Bookstores in Mexico City
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Mexico City, CDMX gives you 147 to judge by. That's 147 bookshops mapped around Mexico City, 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 Mexico City (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Gandhi Oportunidades and Gandhi Librería Mauricio Achar, plus Octavio Paz. If a bookshop's missing from Mexico City's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Mexico City bookstore lineup
147 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Gandhi Oportunidades
BookstoreRun by Gandhi
Run by Gandhi, Gandhi Oportunidades is Bookstore on 134 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo. Also worth knowing about Gandhi Oportunidades: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00; it has a website with more detail.
134 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, 01050
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Gandhi Librería Mauricio Achar
BookstoreRun by Gandhi
Gandhi Librería Mauricio Achar is Bookstore run by Gandhi on 121 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo. Gandhi Librería Mauricio Achar also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-22:00; Sa-Su 10:00-22:00; it has a website with more detail.
121 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, 01050
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-22:00; Sa-Su 10:00-22:00
Octavio Paz
BookstoreRun by Fondo de Cultura Económica
Run by Fondo de Cultura Económica, Octavio Paz is Bookstore, found on 115 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo in Ciudad de México. Also worth knowing about Octavio Paz: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
115 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, Ciudad de México, 01070
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-17:00
Librería Elsa Cecilia Frost
BookstoreRun by Fondo de Culatura Economica
Run by Fondo de Culatura Economica, Librería Elsa Cecilia Frost is Bookstore, found on s/n Calle Ignacio Allende in Mexico. Also worth knowing about Librería Elsa Cecilia Frost: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
s/n Calle Ignacio Allende, Mexico, 14000
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 10:00-17:00
Phone: +52 55 54 85 84 32
Libreria Julio Torri
Bookstore
Libreria Julio Torri — Bookstore.
Librería Bonilla
Bookstore
Librería Bonilla — Bookstore on 477 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo. Also worth knowing about Librería Bonilla: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
477 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, 04310
Phone: +52 55 55549402
El Sótano
Bookstore
El Sótano — Bookstore on 209 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo. Also worth knowing about El Sótano: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-22:00; Su 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
209 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, 04310
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-22:00; Su 10:00-21:00
Phone: +52 55 53391300
El Sótano de los Niños
Bookstore
El Sótano de los Niños — Bookstore on 217 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo. Also worth knowing about El Sótano de los Niños: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-20:00.
217 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, 04310
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 10:00-20:00
Gandhi Coyoacán
BookstoreRun by Gandhi
Run by Gandhi, Gandhi Coyoacán is Bookstore on 6 Calle Felipe Carillo Puerto. Also worth knowing about Gandhi Coyoacán: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.
6 Calle Felipe Carillo Puerto, 04000
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:00
Instituto de Contadores Publicos
Bookstore
Instituto de Contadores Publicos is Bookstore.
Under the Volcano Books
Bookstore
Under the Volcano Books — Bookstore.
Sanborns
Bookstore
Sanborns is Bookstore.
Cafebrería El Péndulo
Bookstore
Cafebrería El Péndulo — Bookstore, found on 115 Nuevo León in Ciudad de México. Also worth knowing about Cafebrería El Péndulo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
115 Nuevo León, Ciudad de México
Phone: +52 55 5286 9493
Rosario Castellanos
BookstoreRun by Fondo de Cultura Económica
Rosario Castellanos is Bookstore run by Fondo de Cultura Económica on 202 Avenida Tamaulipas, Ciudad de México. Rosario Castellanos also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
202 Avenida Tamaulipas, Ciudad de México, 06170
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-17:00
Cafebrería El Péndulo
Bookstore
Cafebrería El Péndulo — Bookstore, found on 86 Álvaro Obregón in Ciudad de México. Also worth knowing about Cafebrería El Péndulo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
86 Álvaro Obregón, Ciudad de México
Phone: +52 55 5574 7034
Librerías El Sótano
Bookstore
Librerías El Sótano — Bookstore on Avenida Juárez.
Avenida Juárez
Porrúa
Bookstore
Porrúa is Bookstore on Avenida Juárez.
Avenida Juárez
Porrúa
Bookstore
Porrúa is Bookstore.
Gandhi
Bookstore
Gandhi — Bookstore on Avenida Juárez.
