Mirror Shelves and Secondhand Books: A Shanghai Bookshop Pilgrimage

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Half-day

4 stops · Half-day

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From design bookstores that are works of art in themselves to Tsutaya and an Anfu Road secondhand shop. A Shanghai bookshop route for book lovers.

Half-day4 stopsEst. budget 20,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
Tsutaya Books (Columbia Circle)茑屋书店 (上生新所)
Select shop · 60 min stay
A Tsutaya set inside the historic 1920s Columbia Club building. The Japanese curation of books, coffee and sundries overlaps with the Art Deco space for an overwhelming atmosphere.
10:30
Taxi 12 min
2
Duozhuayu (Anfu Road)多抓鱼 (安福路)
Bookstore · 40 min stay
The offline store of an online secondhand-book platform. Inspected used books and vintage goods at reasonable prices. A set with the Anfu Road vintage-street vibe.
12:30
Walk 10 min
3
The Mix Place (Hengshan & Heji)衡山·和集 (The Mix Place)
Culture · Bookstore · 45 min stay
A multi-floor concept bookstore strong on overseas indie magazines, photo books and design titles. Its discerning magazine selection is Shanghai's finest. A favorite of designers.
14:00
Taxi 12 min
4
Sinan Books思南书局
Bookstore · 35 min stay
A literature-centered bookstore on the Sinan Mansions villa avenue. Strong on author events and humanities curation, and a good place to close a walk amid autumn plane trees.
15:30