Bookstores in Rome
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Rome, Lazio gives you 183 to judge by. That's 183 bookshops mapped around Rome, 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 Rome (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include rgb46 - relax gallery books and Il Tiaso, plus La Feltrinelli. If a bookshop's missing from Rome's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Rome bookstore lineup
183 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
rgb46 - relax gallery books
Bookstore
rgb46 - relax gallery books is Bookstore on 46 Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice, Roma. rgb46 - relax gallery books also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
46 Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice, Roma, 00153
Phone: +39 06 45421608
Il Tiaso
Bookstore
Il Tiaso is Bookstore on 20 Via Perugia, Roma.
20 Via Perugia, Roma, 00176
La Feltrinelli
BookstoreRun by Librerie Feltrinelli SRL
Run by Librerie Feltrinelli SRL, La Feltrinelli is Bookstore, found on 88 Viale Giulio Cesare in Roma. Also worth knowing about La Feltrinelli: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su,PH 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
88 Viale Giulio Cesare, Roma, 00192
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su,PH 10:00-20:00
Phone: +39 06 3772411
Biblioteca comunale
Bookstore
Biblioteca comunale is Bookstore on 1 Via del Broglio, Valmontone.
1 Via del Broglio, Valmontone, 00038
Cartolibreria
Bookstore
Cartolibreria is Bookstore on 15 Viale delle Medaglie d'Oro, Roma. Cartolibreria also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
15 Viale delle Medaglie d'Oro, Roma
Phone: +39 06 39731796
Libri Usati
Bookstore
Libri Usati is Bookstore.
La Feltrinelli
Bookstore
La Feltrinelli — Bookstore, found on 5a Largo di Torre Argentina in Roma.
5a Largo di Torre Argentina, Roma, 00186
Star Shop Ostia
Bookstore
Star Shop Ostia — Bookstore.
Libraccio
Bookstore
Libraccio — Bookstore, found on 254 Via Nazionale in Roma. Also worth knowing about Libraccio: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-18:30; PH,Su 10:00-13:30,15:00-19:30.
254 Via Nazionale, Roma, 00184
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-18:30; PH,Su 10:00-13:30,15:00-19:30
Mondadori
BookstoreRun by Mondadori Direct S.p.a. business unit Mondolibri
Mondadori is Bookstore run by Mondadori Direct S.p.a. business unit Mondolibri on 70 Viale Guglielmo Marconi, Roma. Mondadori also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
70 Viale Guglielmo Marconi, Roma
Phone: +39 06 5576207
Borri Books
BookstoreRun by Società Libreria Termini srl
Borri Books is Bookstore run by Società Libreria Termini srl on Piazza dei Cinquecento, Roma. Borri Books also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Piazza dei Cinquecento, Roma, 00185
Phone: +39 06 4828422
Vitali
Bookstore
Vitali — Bookstore.
La Feltrinelli
Bookstore
La Feltrinelli — Bookstore, found on 72/M-N Viale Eritrea in Roma. Also worth knowing about La Feltrinelli: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 10:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
72/M-N Viale Eritrea, Roma, 00199
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 10:00-20:00
Libreria Mondadori
Bookstore
Libreria Mondadori is Bookstore on 12 Piazza della Balduina, Roma. Libreria Mondadori also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
12 Piazza della Balduina, Roma, 00136
Bookstore Palazzo delle Esposizioni
BookstoreRun by Bookabar s.r.l.
Bookstore Palazzo delle Esposizioni is Bookstore run by Bookabar s.r.l. on 15-17 Via Milano. Bookstore Palazzo delle Esposizioni also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
15-17 Via Milano
Phone: +39 06 48913361
Lo Yeti
Bookstore
Lo Yeti — Bookstore on 4 Via Perugia.
4 Via Perugia
Libreria Il BrucaLibro
Bookstore
Libreria Il BrucaLibro — Bookstore, found on 10 Via Martignano in Roma. Also worth knowing about Libreria Il BrucaLibro: it has a website with more detail.
10 Via Martignano, Roma
Lo Yeti libreria-caffé
Bookstore
Lo Yeti libreria-caffé — Bookstore, found on 4 Via Perugia in Roma. Also worth knowing about Lo Yeti libreria-caffé: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-01:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4 Via Perugia, Roma, 00176
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-01:00
Phone: +39 06 7025633
La Feltrinelli
Bookstore
La Feltrinelli — Bookstore, found on 427/a Via Appia Nuova in Roma.
427/a Via Appia Nuova, Roma, 00181
Ubik
Bookstore
Ubik is Bookstore on 2 Via Adige, Monterotondo. Ubik also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Via Adige, Monterotondo, 00015
Phone: +39 06 9064209
Mondadori
BookstoreRun by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.