Avenida Juárez
"El Ángel"
Bookstore
"El Ángel" is Bookstore.
Librería Madero
Bookstore
Librería Madero — Bookstore.
Educal Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Bookstore
Educal Biblioteca Vasconcelos is Bookstore.
Ciudad de México
Libreria Casa del Libro
Bookstore
Libreria Casa del Libro is Bookstore.
Gandhi
Bookstore
Gandhi — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Gandhi: it has a website with more detail.
Programa de Fomento a la Lectura Letras Andantes LEA
Bookstore
Programa de Fomento a la Lectura Letras Andantes LEA is Bookstore on 23 Amacuzac. Programa de Fomento a la Lectura Letras Andantes LEA also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
23 Amacuzac
Phone: +52 55 5445 5098
Librería Juan Pablos
Bookstore
Librería Juan Pablos is Bookstore.
Casa del Libro
Bookstore
Casa del Libro — Bookstore.
La Casona de Aura
Bookstore
La Casona de Aura — Bookstore, found on 12 Donceles in Ciudad de México. Also worth knowing about La Casona de Aura: the map lists its hours as 10:00-19:00.
12 Donceles, Ciudad de México, 06000
Hours: 10:00-19:00
La última y nos vamos
Bookstore
La última y nos vamos — Bookstore, found on 12 Donceles in Ciudad de México. Also worth knowing about La última y nos vamos: the map lists its hours as 10:00-19:00.
12 Donceles, Ciudad de México, 06000
Hours: 10:00-19:00
El Callejon de los Milagros
Bookstore
El Callejon de los Milagros is Bookstore on 42 Donceles, Ciudad de México. El Callejon de los Milagros also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-19:00.
42 Donceles, Ciudad de México, 06000
Hours: 10:00-19:00
Librería Regia
Bookstore
Librería Regia — Bookstore, found on 49 Donceles in Ciudad de México. Also worth knowing about Librería Regia: the map lists its hours as 10:00-18:00.
49 Donceles, Ciudad de México, 06000
Hours: 10:00-18:00
Librería Letras Mágicas
Bookstore
Librería Letras Mágicas is Bookstore on 59 Calle Donceles.
59 Calle Donceles, 06000
Librería de Viejo
Bookstore
Librería de Viejo — Bookstore on 75 Calle Donceles.
75 Calle Donceles, 06000
El Laberinto
Bookstore
El Laberinto — Bookstore on 74 Calle Donceles.
74 Calle Donceles, 06000
El Mercader de Libros
Bookstore
El Mercader de Libros is Bookstore on 75 Calle Donceles.
75 Calle Donceles, 06000
Librería Mercurio
Bookstore
Librería Mercurio is Bookstore.
Hermanos de La Hoja
Bookstore
Hermanos de La Hoja — Bookstore on 78 Calle Donceles.
78 Calle Donceles, 06000
Inframundo
Bookstore
Inframundo is Bookstore on 78 Calle Donceles.
78 Calle Donceles, 06000
Bibliofilia
Bookstore
Bibliofilia — Bookstore on 78 Calle Donceles. Also worth knowing about Bibliofilia: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:30; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
78 Calle Donceles, 06000
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:30; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +52 55 5518 2999
Educal
BookstoreRun by CONACULTA
Educal is Bookstore run by CONACULTA on 107 Calle Donceles.
107 Calle Donceles, 06010
Papeleria articulos escolares.
Bookstore
Papeleria articulos escolares. is Bookstore on Gral. Pedro María Anaya.
Gral. Pedro María Anaya
Delto Coyo
Bookstore
Delto Coyo is Bookstore. Delto Coyo also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +52 55 5554 6687
Papeleria e Internet.
Bookstore
Papeleria e Internet. is Bookstore on Gral. Antonio López de Santa Anna.
Gral. Antonio López de Santa Anna
Escuela. Lauro G. Caloca.
Bookstore
Escuela. Lauro G. Caloca. is Bookstore on José Joaquín Herrera.
