Dublin

A good place to lose your place.

PLACES TO WANDER · CITY 19

Three independent bookshops worth finding in person. If you're looking for the best independent bookshops in Dublin, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Books Upstairs in D’Olier Street, The Gutter Bookshop in Temple Bar and The Winding Stair in Ormond Quay. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.

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The illustrated issue

Browse the drawings. Open a shop for visiting details.

01 · D’Olier Street

Books Upstairs

Irish writing · Literature · Ideas

The street-level shelves are a good reason to stop. Books Upstairs brings Irish writing and a wider literary selection to D’Olier Street, with a café above. Leave a gap in the day large enough for a few pages.

The café is upstairs and the shelves are at street level. Leave a gap in the day large enough for a few pages.

Worth a special trip forIrish writing and a wider literary selection at street level, with a café upstairs.

17 D’Olier Street, Dublin D02 RX06, Ireland

02 · Temple Bar

The Gutter Bookshop

Fiction · Nonfiction · Children’s books

The corner on Cow’s Lane offers a useful alternative to another recommendation feed The Gutter Bookshop is a general-interest shop with room for different ages and appetites Come with a question for a bookseller

Come with a question for a bookseller. It need not be clever.

Worth a special trip forA general-interest shop on Cow's Lane with room for different ages and appetites. Come with a question for a bookseller.

Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8, Ireland

03 · Ormond Quay · THE DETOUR

The Winding Stair

Literature · Browsing · The riverside

Named for the Yeats poem, at the foot of the Ha’penny Bridge, revived in 2006, with the ironwork of a tweed loom in its girders.

The restaurant gets a floor of its own; the books have the street. The Winding Stair’s ground-floor bookshop sits on Ormond Quay. Our detour keeps the agenda small: step in from the river and give a book a little unhurried attention.

40 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin D01 R9Y5, Ireland

Questions about Dublin’s bookshops

What are some of the best independent bookshops in Dublin?

Places to Wander's edited selection includes Books Upstairs, The Gutter Bookshop and The Winding Stair. The guide is not numerically ranked. Each entry explains why the shop is included and links to the shop's own website.

What is The Detour in the Dublin issue?

The Winding Stair in Ormond Quay. Named for the Yeats poem, at the foot of the Ha’penny Bridge, revived in 2006, with the ironwork of a tweed loom in its girders. The Detour is an editorial designation, not a ranking.

Which featured bookshops have a café?

Books Upstairs. Check current opening times with the shop before you travel.

Which featured bookshops carry children's books?

The Gutter Bookshop.

Is there a map of the featured bookshops?

Yes. The Dublin issue includes a map and shop index. Select a shop to open its entry, then use the shop's official link for visiting details. The illustrated map is an orientation aid, not a turn-by-turn route.

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