Bookstores in Tehran
Bookstores reward the browsers. Tehran, Tehran has 154 mapped right now. That's 154 bookshops mapped around Tehran, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Tehran (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Book Store and شهر کتاب ابن سینا, plus انتشارات سروش. If a bookshop's missing from Tehran's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Tehran bookstore lineup
154 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Book Store
Bookstore
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Book Store is Bookstore.
شهر کتاب ابن سینا
Bookstore
شهر کتاب ابن سینا is Bookstore on ایران زمین. شهر کتاب ابن سینا also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
ایران زمین
انتشارات سروش
BookstoreRun by صدا و سیمای جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Run by صدا و سیمای جمهوری اسلامی ایران, انتشارات سروش is Bookstore.
شهرکتاب فرهنگ
Bookstore
شهرکتاب فرهنگ is Bookstore.
شهر کتاب
Bookstore
شهر کتاب is Bookstore on میدان نبوت.
میدان نبوت
انتشارات تیمورزاده
BookstoreRun by دکتر تیمورزاده
Run by دکتر تیمورزاده, انتشارات تیمورزاده is Bookstore on شانزده آذر.
شانزده آذر
انتشارات پرهام
Bookstore
انتشارات پرهام is Bookstore on دوازده فروردین.
دوازده فروردین
شهر قلم
Bookstore
شهر قلم — Bookstore on سمنگان.
سمنگان
تفرید
Bookstore
تفرید — Bookstore on عباسی. Also worth knowing about تفرید: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
عباسی
Phone: +98 21 6646 7901
لوازم التحریر و کتاب اربابی
Bookstore
لوازم التحریر و کتاب اربابی — Bookstore.
انتشارات خیلی سبز
Bookstore
انتشارات خیلی سبز — Bookstore.
صبا میلاد پارسیان
Bookstore
صبا میلاد پارسیان — Bookstore.
روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد
Bookstore
روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد — Bookstore.
انتشارات چشمه
Bookstore
انتشارات چشمه — Bookstore.
شهر کتاب فرشته
Bookstore
شهر کتاب فرشته — Bookstore on 02122394639 مقصودبیک/دربندی. Also worth knowing about شهر کتاب فرشته: the map lists its hours as Sa-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
02122394639 مقصودبیک/دربندی
Hours: Sa-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-23:00
Phone: +98 21 2645 9172
نمایشگاه کتاب گلزار
Bookstore
نمایشگاه کتاب گلزار is Bookstore on 12.
12
کمالالملک
Bookstore
کمالالملک is Bookstore on سهروردی شمالی.
سهروردی شمالی
نظری
Bookstore
نظری is Bookstore.
شهر کتاب نیاوران
Bookstore
شهر کتاب نیاوران is Bookstore on دکتر باهنر (نیاوران). شهر کتاب نیاوران also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-22:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
دکتر باهنر (نیاوران)
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-22:30
Phone: +98 21 2228 5963
شهر کتاب کاشانک
Bookstore
شهر کتاب کاشانک is Bookstore.
نارنجستان بهشت
Bookstore
نارنجستان بهشت is Bookstore.
انتشارات جنگل
Bookstore
انتشارات جنگل — Bookstore.
انتشارات سوره مهر
Bookstore
انتشارات سوره مهر is Bookstore.
کتاب فروشی جاوید
Bookstore
کتاب فروشی جاوید is Bookstore.
بانک کتاب کاشفان
Bookstore
بانک کتاب کاشفان — Bookstore.
کتاب فروشی ملکان
Bookstore
کتاب فروشی ملکان is Bookstore.
مرادیان
Bookstore
مرادیان — Bookstore, found on 26 میدان انقلاب in تهران. Also worth knowing about مرادیان: the map lists its hours as Sa-Th 08:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
26 میدان انقلاب, تهران
Hours: Sa-Th 08:00-20:00
Phone: +98 21 6640 4386
انتشارات جیحون
Bookstore
انتشارات جیحون — Bookstore on انقلاب اسلامی. Also worth knowing about انتشارات جیحون: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
انقلاب اسلامی
Phone: +98 21 6640 4532
کتابفروشی حوض نقره
Bookstore
کتابفروشی حوض نقره — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about کتابفروشی حوض نقره: it has a website with more detail.
کتابفروشی مهران
Bookstore
کتابفروشی مهران — Bookstore.
بنیاد روایت
Bookstore
بنیاد روایت is Bookstore.
کتاب فروشی افق
Bookstore
کتاب فروشی افق is Bookstore on انقلاب اسلامی. کتاب فروشی افق also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
انقلاب اسلامی
Phone: +982166475882
انتشارات چتر
Bookstore
انتشارات چتر is Bookstore on انقلاب اسلامی. انتشارات چتر also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
انقلاب اسلامی
Phone: +98 21 6648 8182
کتاب فروشی فخرآباد
Bookstore
کتاب فروشی فخرآباد is Bookstore.