Mondadori is Bookstore run by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. on 81/83 Piazza Cola di Rienzo, Roma. Mondadori also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
81/83 Piazza Cola di Rienzo, Roma, 00192
Hours: Su-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-21:00
Phone: +39 063220188
Il seme
Bookstore
Il seme — Bookstore.
Libropoli
Bookstore
Libropoli is Bookstore.
L'Emporio alla Pace
BookstoreRun by Simonetta Breccia
Run by Simonetta Breccia, L'Emporio alla Pace is Bookstore on 28 Via della Pace. Also worth knowing about L'Emporio alla Pace: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 06:00-02:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
28 Via della Pace
Hours: Mo-Su 06:00-02:00
Phone: +39 06 6880 2938
Lotto 49
Bookstore
Lotto 49 — Bookstore, found on 25 Via Cernaia in Frascati. Also worth knowing about Lotto 49: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
25 Via Cernaia, Frascati, 00044
Phone: +39 06 9426164
Libreria Libri Necessari
Used bookstore
Libreria Libri Necessari — Used bookstore, found on 22 Via degli Zingari in Roma. Also worth knowing about Libreria Libri Necessari: it has a website with more detail.
22 Via degli Zingari, Roma
Libreria Offidani
Bookstore
Libreria Offidani — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Libreria Offidani: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +39 06 3723898
Mondadori
Bookstore
Mondadori is Bookstore on 771 Via Tuscolana, Roma. Mondadori also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
771 Via Tuscolana, Roma, 00174
Phone: +39 06 7615654
Shakespeare & Co.
BookstoreRun by Vincenzo Libonati
Run by Vincenzo Libonati, Shakespeare & Co. is Bookstore, found on 72 Via dei Savorgnan in Roma. Also worth knowing about Shakespeare & Co.: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
72 Via dei Savorgnan, Roma, 00176
Phone: +39 333 3600506
Carta e penna
Bookstore
Carta e penna is Bookstore.
Libri usati
Bookstore
Libri usati — Bookstore.
Libreria Risvolti
BookstoreRun by Risvolti SAS
Libreria Risvolti is Bookstore run by Risvolti SAS on 73 Via Sestio Calvino, Roma. Libreria Risvolti also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 16:00-20:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
73 Via Sestio Calvino, Roma, 00174
Hours: Mo 16:00-20:00; Tu-Sa 10:00-20:00
Phone: +39 06 89537244
Lo Zainetto Pratico di Heward
Bookstore
Lo Zainetto Pratico di Heward is Bookstore on 94 Via Principe di Napoli, Bracciano. Lo Zainetto Pratico di Heward also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
94 Via Principe di Napoli, Bracciano, 00062
Libreria Efesto
Bookstore
Libreria Efesto — Bookstore on 11 Via Corrado Segre.
11 Via Corrado Segre
Libro Divino
Bookstore
Libro Divino is Bookstore on 49 Via degli Zingari.
49 Via degli Zingari
Piuma di Mare
Bookstore
Piuma di Mare — Bookstore, found on 124 Via Ostiense in Roma.
124 Via Ostiense, Roma, 00154
Equi Libri
Bookstore
Equi Libri — Bookstore, found on 14 Via degli Equi in Roma. Also worth knowing about Equi Libri: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:30-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
14 Via degli Equi, Roma, 00185
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-20:00
Phone: +39 06 446 9991
Almost Corner Bookshop
Bookstore
Almost Corner Bookshop is Bookstore on 45 Via del Moro, Roma.
45 Via del Moro, Roma, 00153
Odradek
Bookstore
Odradek is Bookstore on 57 Via dei Banchi Vecchi, Roma. Odradek also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 9:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
57 Via dei Banchi Vecchi, Roma, 00186
Hours: Mo-Sa 9:00-20:00
Phone: +39 06 6833451
Libreria
Bookstore
Libreria is Bookstore on 121 Via di Santa Maria Maggiore, Roma.
121 Via di Santa Maria Maggiore, Roma, 00184
Anomalia
Bookstore
Anomalia is Bookstore on 73 Via dei Campani, Roma. Anomalia also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00, 16:00-20:00; Mo 16:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
73 Via dei Campani, Roma, 00185
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00, 16:00-20:00; Mo 16:00-20:00
Phone: +39 06 491335
Giufà
Bookstore
Giufà is Bookstore on 38 Via degli Aurunci, Roma. Giufà also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:30; Su 15:00-20:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
38 Via degli Aurunci, Roma, 00185
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:30; Su 15:00-20:30
Phone: +39 06 44361406
Libreria Caffè Tomo
Bookstore
Libreria Caffè Tomo is Bookstore on 4 Via degli Etruschi, Roma. Libreria Caffè Tomo also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4 Via degli Etruschi, Roma, 00185
Phone: +39 06 88659458
Libreria Boccea
Bookstore
Libreria Boccea — Bookstore, found on 93 Via Gregorio XIII in Roma. Also worth knowing about Libreria Boccea: the map lists its hours as 09:30-19:30.
