5 memorable bookstores in Barcelona
1) La Central
There are several La Central stores across town, but we’re recommending this one because of its pleasant cafe upstairs, with a terrace and excellent pastries. The ground floor has a more than decent English literature section. All the other sections (art, philosophy, science, history...) will have a fair selection of English-language books scattered among the Spanish ones, so do browse: La Central is the most complete bookstore in town.
![books at La Central store](https://images.the500hiddensecrets.com/2019-02/la_central_bookstore_barcelona_1.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&h=1080&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=65&w=1920&s=6b5bf7ae6fbf5adaab9fcc4c4f4bb54b)
2) Freaks
Three stores for the price of one. From left to right: a store with books on movies plus a collection of black & white and weird movies; a comic book and graphic novel store; and a bookstore about every thinkable kind of design and the art of tattoos.
![old comic books](https://images.the500hiddensecrets.com/2019-04/barcelona-shop-freaks.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&h=1080&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=65&w=1920&s=c798d23762d87f45b31d9ed1e410b114)
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3) Jaimes
The city’s French bookstore. Whether you’re looking for a pocket to read on the beach, the latest literary sensation from France, a thriller or a bande dessinée (comic), this is the place to be. Very pleasant staff and a long list of activities -- check the website.
![Interior of Jaimes bookshop](https://images.the500hiddensecrets.com/2022-06/13613441_1051640511573477_1485570800075716132_o.jpeg?auto=format&fit=max&h=1080&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=65&w=1920&s=04bf09d04f31cb0ef6fe2c1abd2bea42)
4) Taifa
This Gràcia bookstore is located almost right next to Cinema Verdi, which explains why it has so many books about movies and, to a lesser degree, about theatre. There’s a big selection of Spanish-language literature in affordable pockets and a secondhand section in the back. Loveable.
![Taifa bookstore](https://images.the500hiddensecrets.com/2019-03/barcelona-shop-taifa.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&h=1080&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=65&w=1920&s=a7c451002d369e9ac82eca1c947574ce)
5) Come In - Libreria Inglesa
Best English bookstore in town (not that there’s a lot of competition in that field), with literature, art, children’s books, teaching books, dictionaries and board games.
![shop interior of book store Come In in Barcelona](https://images.the500hiddensecrets.com/2021-08/barcelona-shop-come_in.jpeg?auto=format&fit=max&h=1080&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=65&w=1920&s=32b01eca57d241c16c3fffa724d6e2f2)
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