Bookstores in Tunis
Tunis, Tunis has 71 bookstores on the map. That's 71 bookshops mapped around Tunis, 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 Tunis (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Librairie Al Kitab and Presse Toi, plus Libairie Jaziri. If a bookshop's missing from Tunis's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Tunis bookstore lineup
71 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Librairie Al Kitab
Bookstore
Librairie Al Kitab is Bookstore.
Presse Toi
Bookstore
Presse Toi is Bookstore.
Libairie Jaziri
Bookstore
Libairie Jaziri is Bookstore.
Librairie Clairefontaine
Bookstore
Librairie Clairefontaine is Bookstore.
Librairie Ben Majed
Bookstore
Librairie Ben Majed is Bookstore.
مكتبة ألف ورقة
Bookstore
مكتبة ألف ورقة is Bookstore.
المرسى
أم حميدة
Bookstore
أم حميدة is Bookstore.
المرسى
La Librairie
Bookstore
La Librairie is Bookstore.
Librairie Maher
Bookstore
Librairie Maher — Bookstore.
مكتبة المعز
Bookstore
مكتبة المعز is Bookstore.
تونس
Librairie Le Bosphore
Bookstore
Librairie Le Bosphore — Bookstore, found on 54 شارع البيئة in الزهراء. Also worth knowing about Librairie Le Bosphore: it has a website with more detail.
54 شارع البيئة, الزهراء, 2034
Walid
Bookstore
Walid — Bookstore.
Bilel
Bookstore
Bilel — Bookstore.
Jalloul
Bookstore
Jalloul is Bookstore.
El Imteyez
Bookstore
El Imteyez — Bookstore, found on (106) شارع الطيب المهيري in التضامن.
(106) شارع الطيب المهيري, التضامن, 2041
سكول هاوي
Bookstore
سكول هاوي — Bookstore on 8 ben younes. Also worth knowing about سكول هاوي: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 07:00-08:00, 20:00-20:00.
8 ben younes, 2051
Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-08:00, 20:00-20:00
بودية
Bookstore
بودية — Bookstore on شارع أالشّهداء.
شارع أالشّهداء
مكتبة النجاح
Bookstore
مكتبة النجاح is Bookstore.
مكتبة السلام
Bookstore
مكتبة السلام is Bookstore.
Librairie
Bookstore
Librairie — Bookstore, found on Rue 25 Juillet 1957 in الزهراء.
Rue 25 Juillet 1957, الزهراء, 2034
librairie
Bookstore
librairie is Bookstore.
librairie
Bookstore
librairie is Bookstore.
Carthage Presse
Bookstore
Carthage Presse is Bookstore.
Librairie El moez
Bookstore
Librairie El moez — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Librairie El moez: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +216 71 238 270
Clairefontaine
Bookstore
Clairefontaine is Bookstore on نهج ماندس فرانس, تونس. Clairefontaine also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
نهج ماندس فرانس, تونس
Phone: +216 71 894 502
Libraire
Bookstore
Libraire — Bookstore.
Le Gai Savoir
Bookstore
Le Gai Savoir is Bookstore on 79 شارع فرحات حشاد, تونس.
79 شارع فرحات حشاد, تونس, 1001
Ceresbookshop
Bookstore
Ceresbookshop — Bookstore, found on 6 نهج آلان سافاري in تونس.
6 نهج آلان سافاري, تونس, 1002
Librairie
Bookstore
Librairie — Bookstore.
مكتبة المعارف
Bookstore
مكتبة المعارف — Bookstore.
مكتبة الأمير
Bookstore
مكتبة الأمير is Bookstore.
Le Bosphore
Bookstore
Le Bosphore — Bookstore.
عم حبيب
Bookstore
عم حبيب is Bookstore.
Librairie de Carthage
Bookstore
Librairie de Carthage — Bookstore.
Gavroche
Bookstore
Gavroche is Bookstore.
B'art
Bookstore
B'art — Bookstore.
Farabi
Bookstore
Farabi is Bookstore. Farabi also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Ariana, 2083
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00
Phone: +216 94 880 911
مكتبتي
Bookstore
مكتبتي — Bookstore.
Librairie Sonia
Bookstore
Librairie Sonia — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Librairie Sonia: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-21:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Librairie Awled Hssan
Bookstore
Librairie Awled Hssan — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Librairie Awled Hssan: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-21:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
وهيبة
Bookstore
وهيبة — Bookstore.
مكتبة رماس
Bookstore
مكتبة رماس — Bookstore.
الشيماء
Bookstore
الشيماء — Bookstore.
Raida
Bookstore
Raida is Bookstore.
مكتبة الأمل
Bookstore
مكتبة الأمل — Bookstore.
مكتبة الامان
Bookstore
مكتبة الامان is Bookstore.
مكتبة الامل
Bookstore
مكتبة الامل — Bookstore.
مكتبة الامان
Bookstore
مكتبة الامان is Bookstore.
مكتبة الامان
Bookstore
مكتبة الامان is Bookstore.
مكتبة ميار
Bookstore
مكتبة ميار — Bookstore.
عرفان
Bookstore
عرفان — Bookstore.
baya
Bookstore
baya — Bookstore.
culture
Bookstore
culture — Bookstore.
مكتبة أمل
Bookstore
مكتبة أمل is Bookstore.
souhayla
Bookstore
souhayla is Bookstore.
المستقبل
Bookstore
المستقبل is Bookstore.
مفتاح النجاح
Bookstore
مفتاح النجاح is Bookstore.
مكتبة الأمان
Bookstore
مكتبة الأمان is Bookstore.
بيع المواد المدرسية
Bookstore
بيع المواد المدرسية is Bookstore.
مكتبة الريان
Bookstore
مكتبة الريان — Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Tunis
5 of the 71 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
2 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Tunis bookstore crawl
The efficient Tunis bookstore crawl strings these together: Librairie Al Kitab, Presse Toi, Libairie Jaziri, Librairie Clairefontaine, Librairie Ben Majed, مكتبة ألف ورقة, أم حميدة, and La Librairie — 71 stops, one logical order. 63 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Tunis
The regulars' playbook for Tunis's bookshops:
- Kids' sections are goldmines at Librairie Al Kitab. Even without kids. The picture-book art alone is worth the browse, and the middle-grade shelves hold genuine classics.
- Look for local history at Presse Toi. The local-interest shelf tells you what a town thinks of itself. Great for visitors, better for new residents.
- Ask about the book club discount. Many shops discount book-club orders. If your club buys local, everyone wins.
- Bring a tote bag. Bookshops and tote bags are a natural pair. You'll need it — nobody leaves with the one book they came for.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Tunis — 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 Tunis can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 71 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 71 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 Tunis: 71 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.