Bookstores in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District has 90 bookstores on the map. That's 90 bookshops mapped around Tel Aviv, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Give yourself an hour minimum — bookshops are the one errand that always takes longer than planned.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Tel Aviv (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Hazak Used Books and Al Aqsa Bookshop, plus Dar Al Hikmah Bookshop. If a bookshop's missing from Tel Aviv's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Tel Aviv bookstore lineup
90 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Hazak Used Books
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Hazak Used Books is Bookstore.
Al Aqsa Bookshop
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Al Aqsa Bookshop is Bookstore.
Dar Al Hikmah Bookshop
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Dar Al Hikmah Bookshop is Bookstore.
פורת ספרים
Bookstore
פורת ספרים is Bookstore.
סטימצקי
Bookstore
סטימצקי is Bookstore.
חנות המוזיאון
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חנות המוזיאון — Bookstore.
סטימצקי
Bookstore
סטימצקי is Bookstore. סטימצקי also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su-Th 08:30-20:00; Fr 08:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Su-Th 08:30-20:00; Fr 08:00-15:00
באג דיונון
BookstoreRun by באג מולטיסיסטם בע"מ
באג דיונון is Bookstore run by באג מולטיסיסטם בע"מ.
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
BookstoreRun by צומת ספרים
Run by צומת ספרים, צומת ספרים is Bookstore.
סטימצקי
Bookstore
סטימצקי is Bookstore.
סטימצקי
BookstoreRun by סטימצקי
סטימצקי is Bookstore run by סטימצקי.
צומת ספרים
BookstoreRun by צומת ספרים
Run by צומת ספרים, צומת ספרים is Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
סטימצקי
BookstoreRun by סטימצקי
סטימצקי is Bookstore run by סטימצקי. סטימצקי also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-21:00; Fr 08:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-21:00; Fr 08:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-21:00
old book store
Bookstore
old book store — Bookstore.
סטימצקי
BookstoreRun by סטימצקי
סטימצקי is Bookstore run by סטימצקי. סטימצקי also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
בוק שוק
Bookstore
בוק שוק — Bookstore.
ספרי ניצן
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ספרי ניצן is Bookstore.
ספרי ניצן
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ספרי ניצן is Bookstore.
סטימצקי
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סטימצקי is Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
סטימצקי
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סטימצקי is Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
סטימצקי
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סטימצקי is Bookstore. סטימצקי also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr 09:00-15:30.
Hours: Su-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr 09:00-15:30
צומת ספרים
Bookstore
צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
סטימצקי
BookstoreRun by Steimatzky
סטימצקי is Bookstore run by Steimatzky.
ספרי דינה
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ספרי דינה is Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
דני ספרים
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דני ספרים — Bookstore.
ספרי נירוונה
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ספרי נירוונה is Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
רונדו
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רונדו is Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about צומת ספרים: the map lists its hours as Su-Th 8:00-22:00; Fr 8:00-14:30; Sa 10:30-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Su-Th 8:00-22:00; Fr 8:00-14:30; Sa 10:30-23:00
Phone: +972 3 5360242
مكتبة مرح
Bookstore
مكتبة مرح — Bookstore on Nablus Street. Also worth knowing about مكتبة مرح: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Nablus Street
Phone: 092675931
Exlibris Books
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Exlibris Books is Bookstore.
מאיה מיה
Bookstore
מאיה מיה — Bookstore.
Досуг
Bookstore
Досуг is Bookstore.
גולדווסר
Bookstore
גולדווסר is Bookstore.
مطبعة النهضة - شويكة
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مطبعة النهضة - شويكة is Bookstore on Shuweika Al-Gharbi Street. مطبعة النهضة - شويكة also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Shuweika Al-Gharbi Street
Phone: 092682770
סטימצקי
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סטימצקי is Bookstore.
مكتبة بلدية طولكرم
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مكتبة بلدية طولكرم is Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
Bookstore
צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
סטימצקי
Bookstore
סטימצקי is Bookstore. סטימצקי also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
סטימצקי
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סטימצקי is Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
Halper's Books
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Halper's Books is Bookstore on 87 אלנבי, תל אביב-יפו.
87 אלנבי, תל אביב-יפו, 62489
Mktbat Al Isra
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Mktbat Al Isra is Bookstore.
סטימצקי
Bookstore
סטימצקי is Bookstore. סטימצקי also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
סטימצקי
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סטימצקי is Bookstore.
סטימצקי
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סטימצקי is Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
مكتبة الجيتاوي - فرع البلد
BookstoreRun by bilal jeetawi
مكتبة الجيتاوي - فرع البلد is Bookstore run by bilal jeetawi on The Hospital Street. مكتبة الجيتاوي - فرع البلد also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Sa-Th 09:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
The Hospital Street, +970
Hours: Sa-Th 09:00-20:00
Phone: 092687977
مكتبة الجيتاوي
BookstoreRun by bilal jeetawi
Run by bilal jeetawi, مكتبة الجيتاوي is Bookstore on Shwaikah. Also worth knowing about مكتبة الجيتاوي: the map lists its hours as Sa-Th 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Shwaikah, +970
Hours: Sa-Th 09:00-18:00
Phone: 2675828
צומת ספרים
Bookstore
צומת ספרים — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about צומת ספרים: the map lists its hours as Su-Th 09:30-21:30; Fr 09:30-14:30, Sa (sunset+00:30)-22:30 open "opens half hour after Shabbat"; PH closed; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Su-Th 09:30-21:30; Fr 09:30-14:30, Sa (sunset+00:30)-22:30 open "opens half hour after Shabbat"; PH closed
Phone: +972-3-9038607;+972-52-6207865
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
צומת ספרים
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צומת ספרים — Bookstore.
סטימצקי
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סטימצקי is Bookstore.
סטימצקי
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סטימצקי is Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Tel Aviv
13 of the 90 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
14 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Tel Aviv bookstore crawl
The efficient Tel Aviv bookstore crawl strings these together: Hazak Used Books, Al Aqsa Bookshop, Dar Al Hikmah Bookshop, פורת ספרים, סטימצקי, חנות המוזיאון, סטימצקי, and באג דיונון — 90 stops, one logical order. 82 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Tel Aviv
The regulars' playbook for Tel Aviv's bookshops:
- Look for local history at Hazak Used Books. The local-interest shelf tells you what a town thinks of itself. Great for visitors, better for new residents.
- Learn your editions at Al Aqsa Bookshop. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
- Ask about the book club discount. Many shops discount book-club orders. If your club buys local, everyone wins.
- Check the sale shelf rhythm. Shops clear shelves on cycles. Ask when the next cull happens — that's when the bargains land.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Tel Aviv — 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 Tel Aviv can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 90 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 90 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 Tel Aviv: 90 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.