Bookstores in Lima
Lima, Lima has 155 bookstores on the map. That's 155 bookshops mapped around Lima, 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 Lima (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Crisol and Ibero Libreria, plus Libreria Corazon de Jesus. If a bookshop's missing from Lima's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Lima bookstore lineup
155 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Crisol
Bookstore
Crisol is Bookstore on 220 Avenida Diagonal, Lima.
220 Avenida Diagonal, Lima, 15074
Ibero Libreria
Bookstore
Ibero Libreria — Bookstore, found on 500 Diagonal in Miraflores.
500 Diagonal, Miraflores, 15074
Libreria Corazon de Jesus
Bookstore
Libreria Corazon de Jesus — Bookstore on 429 Cabo Gutarra.
429 Cabo Gutarra
Feria de Libros
Bookstore
Feria de Libros is Bookstore.
Libreria Bazar Ocho Al Cubo
Bookstore
Libreria Bazar Ocho Al Cubo — Bookstore, found on Avenida San Juan in San Luis.
Avenida San Juan, San Luis
Libreria Silvia
Bookstore
Libreria Silvia is Bookstore.
Krayolas
Bookstore
Krayolas — Bookstore on Garcilazo de la Vega.
Garcilazo de la Vega
Libreria El Poseidon
Bookstore
Libreria El Poseidon is Bookstore on Fray Bartolome de las Casas, San Martín de Porres.
Fray Bartolome de las Casas, San Martín de Porres
TAI-LOY
Bookstore
TAI-LOY is Bookstore.
La Cabañita
Bookstore
La Cabañita — Bookstore.
Fondo de cultura económica
Bookstore
Fondo de cultura económica — Bookstore on Calle Esperanza.
Calle Esperanza
TayLoy
Bookstore
TayLoy is Bookstore.
Librería-Bazar Carmen
Bookstore
Librería-Bazar Carmen — Bookstore.
Dulce Corazon
Bookstore
Dulce Corazon — Bookstore on Avenida Los Nenufares.
Avenida Los Nenufares
Arcadia Mediatica
Bookstore
Arcadia Mediatica is Bookstore on 295 tienda 17 Calle Alcanfores, Miraflores. Arcadia Mediatica also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
295 tienda 17 Calle Alcanfores, Miraflores, 15074
Phone: +51 1 2417347
La Familia
Bookstore
La Familia — Bookstore.
Lima
TaiLoys
Bookstore
TaiLoys — Bookstore on Avenida Arnaldo Márquez.
Avenida Arnaldo Márquez
Diego
Bookstore
Diego is Bookstore. Diego also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
De la Cruz
Bookstore
De la Cruz is Bookstore. De la Cruz also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Libreria Ibero
Bookstore
Libreria Ibero is Bookstore.
Lau Chun
Bookstore
Lau Chun — Bookstore on 229 Calle Esperanza.
229 Calle Esperanza
Ibero Librerías
Bookstore
Ibero Librerías is Bookstore on Avenida Comandante Espinar, San Isidro.
Avenida Comandante Espinar, San Isidro
Vallejo Librería Café
Bookstore
Vallejo Librería Café is Bookstore on 1119 Avenida Camino Real, San Isidro.
1119 Avenida Camino Real, San Isidro
Librería Mesita Redonda
Bookstore
Librería Mesita Redonda is Bookstore on Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa
Libreria Juanita
Bookstore
Libreria Juanita — Bookstore on Avenida Manuel Prado.
Avenida Manuel Prado
Universidad Alas Peruanas
Bookstore
Universidad Alas Peruanas — Bookstore.
Publicidad Kyrios
Bookstore
Publicidad Kyrios is Bookstore.
Libreria San Pablo
Bookstore
Libreria San Pablo — Bookstore.
Cercado de Lima
Grupo San Marcos
Bookstore
Grupo San Marcos is Bookstore.
Librería
Bookstore
Librería is Bookstore on Avenida Tupac Amaru.
Avenida Tupac Amaru
Libreria Lucebo's
Bookstore
Libreria Lucebo's is Bookstore.
Libreria Cafe
Bookstore
Libreria Cafe is Bookstore.
Lancom
Bookstore
Lancom is Bookstore on Avenida Petit Thouars, Miraflores.
