Bookstores in Zagreb

If you judge a town by its bookshops, Zagreb, City of Zagreb gives you 66 to judge by. That's 66 bookshops mapped around Zagreb, 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 Zagreb (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Hrvatsko slovo and Školska Knjiga, plus TisakMedia. If a bookshop's missing from Zagreb's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Zagreb bookstore lineup

66 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:

Hrvatsko slovo

Bookstore

Hrvatsko slovo — Bookstore, found on 4 Ulica Hrvatske bratske zajednice in Zagreb. Also worth knowing about Hrvatsko slovo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

4 Ulica Hrvatske bratske zajednice, Zagreb, 10000

Phone: +385 1 4814 965

Website

Školska Knjiga

Bookstore

Školska Knjiga is Bookstore. Školska Knjiga also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-15:00.

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-15:00

TisakMedia

Bookstore

TisakMedia — Bookstore on 2 Ulica Franje Račkog. Also worth knowing about TisakMedia: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 07:30-20:00; Sa 08:00-20:00; Su off.

2 Ulica Franje Račkog

Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-20:00; Sa 08:00-20:00; Su off

Tisak media

Bookstore

Tisak media is Bookstore. Tisak media also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00.

Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00

V.B.Z.

Bookstore

V.B.Z. — Bookstore.

Menart

Bookstore

Menart is Bookstore.

Izvori

Bookstore

Izvori — Bookstore on 64 Trnjanska cesta. Also worth knowing about Izvori: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:30-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

64 Trnjanska cesta

Hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-19:00

Phone: +385 1 6117 714

Website

Dominović

Bookstore

Dominović — Bookstore, found on 4 Ulica Hrvatske bratske zajednice in Zagreb. Also worth knowing about Dominović: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-21:00; Sa 08:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

4 Ulica Hrvatske bratske zajednice, Zagreb, 10000

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-21:00; Sa 08:00-15:00

Phone: +385 1 6130 112

Website

Spero

Bookstore

Spero is Bookstore.

Znanje

Bookstore

Znanje — Bookstore, found on 1 Gajeva ulica in Zagreb. Also worth knowing about Znanje: it has a website with more detail.

1 Gajeva ulica, Zagreb, 10000

Website

Školska knjiga

Bookstore

Školska knjiga is Bookstore on 28 Masarykova ulica. Školska knjiga also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

28 Masarykova ulica

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-15:00

Phone: +385 1 4830 511

Website

Tisak Media

Bookstore

Tisak Media is Bookstore on 1 Trešnjevački trg. Tisak Media also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:00-21:00; Su 08:00-15:00.

1 Trešnjevački trg

Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-21:00; Su 08:00-15:00

Knjižara

Bookstore

Knjižara — Bookstore.

Tisak media

Bookstore

Tisak media is Bookstore.

Meridijani

Bookstore

Meridijani — Bookstore, found on 17 Ulica Ivana Trnskog in Zagreb.

17 Ulica Ivana Trnskog, Zagreb, 10000

A4 knjižara

Bookstore

A4 knjižara — Bookstore.

Knjižara Arkadija

BookstoreRun by Školska knjiga d.d.

Run by Školska knjiga d.d., Knjižara Arkadija is Bookstore on 14 Trg bana Josipa Jelačića. Also worth knowing about Knjižara Arkadija: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-21:00; Sa 08:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.

14 Trg bana Josipa Jelačića

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-21:00; Sa 08:00-20:00

Phone: +385 1 6441 848

Strip-knjižara Asteroid B612

Bookstore

Strip-knjižara Asteroid B612 is Bookstore on 17 Gajeva ulica. Strip-knjižara Asteroid B612 also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

17 Gajeva ulica

Phone: +385 1 4819 636

Website

Knjižara Alfa

Bookstore

Knjižara Alfa — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Knjižara Alfa: it has a website with more detail.

Website

Papyrus

Bookstore

Papyrus — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Papyrus: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00.

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00

srce lubenice

Used bookstore

srce lubenice is Used bookstore on 29 Opatovina. srce lubenice also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.

29 Opatovina

Website

Tisak Media

Bookstore

Tisak Media is Bookstore. Tisak Media also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-21:00; Sa 08:00-15:00.

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-21:00; Sa 08:00-15:00

Narodne Novine

BookstoreRun by Narodne Novine d.d.

Narodne Novine is Bookstore run by Narodne Novine d.d. on 7 Šetalište braće Kazić, Jastrebarsko. Narodne Novine also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-15:00; Sa 08:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

7 Šetalište braće Kazić, Jastrebarsko, 10450

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-15:00; Sa 08:00-13:00

Phone: +385 1 6283 929

Website

Verbum

Bookstore

Verbum is Bookstore on 11 Ulica Nikole Tesle. Verbum also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:30-13:00; Su off.

