From Gongguan to Huashan: A Taipei Bookshop Stroll

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My Trip

A book-lover's route linking the secondhand and independent bookshops of the university districts of Gongguan and Shida. Compare bookshops of different characters — from a basement humanities shop and an antiquarian bookstore to a design bookstore remade from a factory.

Half-day4 stopsEst. budget 20,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
Tonsan Books唐山書店
Bookstore · 35 min stay
A legendary basement humanities and social-science bookshop in front of NTU. Down a narrow stair lies a dense stock of academic and leftist publications — a haunt of 1980s intellectuals.
오후
Walk 5 min
2
Mollie Used Books (NTU Branch)茉莉二手書店台大店
Bookstore · 30 min stay
The Gongguan branch of Taiwan's largest used-book chain. Neatly sorted and managed secondhand books break the 'used bookshop = messy' bias. The fun of digging up out-of-print humanities books.
Walk 12 min
3
Jiuxiangju舊香居
Bookstore · 30 min stay
An antiquarian bookstore dealing in first editions, out-of-print works and old maps. Curation that treats books as 'collectibles.' Tucked in a Shida night-market alley, found only by those in the know.
Transit 18 min
4
Bleu&Book (Qingniao)青鳥書店 Bleu&Book
Bookstore · 40 min stay
A curated independent bookstore inside the Huashan Creative Park remade from an old brewery. With light through full-height windows, wooden shelves and a contemplative selection — the most atmospheric finish to the stroll.