Avenida Petit Thouars, Miraflores
Librería San Pablo
Bookstore
Librería San Pablo is Bookstore.
Casa del Saber
Bookstore
Casa del Saber — Bookstore, found on Calle Atahualpa in Miraflores.
Calle Atahualpa, Miraflores
Madelyn
Bookstore
Madelyn is Bookstore on Avenida 3 de Octubre.
Avenida 3 de Octubre
Libreria Don Lucho
Bookstore
Libreria Don Lucho is Bookstore.
Libreria Aracelly
Bookstore
Libreria Aracelly is Bookstore.
SBS Librería
Bookstore
SBS Librería — Bookstore, found on Avenida José Larco in Miraflores.
Avenida José Larco, Miraflores
Estruendomundo
Bookstore
Estruendomundo — Bookstore, found on 508 Avenida José Larco in Lima.
508 Avenida José Larco, Lima
Libreria Marcela
Bookstore
Libreria Marcela — Bookstore.
Libreria Efeve
Bookstore
Libreria Efeve is Bookstore.
Librería Bazar
Bookstore
Librería Bazar is Bookstore on 4572 Avenida Óscar Raimundo Benavides, Bellavista.
4572 Avenida Óscar Raimundo Benavides, Bellavista
Pablito
Bookstore
Pablito is Bookstore.
Libreria LC
Bookstore
Libreria LC is Bookstore on Avenida Del Rio.
Avenida Del Rio
Librería Bazar Locutorio
Bookstore
Librería Bazar Locutorio is Bookstore on Avenida Revolución.
Avenida Revolución
Libreria Bazar La Piramide
Bookstore
Libreria Bazar La Piramide is Bookstore.
Libreria La Grande
Bookstore
Libreria La Grande — Bookstore.
Libreria Bazar
Bookstore
Libreria Bazar — Bookstore.
Libreria Regalos Perú
Bookstore
Libreria Regalos Perú — Bookstore on Avenida República de Panamá.
Avenida República de Panamá
Libreria Fotocopia
Bookstore
Libreria Fotocopia — Bookstore.
Libreria Callao
Bookstore
Libreria Callao is Bookstore on 720 Avenida Sáenz Peña.
720 Avenida Sáenz Peña
Libreria Bazar
Bookstore
Libreria Bazar — Bookstore.
Libreria Bazar Sania
Bookstore
Libreria Bazar Sania is Bookstore.
Libros
Bookstore
Libros — Bookstore on Avenida Revolución.
Avenida Revolución
Libreria Multiutiles
Bookstore
Libreria Multiutiles — Bookstore.
Libreria Grecia
Bookstore
Libreria Grecia is Bookstore.
Libreria Nelson
Bookstore
Libreria Nelson — Bookstore on Los Heroes.
Los Heroes
Libreria Giovanna
Bookstore
Libreria Giovanna — Bookstore on Avenida Jose Carlos Mariategui.
Avenida Jose Carlos Mariategui
Bodega Bazar Libreria
Bookstore
Bodega Bazar Libreria is Bookstore on N. Progreso.
N. Progreso
What the map tells us about bookstores in Lima
11 of the 155 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
5 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on Avenida San Juan, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Lima bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Crisol on 220 Avenida Diagonal, Ibero Libreria on 500 Diagonal, Libreria Corazon de Jesus on 429 Cabo Gutarra, Feria de Libros, Libreria Bazar Ocho Al Cubo on Avenida San Juan, Libreria Silvia, Krayolas on Garcilazo de la Vega, and Libreria El Poseidon on Fray Bartolome de las Casas. That's 155 stops on the Lima bookstore crawl. 147 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Lima
Browsing in Lima? A little strategy helps:
- Magazines and journals matter at Crisol. The little-magazine rack is where new writers appear first. Cheap, weird, and full of discoveries.
- Don't overlook the classics wall at Ibero Libreria. Every shop has one. Cheap editions of the books everyone claims to have read — your chance to actually read them.
- Ask about the book club discount. Many shops discount book-club orders. If your club buys local, everyone wins.
- 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 40 km around Lima — 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 Lima can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 155 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 155 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 Lima: 155 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.