Bookstores in Maastricht
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Maastricht, Limburg gives you 11 to judge by. That's 11 bookshops mapped around Maastricht, 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 Maastricht (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Boekenvoordeel and Boekhandel Dominicanen, plus De Tribune. If a bookshop's missing from Maastricht's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Maastricht bookstore lineup
11 in Maastricht, plus 137 more around Maastricht below:
Boekenvoordeel
Bookstore0.2 km from Maastricht
Boekenvoordeel — Bookstore, found on 35 Muntstraat in Maastricht.
35 Muntstraat, Maastricht, 6211EH
Boekhandel Dominicanen
Used bookstore0.2 km from Maastricht
Boekhandel Dominicanen — Used bookstore, found on 1 Dominikanerkerkstraat in Maastricht. Also worth knowing about Boekhandel Dominicanen: the map lists its hours as Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu-We 09:00-18:00; Th 09:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Dominikanerkerkstraat, Maastricht, 6211CZ
Hours: Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu-We 09:00-18:00; Th 09:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +31 43 410 0010
De Tribune
Bookstore0.5 km from Maastricht
De Tribune — Bookstore, found on 8-10 Kapoenstraat in Maastricht. Also worth knowing about De Tribune: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8-10 Kapoenstraat, Maastricht, 6211KW
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 43 325 1978
Paréa
Bookstore0.7 km from Maastricht
Paréa is Bookstore.
Bruna
Bookstore1.0 km from Maastricht
Bruna — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bruna: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 07:15-19:00; Sa 08:00-18:00; Su 10:30-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 07:15-19:00; Sa 08:00-18:00; Su 10:30-14:00
Phone: +31 88 1338280
De Boekenkelder
Bookstore1.0 km from MaastrichtRun by Stichting Boeken voor Mensen
De Boekenkelder is Bookstore run by Stichting Boeken voor Mensen on 8B François de Veijestraat, Maastricht. De Boekenkelder also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-14:00; it has a website with more detail.
8B François de Veijestraat, Maastricht, 6221AB
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-14:00
Bruna
Bookstore1.7 km from Maastricht
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 10 Brusselsepoort in Maastricht.
10 Brusselsepoort, Maastricht, 6216CE
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore5.0 km from Maastricht
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore on 18 Stationsstraat. 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.
18 Stationsstraat
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 89 71 30 19
ReadShop
Bookstore8.3 km from Maastricht
ReadShop is Bookstore on 46 Breusterstraat, Eijsden. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:30-20:00; Su 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
46 Breusterstraat, Eijsden, 6245EK
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-20:00; Su 10:00-14:00
Phone: +31 43 409 2905
AKO
Bookstore9.0 km from Maastricht
AKO — Bookstore, found on 98 Vliegveldweg in Maastricht-Airport. Also worth knowing about AKO: it has a website with more detail.
98 Vliegveldweg, Maastricht-Airport, 6199AD
De Boekwinkel
Bookstore9.6 km from Maastricht
De Boekwinkel is Bookstore on 15 Hoenderstraat, Margraten.
15 Hoenderstraat, Margraten, 6269BS
What the map tells us about bookstores in Maastricht
6 of the 11 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
7 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
Most of the bookstores in Maastricht list a phone number. Useful for checking whether a specific title is in stock before you visit.
The Maastricht bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Maastricht? Work this order: Boekenvoordeel on 35 Muntstraat, Boekhandel Dominicanen on 1 Dominikanerkerkstraat, De Tribune on 8-10 Kapoenstraat, Paréa, Bruna, De Boekenkelder on 8B François de Veijestraat, Bruna on 10 Brusselsepoort, and Standaard Boekhandel on 18 Stationsstraat. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 3 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Maastricht
A few things worth knowing before you work through Maastricht's bookstores:
- Check the bargain carts outside at Boekenvoordeel. Sidewalk carts are the shop's clearance rack. A dollar a book, and the turnover is fast.
- Magazines and journals matter at Boekhandel Dominicanen. The little-magazine rack is where new writers appear first. Cheap, weird, and full of discoveries.
- 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.
- Look for local history. The local-interest shelf tells you what a town thinks of itself. Great for visitors, better for new residents.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Maastricht — 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 Maastricht can take a while to appear. The 11 above are only as current as the community map. A bookstore that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
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 11 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 Maastricht
137 more within about 40 km of Maastricht — here are the 15 nearest:
ReadShop
Bookstore12.4 km from Maastricht
ReadShop is Bookstore on 63 Markt, Beek. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:30-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
63 Markt, Beek, 6191JK
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 46 436 2424
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore12.4 km from Maastricht
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore.
L'Oiseau-lire
Bookstore12.9 km from Maastricht
L'Oiseau-lire is Bookstore on 10 Rue du Collège, Visé. L'Oiseau-lire also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:30-18:00; Mo 13:30-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Rue du Collège, Visé, 4600
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:30-18:00; Mo 13:30-18:00
Phone: +32 4 379 77 91
Boekenvoordeel
Bookstore13.1 km from Maastricht
Boekenvoordeel — Bookstore, found on 100 Wethouder Sangersstraat in Beek.
100 Wethouder Sangersstraat, Beek, 6191NA
Librairie Caps
Bookstore13.3 km from Maastricht
Librairie Caps is Bookstore. Librairie Caps also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +32 4 379 55 49
Dit & Dat
Bookstore15.2 km from Maastricht
Dit & Dat is Bookstore on 24 Zuidhof, Geleen. Dit & Dat also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
24 Zuidhof, Geleen, 6164BA
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 46 475 6116
Librairie le Parchemin
Bookstore15.5 km from Maastricht
Librairie le Parchemin — Bookstore.
Paper and Cup
Bookstore15.6 km from Maastricht
Paper and Cup is Bookstore. Paper and Cup also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +32 496 04 97 54
Kloosterboekwinkel Wittem
Bookstore16.1 km from Maastricht
Kloosterboekwinkel Wittem is Bookstore on 32 Wittemer Allee, Wittem. Kloosterboekwinkel Wittem also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 12:00-16:30; Tu-Su 10:00-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
32 Wittemer Allee, Wittem, 6286AB
Hours: Mo 12:00-16:30; Tu-Su 10:00-16:30
Bruna
Bookstore16.4 km from Maastricht
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 108 Markt in Geleen.
108 Markt, Geleen, 6161GN
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore17.7 km from Maastricht
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 12 23 88 63
Boekshop Liliane
Bookstore18.1 km from Maastricht
Boekshop Liliane — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Boekshop Liliane: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +32 12 23 14 97
Bruna
Bookstore18.2 km from Maastricht
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 1 Doctor H. van der Hoffplein in Geleen. Also worth knowing about Bruna: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Doctor H. van der Hoffplein, Geleen, 6162BG
Phone: +31 6 84719420
Boekhandel Malpertuis
Bookstore18.2 km from Maastricht
Boekhandel Malpertuis is Bookstore on 22-24 Molenstraat, Genk. Boekhandel Malpertuis also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
22-24 Molenstraat, Genk, 3600
Standaard Boekhandel
Bookstore18.4 km from Maastricht
Standaard Boekhandel — Bookstore, found on 25 Klokstraat in Genk. 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.
25 Klokstraat, Genk, 3600
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00
Phone: +32 89 30 68 32
Bookstore listings for Maastricht: 11 in Maastricht and 137 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.