Best of CT - Bookstores in Cape Town

10 top bookshops in Cape Town

This is our pick of the best bookshops in town

The city's best read away-places

2 - The Book Lounge
Traditional independent bookstore where many book launches occur

71 Roeland Street | Gardens | Cape Town | +27 (0)21 462 2425

3 - Clarke's Bookshop
Famous for its huge selection of African non-fiction

211 Long Street | City Centre | Cape Town | +27 (0)21 423 5739

4 - Kalk Bay Books
Innovative local book store, popular with writers and readers

Majestic Village | 124 Main Road | Kalk Bay | +27 (0)21 788 2266

5 - Wordsworth's
Choice selection of international and local titles

Shop 7103 | Victoria Wharf | V&A Waterfront | Cape Town | +27 (0)21 425 6880

6- Van Schaik
Legendary academic bookstore

22 Long Street | City Centre | Cape Town | +27 (0)21 418 0202

7 - Bargain Books
Best-sellers and bulk-buy assortments

3 Picbel Parkade | Corner of Waterkant Street and Strand Street | City Centre | Cape Town | +27 (0)21 421 7391

8 - Ulrich Naumann Bookshop
Select shop for German readers

15-19 Berg Street | City Centre | Cape Town | +27 (0)21 423 7832

9 - CNA

10 - Kalahari.net

Peddler of e-books, paperbacks and hardcovers, this online bookshop allows readers to source both used and new versions of publications.

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