Bookstores in Tainan
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Tainan, Tainan gives you 61 to judge by. That's 61 bookshops mapped around Tainan, 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 Tainan (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include 金石堂 and 金玉堂, plus 墨林二手書店. If a bookshop's missing from Tainan's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Tainan bookstore lineup
61 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
金石堂
Bookstore
金石堂 — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about 金石堂: the map lists its hours as 10:00-22:00.
臺南市
Hours: 10:00-22:00
金玉堂
Bookstore
金玉堂 — Bookstore.
臺南市
墨林二手書店
Bookstore
墨林二手書店 — Bookstore, found on 53 大學路西段 in 臺南市. Also worth knowing about 墨林二手書店: the map lists its hours as We-Mo 10:00-22:00; Tu off.
53 大學路西段, 臺南市
Hours: We-Mo 10:00-22:00; Tu off
金萬字書店
Bookstore
金萬字書店 — Bookstore.
臺南市
敦煌書局文藻校園店
Bookstore
敦煌書局文藻校園店 is Bookstore on 900 民族一路, 高雄市. 敦煌書局文藻校園店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 09:00-20:00.
900 民族一路, 高雄市, 807
Hours: 09:00-20:00
明儀倉庫書店
Bookstore
明儀倉庫書店 — Bookstore, found on 2 明福街 in 高雄市. Also worth knowing about 明儀倉庫書店: the map lists its hours as 10:00-22:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 明福街, 高雄市, 80794
Hours: 10:00-22:30
Phone: +886 7 348 5387
101文具天堂
Bookstore
101文具天堂 is Bookstore.
臺南市
奇美舊書店
Bookstore
奇美舊書店 — Bookstore, found on 8 民族路二段 in 臺南市. Also worth knowing about 奇美舊書店: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00.
8 民族路二段, 臺南市
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
古文明書坊
Bookstore
古文明書坊 is Bookstore on 132 府前路一段, 臺南市.
132 府前路一段, 臺南市
易書書城
Bookstore
易書書城 is Bookstore.
臺南市
第一志願升學書店
Bookstore
第一志願升學書店 — Bookstore.
臺南市
新樓書房
Bookstore
新樓書房 is Bookstore on 青年路, 臺南市.
青年路, 臺南市
晶品屋
Bookstore
晶品屋 is Bookstore on 8 廍後街, 高雄市.
8 廍後街, 高雄市, 813
林檎二手書室
Bookstore
林檎二手書室 is Bookstore on 24號 1樓 國華街一段, 臺南市. 林檎二手書室 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu, Fr-Sa 12:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
24號 1樓 國華街一段, 臺南市
Hours: Mo-Tu, Fr-Sa 12:00-19:00
Phone: +886952 300 910;+886905 528 085
聚珍台灣
Bookstore
聚珍台灣 — Bookstore, found on 1 開山路3巷 in 臺南市. Also worth knowing about 聚珍台灣: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 開山路3巷, 臺南市
Phone: +886 6 221 3326
宏昌書局
Bookstore
宏昌書局 is Bookstore.
臺南市
展華書局
Bookstore
展華書局 is Bookstore on 138 北門路一段, 臺南市.
138 北門路一段, 臺南市
效果升學書局
Bookstore
效果升學書局 is Bookstore.
臺南市
金玉堂-善化店
Bookstore
金玉堂-善化店 — Bookstore, found on 515 中正路 in 台南市. Also worth knowing about 金玉堂-善化店: the map lists its hours as 09:00-22:00.
515 中正路, 台南市, 741
Hours: 09:00-22:00
鴻志書局
Bookstore
鴻志書局 — Bookstore.
台南市新化區大新路77之2號
城南舊肆
Bookstore
城南舊肆 is Bookstore on 68 慶中街, 臺南市. 城南舊肆 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-15:00, 16:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
68 慶中街, 臺南市
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-15:00, 16:00-19:00
Phone: 06 215 5633
超越書局
Bookstore
超越書局 — Bookstore.
臺南市
藝豐
Bookstore
藝豐 is Bookstore on 68 北門路一段, 臺南市.
68 北門路一段, 臺南市
成功書局
Bookstore
成功書局 — Bookstore, found on 112 北門路一段 in 臺南市.
112 北門路一段, 臺南市
成功書局
Bookstore
成功書局 — Bookstore, found on 北門路一段 in 臺南市.
北門路一段, 臺南市
金玉堂
Bookstore
金玉堂 — Bookstore.
錦城租書店
Bookstore
錦城租書店 is Bookstore.
全民書局
Bookstore
全民書局 is Bookstore.
臺南市
金玉堂文具
Bookstore
金玉堂文具 is Bookstore on 16 國昌路, 高雄市. 金玉堂文具 also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
16 國昌路, 高雄市, 821
Phone: +886 7 696 6802
南ㄧ書局
Bookstore
南ㄧ書局 is Bookstore on 76 北門路一段, 臺南市.
76 北門路一段, 臺南市
益生書局
Bookstore
益生書局 — Bookstore.
臺南市
金玉堂
Bookstore
金玉堂 — Bookstore.