بانک کتاب
BookstoreRun by اصغر محلاتی
بانک کتاب is Bookstore run by اصغر محلاتی on ۹۰ وحید نظری, تهران. بانک کتاب also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
۹۰ وحید نظری, تهران
Phone: +98 21 6641 0000
کتاب فروشی فرهنگ
Bookstore
کتاب فروشی فرهنگ is Bookstore on بلوار کشاورز.
بلوار کشاورز
کتابفروشی
Bookstore
کتابفروشی — Bookstore.
کتابفروشی ۲۰۰۰
Bookstore
کتابفروشی ۲۰۰۰ is Bookstore.
پارکر لطیفی
Bookstore
پارکر لطیفی — Bookstore on جمهوری اسلامی. Also worth knowing about پارکر لطیفی: the map lists its hours as Sa-Th 09:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
جمهوری اسلامی
Hours: Sa-Th 09:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00
Phone: +98 21 6670 2832
انتشارات مهرگان
Bookstore
انتشارات مهرگان — Bookstore.
لوازم تحریری
Bookstore
لوازم تحریری — Bookstore.
Metro
Bookstore
Metro — Bookstore.
خانه کتاب شفق
Bookstore
خانه کتاب شفق is Bookstore. خانه کتاب شفق also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: ۸۸۵۶۶۲۲۰
电器批发街
Bookstore
电器批发街 is Bookstore.
انتشارات ثالث
Bookstore
انتشارات ثالث — Bookstore.
شهرکتاب فرشته
Bookstore
شهرکتاب فرشته — Bookstore, found on ١٦٧١ دکتر علی شریعتی in تهران. Also worth knowing about شهرکتاب فرشته: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
١٦٧١ دکتر علی شریعتی, تهران
Phone: +982122607342
انتشارات حقوقى مجد
Bookstore
انتشارات حقوقى مجد is Bookstore.
کتاب ونوشت افزار قلم
Bookstore
کتاب ونوشت افزار قلم — Bookstore on تهران - ورامین;رجایی. Also worth knowing about کتاب ونوشت افزار قلم: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
تهران - ورامین;رجایی
Phone: +98 21 3614 0786
شهر کتاب ونک
Bookstore
شهر کتاب ونک — Bookstore.
نعمتی
Bookstore
نعمتی — Bookstore.
شهر کتاب
Bookstore
شهر کتاب is Bookstore.
اندیشه سرا
Bookstore
اندیشه سرا is Bookstore. اندیشه سرا also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Sa-Th 09:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Sa-Th 09:00-14:00
Phone: +982166966925
شهر کتاب
Bookstore
شهر کتاب is Bookstore.
انتشارات حافظ
Bookstore
انتشارات حافظ is Bookstore.
مجتمع فرهنگی بنفشه (انتشارات قدیانی)
Bookstore
مجتمع فرهنگی بنفشه (انتشارات قدیانی) is Bookstore on کریم خان زند.
کریم خان زند
فروشگاه کتاب کودک و نوجوان
Bookstore
فروشگاه کتاب کودک و نوجوان is Bookstore.
کتاب ایرانیان
Bookstore
کتاب ایرانیان — Bookstore.
چاپ دوست
Bookstore
چاپ دوست is Bookstore.
شرکت انتشارات علمی و فرهنگی
Bookstore
شرکت انتشارات علمی و فرهنگی — Bookstore on کمان.
کمان
لارستان
Bookstore
لارستان — Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Tehran
39 of the 154 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
35 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
There's a cluster: 3 of them sit on انقلاب اسلامی, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Tehran bookstore crawl
The efficient Tehran bookstore crawl strings these together: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Book Store, شهر کتاب ابن سینا on ایران زمین, انتشارات سروش, شهرکتاب فرهنگ, شهر کتاب on میدان نبوت, انتشارات تیمورزاده on شانزده آذر, انتشارات پرهام on دوازده فروردین, and شهر قلم on سمنگان — 154 stops, one logical order. 146 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Tehran
Browsing in Tehran? A little strategy helps:
- Gift buying? Ask for wrapping at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Book Store. Many independents wrap beautifully and free. It beats a gift bag every time.
- Come back seasonally at شهر کتاب ابن سینا. Stock turns over with the publishing seasons. The shop you browsed in spring is a different shop by autumn.
- Read the first page in the shop. The first-page test never lies. If it doesn't grab you standing there, it won't grab you at home.
- Check for a café corner. A bookshop with coffee is a trap in the best way. Plan accordingly; you won't be leaving soon.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Tehran — 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 Tehran can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 154, 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 154 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 Tehran: 154 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.