Bookstores, Music and DVDs

Located near the Workers’ Stadium, Cozy Bo2k is a three-floor bookstore that specializes in original English books. It might be a disappointment for those hunting for recent best-sellers, but a great place for parents who are looking for something inspiring and amusing for younger readers.

Half book store, half coffee shop, this spacious spot will provide enough room to spread your legs for a little reading time.

A cocktail bar with a record store twist. 

A humble little room of a store opened in the era of the coronavirus. It offers imported art and literary journals in English and travel books in Chinese, as well as coffee and chocolate behind the counter.

Not your average comic store, WBcomics serves the independent art community, carrying graphic novels from all around the world as well as zines by local artists. Customers will find books in various languages including Chinese, French, English, and Japanese.

Zhongshuge is a popular bookshop chain with close to 20 stores across China. The bookstore offers a wide selection of Chinese books and features an entire room dedicated to children's novels, but is perhaps best known for its unique interior design, drawing bookworms and selfie devotees alike.

Mofan Bookstore is housed in an old, two-story building with austere interior decoration. This Chinese-language secondhand bookshop also runs its own small printing press and hosts literature-focused events such as writer book talks. What makes it extra special is the collection of author-signed editions.

A books store and library specializing in magazines and zines, including publications spanning topics such as music, fashion and design, and arts. At the magazine library location at Donsishitiao, Unlike other cafés, you'll need to pay RMB 50 for an “all-day experience” fee or RMB 399 for full-year access.

Fancy book shop has plenty of Chinese language titles and a strong selection of childrens books in English, though grown ups looking for English offerings aimed at their demographic will be dissapointed.