建來書局
Bookstore
建來書局 is Bookstore.
曬書店
Bookstore
曬書店 is Bookstore.
二手書店
Bookstore
二手書店 — Bookstore.
臺南市
政大書城
Bookstore
政大書城 — Bookstore.
臺南市
大統書局
Bookstore
大統書局 — Bookstore, found on 1012 文賢路 in 台南市.
1012 文賢路, 台南市, 704
藝術家南書房
Bookstore
藝術家南書房 — Bookstore.
小荳子書坊
Bookstore
小荳子書坊 — Bookstore.
金石堂書局左營店
Bookstore
金石堂書局左營店 is Bookstore.
看啥租啥高雄榮總店
Bookstore
看啥租啥高雄榮總店 — Bookstore, found on 22 榮德街 in 高雄市.
22 榮德街, 高雄市, 813
多米
Bookstore
多米 is Bookstore.
漫畫小舖
Bookstore
漫畫小舖 is Bookstore.
漫畫の森
Bookstore
漫畫の森 — Bookstore.
烏邦圖 UBUNTU 書店
Bookstore
烏邦圖 UBUNTU 書店 is Bookstore on 27 環河街129巷, 臺南市. 烏邦圖 UBUNTU 書店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 08:30-20:30; it has a website with more detail.
27 環河街129巷, 臺南市
Hours: Mo-Su 08:30-20:30
南大圖書生活廣場
Bookstore
南大圖書生活廣場 — Bookstore.
文教廣場
Bookstore
文教廣場 — Bookstore.
沙鷗書屋
Bookstore
沙鷗書屋 is Bookstore on 11 青年路132巷, 臺南市. 沙鷗書屋 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Fr 18:00-22:00; Sa-Su 14:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11 青年路132巷, 臺南市, 700
Hours: Fr 18:00-22:00; Sa-Su 14:00-18:00
Phone: +886 6 223 9180
敝墟書店
Bookstore
敝墟書店 is Bookstore. 敝墟書店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Su 09:00-17:00.
Hours: We-Su 09:00-17:00
剛好販賣所/剛好販売所
Bookstore
剛好販賣所/剛好販売所 is Bookstore on 116 平和路, 高雄市.
116 平和路, 高雄市
美文堂書局
Bookstore
美文堂書局 is Bookstore.
府城舊冊店
Bookstore
府城舊冊店 — Bookstore.
府城舊冊店(Hú-siâⁿ Kū-chheh-tiàm)
Bookstore
府城舊冊店(Hú-siâⁿ Kū-chheh-tiàm) is Bookstore on 115 勝利路, 臺南市. 府城舊冊店(Hú-siâⁿ Kū-chheh-tiàm) also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
115 勝利路, 臺南市, 701
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00
Phone: +886 6 2763093
南渡策室 x 無有為書店（書、臺灣茶）
Bookstore
南渡策室 x 無有為書店（書、臺灣茶） is Bookstore on 53 崇信街, 臺南市. 南渡策室 x 無有為書店（書、臺灣茶） also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Su 14:00-20:00.
53 崇信街, 臺南市, 701
Hours: We-Su 14:00-20:00
時之河書屋 X 十三號避難所
Bookstore
時之河書屋 X 十三號避難所 — Bookstore, found on 212 開山路 in 臺南市. Also worth knowing about 時之河書屋 X 十三號避難所: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 16:00-02:00.
212 開山路, 臺南市, 700
Hours: We-Sa 16:00-02:00
雲海二手書店
Bookstore
雲海二手書店 is Bookstore on 243-2 南門路, 臺南市. 雲海二手書店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-19:50; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
243-2 南門路, 臺南市, 700
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-19:50
Phone: +886 6 214 9666
麗文校園書局-成大店
Bookstore
麗文校園書局-成大店 is Bookstore.
誠品書店
Bookstore
誠品書店 — Bookstore.
敦煌書局
Bookstore
敦煌書局 is Bookstore on 159 北門路一段, 臺南市. 敦煌書局 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
159 北門路一段, 臺南市
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-21:00
Phone: +886 6 229 6347
101天堂
Bookstore
101天堂 — Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Tainan
16 of the 61 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
4 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Tainan bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Tainan? Work this order: 金石堂, 金玉堂, 墨林二手書店 on 53 大學路西段, 金萬字書店, 敦煌書局文藻校園店 on 900 民族一路, 明儀倉庫書店 on 2 明福街, 101文具天堂, and 奇美舊書店 on 8 民族路二段. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 53 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Tainan
Browsing in Tainan? A little strategy helps:
- Kids' sections are goldmines at 金石堂. Even without kids. The picture-book art alone is worth the browse, and the middle-grade shelves hold genuine classics.
- Check condition before you pay at 金玉堂. Used books: check for missing pages, water damage, and cracked spines. A quick flip-through takes ten seconds.
- Note the shop's specialties. Sci-fi, travel, art books, philosophy — every good shop leans somewhere. Find the lean that matches yours.
- Visit during author events. Readings and signings are usually free and turn a bookshop into the best evening out in town.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Tainan — 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 Tainan can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 61, 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 61 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 Tainan: 61 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.