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Here you will find the list of book shops in Budapest offering books not only in Hungarian, but also in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, etc, a few map and stationery shops, and businesses specializing in international newspapers and magazines.
Leading English academic bookshop in Budapest offering titles published by Central European University publishing house (CEU Press), travel guides, books on Hungarian history and culture, various dictionaries, fiction in English and periodicals.
V. Zrínyi utca 12
Tel: 327-3096
Open:
Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00
Sat 10:00-14:00
Bookstore and café offering second-hand fiction and non-fiction in English at reasonable prices, and also fair trade coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Also information for tourists, including maps, leaflets, etc.
VI. Lázár utca 16
Tel: 269 3843
Open:
Mon-Fri 09:30-18:30
Sat-Sun 10:00-16:00 (longer hours in summer)
Good choice of Budapest guides and maps at very reasonable prices.
V. Váci utca 63
Tel: 266 6549
Open:
10:00-18:00 daily
Book shop offering wide selection of travel guides, books on art, design, architecture, Hungarian culture and history in Hungarian, English, German and other languages, including books by Taschen.
IX. Komor Marcell utca 1 (in the hall of Palace of Arts)
Tel: 555 3380
Open:
Mon 14:00-18:00
Tue-Sun 10:00-20:00
International and Hungarian newspapers, magazines and books.
V. Váci utca 10
Open:
Mon-Sun 08:00-20:00
Stationery, computer accessories, office furniture, equipment, lamps.
VI. Király utca 52
Bookstation is primarily an Internet-based English-German-French second-hand shop.
XIII. Katona József u. 13
Books in English, German and other languages, also dictionaries and textbooks.
VIII. József krt, 55-57
City and country maps.
VI. Baicsy-Zsilinsky út 23