Bookstores in Manila
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Manila, Metro Manila gives you 231 to judge by. That's 231 bookshops mapped around Manila, 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 Manila (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Fully Booked and National Book Store, plus Aklatang Lunas. If a bookshop's missing from Manila's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Manila bookstore lineup
231 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Fully Booked
Bookstore
Fully Booked is Bookstore on B6 Bonifacio High Street, Taguig. Fully Booked also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
B6 Bonifacio High Street, Taguig, 1635
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00
Phone: +63 2 88587051
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City.
Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City
Aklatang Lunas
Bookstore
Aklatang Lunas is Bookstore.
Manila, 1942
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on Embarcadero Drive in Santa Rosa.
Embarcadero Drive, Santa Rosa, 4026
Merriam Webster Bookstore
Bookstore
Merriam Webster Bookstore is Bookstore.
Makati
Philippine Christian Bookstore
Bookstore
Philippine Christian Bookstore — Bookstore.
Makati
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on North Street in Makati. Also worth knowing about National Book Store: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-21:00.
North Street, Makati
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-21:00
Office Warehouse
Bookstore
Office Warehouse — Bookstore, found on Dr. A. Santos Avenue in Parañaque. Also worth knowing about Office Warehouse: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa-Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Parañaque, 1700
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa-Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: 0284037345
National Book Store
BookstoreRun by NBS
Run by NBS, National Book Store is Bookstore, found on Taft Avenue in Manila.
Taft Avenue, Manila, 1004
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on Governor's Drive in Dasmariñas. Also worth knowing about National Book Store: the map lists its hours as 10:00-21:00.
Governor's Drive, Dasmariñas, 4114
Hours: 10:00-21:00
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore on Senator L. Sumulong Memorial Circle.
Senator L. Sumulong Memorial Circle, 1870
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on F. P. Felix Avenue in Cainta.
F. P. Felix Avenue, Cainta, 1900
Pandayan Bookshop
Bookstore
Pandayan Bookshop — Bookstore.
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore.
Quezon City
Solidaridad Bookshop
Bookstore
Solidaridad Bookshop — Bookstore.
Manila
Morbai Charts/Maps & Maritime Supplies
Bookstore
Morbai Charts/Maps & Maritime Supplies is Bookstore.
Manila
Books for Less
Bookstore
Books for Less is Bookstore on Don Alejandro Roces Avenue, Quezon City.
Don Alejandro Roces Avenue, Quezon City, 1103
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on Quezon Avenue in Quezon City. Also worth knowing about National Book Store: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-21:00.
Quezon Avenue, Quezon City, 1103
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
OMF Lit Bookstore
Bookstore
OMF Lit Bookstore is Bookstore on Tomas Morato Avenue, Quezon City.
Tomas Morato Avenue, Quezon City, 1103
Back to the Bible Bookstore
Bookstore
Back to the Bible Bookstore — Bookstore, found on West Avenue in Quezon City.
West Avenue, Quezon City
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about National Book Store: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-20:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Fully Booked
Bookstore
Fully Booked is Bookstore on Greenbelt Drive, Makati.
Greenbelt Drive, Makati
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on Dr. A. Santos Avenue in Parañaque.
Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Parañaque
Fully Booked
BookstoreRun by Fully Booked Inc.
Fully Booked is Bookstore run by Fully Booked Inc. on Parkway Drive, Makati.
Parkway Drive, Makati
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore.
Makati, 1235
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in Quezon City.
E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore on General Trias Drive.
General Trias Drive
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on Alabang-Zapote Road in Las Piñas.
Alabang-Zapote Road, Las Piñas, 1740
NBS Book Express
Bookstore
NBS Book Express is Bookstore.
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on Aguinaldo Highway in Imus.
Aguinaldo Highway, Imus, 4103
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore.
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on Tirona Highway in Bacoor. Also worth knowing about National Book Store: the map lists its hours as 10:00-21:00.
Tirona Highway, Bacoor, 4102
Hours: 10:00-21:00
Fully Booked
Bookstore
Fully Booked is Bookstore on 327 Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City.
327 Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City
Booksale
Bookstore
Booksale is Bookstore on Pedro Gil Street, Manila.
Pedro Gil Street, Manila
Pandayan Bookshop
Bookstore
Pandayan Bookshop — Bookstore.
National Bookstore
Bookstore
National Bookstore — Bookstore, found on EDSA in Quezon City.
EDSA, Quezon City, 1110
Rhapsody Music House
Bookstore
Rhapsody Music House — Bookstore.
Manila
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore on E. Rodriguez Highway.
E. Rodriguez Highway
Office Works
Bookstore
Office Works — Bookstore.
Pasig
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on Palm Drive in Makati.
Palm Drive, Makati
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore, found on Taytay Diversion Road in Taytay.
Taytay Diversion Road, Taytay, 1920
Comic Odyssey
Bookstore
Comic Odyssey is Bookstore on 11th Avenue, Taguig.
11th Avenue, Taguig
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore.
Pandayan Bookshop
Bookstore
Pandayan Bookshop — Bookstore.
CLC Bookstore
Bookstore
CLC Bookstore is Bookstore.
Tanging Yaman
Bookstore
Tanging Yaman is Bookstore.
Booksale
Bookstore
Booksale is Bookstore.
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore.
Fully Booked
Bookstore
Fully Booked is Bookstore.
San Juan
Pandayan Bookshop
Bookstore
Pandayan Bookshop — Bookstore on MacArthur Highway.
MacArthur Highway
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore.
Angono
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore.
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore.
FEU Tech Bookstore
BookstoreRun by Far Eastern University Institute of Technology
Run by Far Eastern University Institute of Technology, FEU Tech Bookstore is Bookstore, found on Nicanor Reyes Street in Manila.
Nicanor Reyes Street, Manila
Jomar's Art supplies
Bookstore
Jomar's Art supplies is Bookstore.
Pandayan Bookshop
Bookstore
Pandayan Bookshop — Bookstore, found on 1st Street in San Pedro.
1st Street, San Pedro
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore.
National Book Store
Bookstore
National Book Store — Bookstore.
Pasig
Tam Shop
Bookstore
Tam Shop is Bookstore.
Expression
Bookstore
Expression — Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Manila
29 of the 231 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
15 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
There's a cluster: 6 of them sit on C. M. Recto Avenue, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Manila bookstore crawl
The efficient Manila bookstore crawl strings these together: Fully Booked on B6 Bonifacio High Street, National Book Store on Katipunan Avenue, Aklatang Lunas, National Book Store on Embarcadero Drive, Merriam Webster Bookstore, Philippine Christian Bookstore, National Book Store on North Street, and Office Warehouse on Dr. A. Santos Avenue — 231 stops, one logical order. 223 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Manila
A few things worth knowing before you work through Manila's bookstores:
- Gift buying? Ask for wrapping at Fully Booked. Many independents wrap beautifully and free. It beats a gift bag every time.
- Learn the remainders table at National Book Store. Publisher overstocks sold cheap. Great for gift buying — new books at used prices.
- Don't skip the small press section. The weird, wonderful stuff lives here. Small presses take the risks the big publishers won't.
- Check the staff picks shelf first. It's the fastest read of a shop's personality. If the picks excite you, the rest of the store will too.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Manila — 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 Manila can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 231, 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 231 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 Manila: 231 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.