93 Via Gregorio XIII, Roma, 00167
Hours: 09:30-19:30
卤粉家
Bookstore
卤粉家 — Bookstore.
Libreria Europa
Bookstore
Libreria Europa — Bookstore on 3a Via Tunisi.
3a Via Tunisi
Libreria A.R. Edizioni
BookstoreRun by A.R. Edizioni Srl.
Libreria A.R. Edizioni is Bookstore run by A.R. Edizioni Srl. on 47 Piazza Manfredo Fanti, Roma. Libreria A.R. Edizioni also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
47 Piazza Manfredo Fanti, Roma
Phone: +39 06 97604531
Ombrellino delle Fiabe
Bookstore
Ombrellino delle Fiabe — Bookstore, found on 34 Via Cavour in Frascati.
34 Via Cavour, Frascati, 00044
La Feltrinelli
Bookstore
La Feltrinelli — Bookstore, found on 79 Via Vittorio Emanuele Orlando in Roma. Also worth knowing about La Feltrinelli: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su, PH 10:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
79 Via Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Roma, 00185
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su, PH 10:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00
Phone: +39 340 5021458
Libreria del Viaggiatore
Bookstore
Libreria del Viaggiatore is Bookstore on 165 Via del Pellegrino, Roma.
165 Via del Pellegrino, Roma, 00186
Ubik
BookstoreRun by Francesco Abbate
Ubik is Bookstore run by Francesco Abbate on 67 Viale Pio XII, Palestrina.
67 Viale Pio XII, Palestrina, 00036
La Feltrinelli
Bookstore
La Feltrinelli — Bookstore, found on Via Leonardo da Vinci in Fiumicino. Also worth knowing about La Feltrinelli: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Via Leonardo da Vinci, Fiumicino, 00054
Phone: +39 02 91947777
Olimpo Del Fumetto
Bookstore
Olimpo Del Fumetto is Bookstore on 52 Via Flavio Stilicone, Roma. Olimpo Del Fumetto also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
52 Via Flavio Stilicone, Roma, 00175
Phone: +39 06 76965861
Libreria Pagina2
Bookstore
Libreria Pagina2 is Bookstore on 63 Via Cairoli, Roma.
63 Via Cairoli, Roma, 00185
ONEROOM Books
Bookstore
ONEROOM Books is Bookstore on 55 Piazza dei Satiri, Roma. ONEROOM Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 16:00-19:00 "o su appuntamento/or by appointment"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
55 Piazza dei Satiri, Roma, 00186
Hours: Tu-Sa 16:00-19:00 "o su appuntamento/or by appointment"
Phone: +39 338 7229120
Articoliper belle arti
Bookstore
Articoliper belle arti is Bookstore.
Libreria minimun fax
Bookstore
Libreria minimun fax is Bookstore on 90e Via della Lungaretta. Libreria minimun fax also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-00:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
90e Via della Lungaretta, 00153
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-00:00
Phone: +39 06 589 4710
Paulina Multimedia
Bookstore
Paulina Multimedia — Bookstore, found on 64 Via del Mascherino in Roma. Also worth knowing about Paulina Multimedia: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
64 Via del Mascherino, Roma, 00193
Phone: +39 06 6872354
Librería Paulinas
Bookstore
Librería Paulinas — Bookstore, found on 25 Via San Giovanni Eudes in Roma.
25 Via San Giovanni Eudes, Roma, 00163
Libreria San Paolo
Bookstore
Libreria San Paolo is Bookstore on 16 Via della Conciliazione, Roma.
16 Via della Conciliazione, Roma, 00193
What the map tells us about bookstores in Rome
57 of the 183 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
65 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 4 Via Perugia, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
4 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 Rome bookstore crawl
The efficient Rome bookstore crawl strings these together: rgb46 - relax gallery books on 46 Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice, Il Tiaso on 20 Via Perugia, La Feltrinelli on 88 Viale Giulio Cesare, Biblioteca comunale on 1 Via del Broglio, Cartolibreria on 15 Viale delle Medaglie d'Oro, Libri Usati, La Feltrinelli on 5a Largo di Torre Argentina, and Star Shop Ostia — 183 stops, one logical order. 175 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Rome
Browsing in Rome? A little strategy helps:
- Note the shop's specialties at rgb46 - relax gallery books. Sci-fi, travel, art books, philosophy — every good shop leans somewhere. Find the lean that matches yours.
- Support the shop's own publishing at Il Tiaso. Some independents publish local authors or print their own anthologies. Buying them funds the ecosystem directly.
- Check condition before you pay. Used books: check for missing pages, water damage, and cracked spines. A quick flip-through takes ten seconds.
- Ask about the book club discount. Many shops discount book-club orders. If your club buys local, everyone wins.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Rome — 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 Rome can take a while to appear. The 183 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 183 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 Rome: 183 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.