José Joaquín Herrera
Librería del Fondo Juan José Arreola
BookstoreRun by Fondo de Cultura Económica
Librería del Fondo Juan José Arreola is Bookstore run by Fondo de Cultura Económica on 24 Lázaro Cárdenas, Ciudad de México. Librería del Fondo Juan José Arreola also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
24 Lázaro Cárdenas, Ciudad de México, 06000
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +52 55 5518 3231; +52 55 5518 3236
Porrúa
Bookstore
Porrúa is Bookstore on 76 Avenida Juárez, Ciudad de México. Porrúa also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-20:00.
76 Avenida Juárez, Ciudad de México, 06010
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-20:00
Gandhi
Bookstore
Gandhi — Bookstore, found on 353 Avenida Presidente Masaryk in Ciudad de México.
353 Avenida Presidente Masaryk, Ciudad de México, 11550
Editorial Limusa
Bookstore
Editorial Limusa is Bookstore. Editorial Limusa also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00
Casa del Libro
Bookstore
Casa del Libro — Bookstore.
Libería Universitaria
Bookstore
Libería Universitaria — Bookstore.
Librería Fco. José María Luis Mora
Bookstore
Librería Fco. José María Luis Mora is Bookstore on 12 Augusto Rodin. Librería Fco. José María Luis Mora also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
12 Augusto Rodin, 03730
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +52 55 5598 3777
Casa del Libro
Bookstore
Casa del Libro — Bookstore.
Cafebrería El Péndulo
Bookstore
Cafebrería El Péndulo — Bookstore, found on 81 Calle Alejandro Dumas in Ciudad de México. Also worth knowing about Cafebrería El Péndulo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:00-23:00; Su 09:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
81 Calle Alejandro Dumas, Ciudad de México, 11560
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-23:00; Su 09:00-22:00
Phone: +52 55 5280 4111
Librería Jerusalén
Bookstore
Librería Jerusalén is Bookstore.
Gandhi
Bookstore
Gandhi — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Gandhi: the map lists its hours as 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Ciudad de México, 14340
Hours: 10:00-22:00
Phone: +52 55 5678 2817
Librería Médica Horus
Bookstore
Librería Médica Horus — Bookstore.
Librería IPN
BookstoreRun by IPN
Run by IPN, Librería IPN is Bookstore, found on 27 Calle Tresguerras in Cuauhtémoc.
27 Calle Tresguerras, Cuauhtémoc, 06600
Global Comics+Panadería
Bookstore
Global Comics+Panadería — Bookstore on 114 Vicente Suárez. Also worth knowing about Global Comics+Panadería: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 00:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
114 Vicente Suárez
Hours: Mo-Su 00:00-21:00
Phone: +52 55 5913 1318
Bodet Libreria
Bookstore
Bodet Libreria — Bookstore, found on 115 Jaime Torres Bodet in Ciudad de México. Also worth knowing about Bodet Libreria: the map lists its hours as 11:00-20:00.
115 Jaime Torres Bodet, Ciudad de México, 06400
Hours: 11:00-20:00
Libros UNAM
Bookstore
Libros UNAM — Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Mexico City
41 of the 147 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
30 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
There's a cluster: 3 of them sit on Avenida Juárez, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
2 of the shops are tagged as selling used books — the second-hand shelves are where out-of-print gems and first editions turn up for pocket change.
The Mexico City bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Mexico City? Work this order: Gandhi Oportunidades on 134 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, Gandhi Librería Mauricio Achar on 121 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, Octavio Paz on 115 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, Librería Elsa Cecilia Frost on s/n Calle Ignacio Allende, Libreria Julio Torri, Librería Bonilla on 477 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, El Sótano on 209 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, and El Sótano de los Niños on 217 Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 139 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Mexico City
The regulars' playbook for Mexico City's bookshops:
- Visit during author events at Gandhi Oportunidades. Readings and signings are usually free and turn a bookshop into the best evening out in town.
- Don't judge by the window display at Gandhi Librería Mauricio Achar. The front table is marketing. The back shelves are the shop's real taste. Walk the whole floor.
- Check the cookbook section. Cookbooks are the most browsed and least bought section, which means the used shelf is full of barely-touched gems.
- Buy the signed copy. Signed stock costs the same as unsigned and only goes up in charm. Ask at the till; shops often have signed copies behind the counter.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Mexico City — 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 Mexico City can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 147, 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 147 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 Mexico City: 147 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.