Bookstores in Seoul
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Seoul, Seoul gives you 166 to judge by. That's 166 bookshops mapped around Seoul, 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 Seoul (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include 한강문고 and 영풍문고 (YP Books), plus 교보문고. If a bookshop's missing from Seoul's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Seoul bookstore lineup
166 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
한강문고
Bookstore
한강문고 is Bookstore on 125 월드컵로, 서울특별시. 한강문고 also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
125 월드컵로, 서울특별시, 03963
Phone: +82 2 332 9480
영풍문고 (YP Books)
Bookstore
영풍문고 (YP Books) — Bookstore.
교보문고
Bookstore
교보문고 — Bookstore.
학생회관 서점
Bookstore
학생회관 서점 is Bookstore.
교보문고
Bookstore
교보문고 — Bookstore.
양화진 책방
Bookstore
양화진 책방 — Bookstore.
stone-k
Bookstore
stone-k — Bookstore, found on 687-10 Simgocbondong in 부천시. Also worth knowing about stone-k: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
687-10 Simgocbondong, 부천시
Phone: +82 32 611 2966
반디앤루니스(Bandi&Lunis bookshop)
Bookstore
반디앤루니스(Bandi&Lunis bookshop) is Bookstore.
서울특별시
Foreign Book Store
Bookstore
Foreign Book Store is Bookstore.
영풍문고
Bookstore
영풍문고 is Bookstore.
책
Bookstore
책 is Bookstore.
교보문고
Bookstore
교보문고 — Bookstore.
청계천 헌책방거리
Bookstore
청계천 헌책방거리 — Bookstore.
종로서적
Bookstore
종로서적 — Bookstore, found on 51 종로 in 서울특별시. Also worth knowing about 종로서적: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
51 종로, 서울특별시, 03161
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Phone: +82 02-739-2331
polite bookstore
Bookstore
polite bookstore — Bookstore.
코러스센터
BookstoreRun by 윤학원
Run by 윤학원, 코러스센터 is Bookstore, found on 71 공항대로38길 in 서울특별시. Also worth knowing about 코러스센터: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
71 공항대로38길, 서울특별시, 07646
Phone: +82 2 3665 0061
교보문고
Bookstore
교보문고 — Bookstore.
대동서적
Bookstore
대동서적 — Bookstore.
대한서림
Bookstore
대한서림 is Bookstore on 93-1 우현로, 인천광역시.
93-1 우현로, 인천광역시, 22316
녹산문고
Bookstore
녹산문고 — Bookstore, found on 20 중부대로 in 수원시.
20 중부대로, 수원시, 16263
삼숭문고
Bookstore
삼숭문고 — Bookstore.
서점
Bookstore
서점 is Bookstore.
교보문고 목동점
Bookstore
교보문고 목동점 is Bookstore.
마들서점
Bookstore
마들서점 is Bookstore.
고려서점
Bookstore
고려서점 — Bookstore, found on 26 강서로47길 in 서울특별시.
26 강서로47길, 서울특별시, 07633
벧엘책서점
Bookstore
벧엘책서점 is Bookstore on 36 강서로47길, 서울특별시.
36 강서로47길, 서울특별시, 07633
연세문고
Bookstore
연세문고 — Bookstore, found on 301 강서로47길 in 서울특별시.
301 강서로47길, 서울특별시, 07632
국민서적
Bookstore
국민서적 is Bookstore on 22 발곡로, 의정부시. 국민서적 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 22:00까지.
22 발곡로, 의정부시, 11730
Hours: 22:00까지
노원문고
Bookstore
노원문고 is Bookstore.
무산자서점
Bookstore
무산자서점 — Bookstore.
교보문고
Bookstore
교보문고 — Bookstore, found on 20 판교역로146번길 in 성남시.
20 판교역로146번길, 성남시, 13529
알라딘(지하1층)
Bookstore
알라딘(지하1층) is Bookstore.
여행마을
Bookstore
여행마을 — Bookstore, found on 29 청룡길 in 서울특별시.
29 청룡길, 서울특별시, 08786
알라딘
Used bookstore
알라딘 — Used bookstore.
만유인력
Bookstore
만유인력 is Bookstore.
교보문고 B동
Bookstore
교보문고 B동 — Bookstore.
교보문고 A동
Bookstore
교보문고 A동 is Bookstore.
교보문고
Bookstore
교보문고 — Bookstore.
Star Goods Shop (K-Pop)
Bookstore
Star Goods Shop (K-Pop) — Bookstore.
알라딘
Bookstore
알라딘 — Bookstore.
영풍문고
Bookstore
영풍문고 is Bookstore.
노원문고
Bookstore
노원문고 is Bookstore.
알라딘
Bookstore
알라딘 — Bookstore.
알라딘 중고서점 신촌점
Used bookstore
알라딘 중고서점 신촌점 — Used bookstore. Also worth knowing about 알라딘 중고서점 신촌점: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:30-22:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-22:00
영풍문고
Bookstore
영풍문고 is Bookstore.
알라딘
Bookstore
알라딘 — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about 알라딘: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:30-22:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-22:00
Bandi&Luni's
Bookstore
Bandi&Luni's — Bookstore.
알라딘
Bookstore
알라딘 — Bookstore, found on 438 강남대로 in 서울특별시. Also worth knowing about 알라딘: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:30-22:00.
438 강남대로, 서울특별시, 06123
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-22:00
글벗서점
Bookstore
글벗서점 — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about 글벗서점: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:30-22:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-22:00
알라딘
Bookstore
알라딘 — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about 알라딘: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:30-22:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-22:00
부평문고 / 오피스디포
Bookstore
부평문고 / 오피스디포 is Bookstore. 부평문고 / 오피스디포 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 08:00-22:00(Office Depot: Mo-Su 08:00-20:00).
인천광역시
Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-22:00(Office Depot: Mo-Su 08:00-20:00)
동아서점
Bookstore
동아서점 — Bookstore.
한빛서점
Bookstore
한빛서점 — Bookstore.
Boan Books
Bookstore
Boan Books is Bookstore.
BOOK’ PARK
Bookstore
BOOK’ PARK — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about BOOK’ PARK: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-22:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00
영풍문고
Bookstore
영풍문고 is Bookstore.
알라딘
Bookstore
알라딘 — Bookstore.
영풍문고
Bookstore
영풍문고 is Bookstore.
현대서점
Bookstore
현대서점 is Bookstore.
영풍문고
Bookstore
영풍문고 is Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Seoul
17 of the 166 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
8 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
3 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 Seoul bookstore crawl
The efficient Seoul bookstore crawl strings these together: 한강문고 on 125 월드컵로, 영풍문고 (YP Books), 교보문고, 학생회관 서점, 교보문고, 양화진 책방, stone-k on 687-10 Simgocbondong, and 반디앤루니스(Bandi&Lunis bookshop) — 166 stops, one logical order. 158 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Seoul
The regulars' playbook for Seoul's bookshops:
- Come back seasonally at 한강문고. Stock turns over with the publishing seasons. The shop you browsed in spring is a different shop by autumn.
- Ask the booksellers at 영풍문고 (YP Books). A good bookseller lives for the question 'what should I read next?' Give them three books you loved and watch them work.
- 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 events board. Book clubs, writing groups, story times — bookshops are community centres that happen to sell books.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Seoul — 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 Seoul can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 166 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 166 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 Seoul: 166 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.