21 North Street, Belfast

The last independent bookstore

  • in Belfast City Centre

The Aladdin's Cave of books

With over 30,000 books covering every possible topic, there's plenty to keep you busy

A treasure hunt every time

Double-stacked shelves, piles of books, and new stock added every week

Reviews

A few of our customers really liked our shop and decided to put in a good word for us out on the Internet for everyone else to see. Here’s a few of them.

  • … The kind of secondhand book shop where the kid at the counter has to stop playing jazz trumpet to take my money.

    Google Maps review

  • … Make sure you have lots of time when you visit because you won’t want to leave, there are more books than I have time to explore…

    Google Maps review

  • … If you love spending an hour browsing through piles upon piles of secondhand books searching for hidden gems- then this is heaven…

    Google Maps review

  • … The smell of old books hits you right in the face & you can find some really good gems for such amazing prices…

    Facebook review

Ready to browse?

Our usual opening times are:

  • Mon-Fri
  • Saturday
  • Sunday
  • 12:00—18:00
  • 11:00—18:00
  • 13:00—17:00

We're closed on public holidays.

Keep an eye on Google Maps and Facebook; we'll try to update any temporary changes to our opening hours on there first.


We have over 80 distinct sections of books in the shop, so we’ve made a map here and in-store.

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How to get there

We’re on North Street in city centre; a ten-minute walk from Belfast City Hall.