bookstore.
Sangrila Book shop
Bookstore
Sangrila Book shop is Bookstore.
Pairavi Book House
Bookstore
Pairavi Book House — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Pairavi Book House: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: 014530823
Utsav books and stationers
Bookstore
Utsav books and stationers is Bookstore.
Sajha Prakashan
Bookstore
Sajha Prakashan is Bookstore.
Puja Books and Stationary
BookstoreRun by Prakash Poudel
Run by Prakash Poudel, Puja Books and Stationary is Bookstore on Sudidhanagar Marg. Also worth knowing about Puja Books and Stationary: the map lists its hours as Su-Fr 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Sudidhanagar Marg, 44600
Hours: Su-Fr 09:00-18:00
Phone: 0097715192029
Palpasa Book House
Bookstore
Palpasa Book House is Bookstore.
Saraswati Book Store
Bookstore
Saraswati Book Store is Bookstore.
Mandala Book Point
Bookstore
Mandala Book Point — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Mandala Book Point: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00
Bogati Books And Stationary
Bookstore
Bogati Books And Stationary is Bookstore.
Singh Books and Cards
Bookstore
Singh Books and Cards is Bookstore.
Panga Stationary
Bookstore
Panga Stationary — Bookstore.
TU BOOK SHOP
Bookstore
TU BOOK SHOP is Bookstore.
Book World
Bookstore
Book World is Bookstore. Book World also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: 014465710
Pashupati Books and Stationery
Bookstore
Pashupati Books and Stationery is Bookstore.
Sangalo Book Store
Bookstore
Sangalo Book Store is Bookstore.
Trisul Publication
Bookstore
Trisul Publication — Bookstore.
Sandhya Book-Store
Bookstore
Sandhya Book-Store — Bookstore.
Xinzhi Books
Bookstore
Xinzhi Books — Bookstore.
Book Paradise
Bookstore
Book Paradise — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Book Paradise: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: 4-233456
Thamel Book Shop
Bookstore
Thamel Book Shop is Bookstore.
Educational Book House
Bookstore
Educational Book House — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Educational Book House: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00
Phone: 4244563
Vajra Books
Bookstore
Vajra Books is Bookstore.
Book Store
Bookstore
Book Store is Bookstore.
Presidential College
Bookstore
Presidential College is Bookstore.
छहरे बजार
Bookstore
छहरे बजार — Bookstore.
Bishal Lumbini tandoori bhojanalaya
Bookstore
Bishal Lumbini tandoori bhojanalaya is Bookstore. Bishal Lumbini tandoori bhojanalaya also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: 9768887770
Geocentre
Bookstore
Geocentre — Bookstore.
Ekta Educational Palace
Bookstore
Ekta Educational Palace — Bookstore.
JAYA LAXMI BOOKS & STATIONERY
Bookstore
JAYA LAXMI BOOKS & STATIONERY — Bookstore.
Wisdom Books & Aroma Shop
Bookstore
Wisdom Books & Aroma Shop is Bookstore.
Gyan Pustak Bhandar
Bookstore
Gyan Pustak Bhandar is Bookstore.
Horizon Book and Stationary
Bookstore
Horizon Book and Stationary — Bookstore.
Budathoki Books And Stationary
Bookstore
Budathoki Books And Stationary — Bookstore.
Adhikari Books and Stationery
Bookstore
Adhikari Books and Stationery — Bookstore.
Prativa Books Sadan and Stationery
Bookstore
Prativa Books Sadan and Stationery — Bookstore.
Laxmi Pustak Bhandar
Bookstore
Laxmi Pustak Bhandar is Bookstore on Maitighar.
Maitighar
Pilgrims Book House
Bookstore
Pilgrims Book House — Bookstore on Chaksibari Marg. Also worth knowing about Pilgrims Book House: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:30-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Chaksibari Marg
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-21:00
Phone: +977 1 4221546
Nepal Book Depot
Bookstore
Nepal Book Depot — Bookstore.
Pilgrims Book Store
Bookstore
Pilgrims Book Store is Bookstore on Road.
Road
Shankharapur Books & Stationery
BookstoreRun by Dharma Bhakta Malla
Shankharapur Books & Stationery is Bookstore run by Dharma Bhakta Malla on 06 Sankhu road, Kathmandu. Shankharapur Books & Stationery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su-Sa 05:00-20:00.
06 Sankhu road, Kathmandu, +977
Hours: Su-Sa 05:00-20:00
Himalayan Book store
Bookstore
Himalayan Book store — Bookstore.
Himilayan Book store
Bookstore
Himilayan Book store — Bookstore.
Neema Book Publication
BookstoreRun by private
Neema Book Publication is Bookstore run by private on ramshah path. Neema Book Publication also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 09:00-19:00.
ramshah path
Hours: 09:00-19:00
Tibet Book Store
Bookstore
Tibet Book Store is Bookstore on Tridevi Sadak. Tibet Book Store also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Tridevi Sadak
Phone: 97714415788
Sabin Book Shop
Bookstore
Sabin Book Shop is Bookstore.
Book Land Nepal
Bookstore
Book Land Nepal is Bookstore.
Book Land Nepal
Bookstore
Book Land Nepal is Bookstore.
The Map Shop
Bookstore
The Map Shop is Bookstore.
Calendar And Book
Bookstore
Calendar And Book is Bookstore.
Thamel Book Shop
Bookstore
Thamel Book Shop is Bookstore.
Pilgrims Book Store
Bookstore
Pilgrims Book Store is Bookstore. Pilgrims Book Store 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: 97701422
Nepal Book Depot
Bookstore
Nepal Book Depot — Bookstore.
Maranatha books and stationary
Bookstore
Maranatha books and stationary is Bookstore. Maranatha books and stationary also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: 014478738
Pashupati books
Bookstore
Pashupati books — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Pashupati books: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: 9840217554
Rai bookstore
Bookstore
Rai bookstore — Bookstore.
Godawari Book House
Bookstore
Godawari Book House — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Godawari Book House: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: 014239107,014219480
What the map tells us about bookstores in Kathmandu
8 of the 133 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 Kathmandu bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Tibet Book Store, Patan Book Shop, Ratna Pustak Bhandar, Ekta Publication, Sangrila Book shop, Pairavi Book House, Utsav books and stationers, and Sajha Prakashan. That's 133 stops on the Kathmandu bookstore crawl. 125 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Kathmandu
The regulars' playbook for Kathmandu's bookshops:
- Come back seasonally at Tibet Book Store. Stock turns over with the publishing seasons. The shop you browsed in spring is a different shop by autumn.
- Look for local history at Patan Book Shop. The local-interest shelf tells you what a town thinks of itself. Great for visitors, better for new residents.
- Gift buying? Ask for wrapping. Many independents wrap beautifully and free. It beats a gift bag every time.
- Poetry lives in bookshops. Poetry barely exists online as a browsing experience. The poetry shelf in a real shop is a different world.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Kathmandu — 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 Kathmandu can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 133, 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 133 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 Kathmandu: 133 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.