11 Ulica Nikole Tesle

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:30-13:00; Su off

Duhovna knjiga

Bookstore

Duhovna knjiga — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Duhovna knjiga: the map lists its hours as Sa 18:15-19:45; Su 07:00-13:00,18:15-20:00; PH off.

Hours: Sa 18:15-19:45; Su 07:00-13:00,18:15-20:00; PH off

Školska knjiga

Bookstore

Školska knjiga is Bookstore.

Kršćanska sadašnjost

Bookstore

Kršćanska sadašnjost is Bookstore.

Verbum

Bookstore

Verbum is Bookstore.

vbz

Bookstore

vbz is Bookstore on 16 Ulica Pavla Šubića. vbz also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-13:00.

16 Ulica Pavla Šubića

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-13:00

Knjižara Fraktura

Bookstore

Knjižara Fraktura is Bookstore on 17 Ulica kneza Mislava. Knjižara Fraktura also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.

17 Ulica kneza Mislava

Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-15:00

Website

Ab Bookshop

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Ab Bookshop is Bookstore.

Znanje

Bookstore

Znanje — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Znanje: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-20:00; Su,PH off.

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-20:00; Su,PH off

Knjižara AGM

BookstoreRun by Zagrebački holding, podružnica AGM

Run by Zagrebački holding, podružnica AGM, Knjižara AGM is Bookstore on 7 Ulica Nikole Tesle. Also worth knowing about Knjižara AGM: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-14:00; it has a website with more detail.

7 Ulica Nikole Tesle

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-14:00

Website

Prosvjeta

BookstoreRun by SKD Prosvjeta

Run by SKD Prosvjeta, Prosvjeta is Bookstore, found on 2 Ulica Sv. Preobraženja in Zagreb. Also worth knowing about Prosvjeta: it has a website with more detail.

2 Ulica Sv. Preobraženja, Zagreb, 10000

Website

Knjižara Pravnog fakulteta

Bookstore

Knjižara Pravnog fakulteta — Bookstore.

Ibis Grafika

Bookstore

Ibis Grafika — Bookstore, found on 25 IV. Ravnice in Zagreb. Also worth knowing about Ibis Grafika: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

25 IV. Ravnice, Zagreb, 10000

Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-15:00

Phone: +385 1 2332 020

Website

Pričozemska

BookstoreRun by Ibis grafika d.o.o.

Pričozemska is Bookstore run by Ibis grafika d.o.o. on 3 Ulica Vanje Radauša, Zagreb. Pričozemska also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.

BookstoreRun by Ekonomski fakultet u Zagrebu

Skriptarnica is Bookstore run by Ekonomski fakultet u Zagrebu on 6 Trg Johna Fitzgeralda Kennedyja, Zagreb. Skriptarnica also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.

6 Trg Johna Fitzgeralda Kennedyja, Zagreb, 10000

Phone: +385 1 238 3212

Vuković&Runjić

Bookstore

Vuković&Runjić — Bookstore, found on 16 Ulica Nikole Tesle in Zagreb. Also worth knowing about Vuković&Runjić: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.

16 Ulica Nikole Tesle, Zagreb, 10000

Phone: +385 1 4810 742

Nova informator

Bookstore

Bookstore

Planetopija is Bookstore.

Nanina knjiga

Bookstore

Nanina knjiga is Bookstore on 5 Pakoštanska ulica. Nanina knjiga also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-14:00; Su off.

5 Pakoštanska ulica

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-14:00; Su off

What the map tells us about bookstores in Zagreb

38 of the 66 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.

22 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.

There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 4 Ulica Hrvatske bratske zajednice, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.

The Zagreb bookstore crawl

Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Hrvatsko slovo on 4 Ulica Hrvatske bratske zajednice, Školska Knjiga, TisakMedia on 2 Ulica Franje Račkog, Tisak media, V.B.Z., Menart, Izvori on 64 Trnjanska cesta, and Dominović on 4 Ulica Hrvatske bratske zajednice. That's 66 stops on the Zagreb bookstore crawl. 58 more are listed below.

Bookstore tips for Zagreb

A few things worth knowing before you work through Zagreb's bookstores:

Don't overlook the classics wall at Hrvatsko slovo. Every shop has one. Cheap editions of the books everyone claims to have read — your chance to actually read them.
Browse by serendipity, buy by list at Školska Knjiga. Keep a want-list on your phone for the hunt, but let the shelves surprise you too. The best finds are never the planned ones.
Check the cookbook section. Cookbooks are the most browsed and least bought section, which means the used shelf is full of barely-touched gems.
Note the shop's specialties. Sci-fi, travel, art books, philosophy — every good shop leans somewhere. Find the lean that matches yours.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Zagreb — 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 Zagreb can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 66, 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 66 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 Zagreb: 66 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.