Bookstores in Amsterdam: list of 86 free CSV

How many bookstores are in Amsterdam?

OpenStreetMap lists 86 named bookstores inside the Amsterdam city boundary (219 km²), extract of 7 Nov 2026. 63% of the records list a website and 44% a phone number; 31 named bookstores have no website on the public record. The biggest clusters are around Grachtengordel (15), Centrum (10).

Examples on the list: American Book Center, Architectura & Natura, Athenaeum.

Edited on the map in the 90 days before the extract: 11 records, including Comics shop Lambiek, De Kookboekhandel, Java Bookshop, Athenaeum.

86named bookstores

63%list a website

31no website listed

30neighbourhoods

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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 7 Nov 2026. The CSV is under the same licence.

31 with no website19 non-chain, edited since 2022.Filter to them
68 non-chain18 chain branches set aside; the biggest brand is Bruna (13).Non-chain only
15 in GrachtengordelBusiest street: Spui, Grachtengordel (3). Plan a territory by neighbourhood or postcode.Only Grachtengordel

50 of the 86 bookstores, A to Z

on the map recordmissing from the recordPicked from 25 neighbourhoods; filter below to search all 86

Bookstores in Amsterdam, OpenStreetMap extract of 7 Nov 2026.
Business	Street and area	Website	Phone
A
American Book Center	12 Spui, Grachtengordel	abc.nl	+31 20 625 5537
Architectura & Natura	22 Leliegracht, Jordaan	architectura.nl	+31 20 623 6186
Athenaeum	1009 Bijlmerplein, Zuidoost	athenaeumscheltema.nl	+31 20 622 6210
Athenaeum Boekhandel	14-16 Spui, Grachtengordel	athenaeumscheltema.nl	+31 20 514 1460
Athenaeum Boekhandel Van Rossum	32 Beethovenstraat, Apollobuurt	athenaeum.nl
B
Beeldverhaalnot edited since 2022	80 Bilderdijkstraat, Da Costabuurt
Bestseller	Schinkelbuurt, no street on record
Bestseller Amsterdam	115-H Ferdinand Bolstraat, De Pijp	bestselleronline.nl	+31 20 737 1534
Bestsellers	Schinkelbuurt, no street on record
Boeken Ruilbeurs	De Baarsjes, no street on record
Boekenvoordeel	129 Buikslotermeerplein, Noord	boekenvoordeel.nl
Boekhandel Meck & Holtnot edited since 2022	46 Tussen Meer, Osdorp	libris.nl	+31 20 619 3168
Boekhandel Minerva	Willemspark, no street on record
Boekhandel Mulder / Zwart op Witnot edited since 2021	14-H Cornelis Schuytstraat, Willemspark	libris.nl
Boekhandel van Noord	70 Buikslotermeerplein, Noord	lezeninnoord.nl
Boekhandel van Pampus	17-19 C. van Eesterenlaan, Oostelijk Havengebied	boekhandelvanpampus.nl
Boekie Woekie	39 Geldersekade, Nieuwmarkt/Lastage	boekiewoekie.com	+31 20 639 0507
Boycott Booksnot edited since 2021	203hs Baarsjesweg, De Baarsjes
Bruna	3 Waldenlaan, Oost		+31 20 767 0062
C
Casperle	99-H Sarphatipark, De Pijp	casperle.nl	+31 20 6791101
Comics shop Lambiek	27 Koningsstraat, Nieuwmarkt/Lastage	lambiek.net	+31 20 626 7543
D
De Amsterdamse Boekhandel	170 Buitenveldertselaan, Buitenveldert-West	libris.nl
De Dolfijn	92 Haarlemmerdijk, Staatsliedenbuurt	libris.nl
De Duif	24 Valkenweg, Nieuwmarkt/Lastage	boekhandeldeduif.nl	+31 6 3453 3022
De Kinderboekwinkel	101 Rozengracht, Jordaan	kinderboekwinkel.nl
De Kookboekhandel	133 Haarlemmerdijk, Staatsliedenbuurt	kookboekhandel.com	+31 20 622 4768
De Nieuwe Boekhandel	229 Bos en Lommerweg, Bos en Lommer	libris.nl
De Slegte	55-H Vijzelstraat, Grachtengordel	deslegte.com	+31 20 3419464
F
Fantasianot edited since 2021	174 Buitenveldertselaan, Buitenveldert-West
Fenix Books	117 Albert Cuypstraat, De Pijp	fenixbooks.com	+31 20 6739459
Fort van Sjakoo	24-H Jodenbreestraat, Centrum	sjakoo.nl	+31 20 625 89 79
H
Hoogstins	115-117 Kinkerstraat, Van Lennepbuurt	hoogstins.nl
I
IJburg Boeken	561 IJburglaan, IJburg	libris.nl	+31 20 416 0918
ILM Books & more	98 Pieter Calandlaan, Nieuw-West		+31 20 618 3242
J
Java Bookshop	145 Javastraat, Oostelijk Havengebied	javabookshop.nl	+31 20 463 4993
Jimminknot edited since 2021	62 Rooseveltlaan, Rivierenbuurt	boekhandeljimmink.shop
K
Kantoorboekhandel Brugman	25C Alexander Boersstraat, Museumkwartier		+31 20 662 8027
L
Le Flaneur	260-O Prinsengracht, Jordaan	leflaneuramsterdam.com	+31 6 80042091
Le temps retrouve	529 Keizersgracht, Grachtengordel	letempsretrouve.nl	+31 6 11380291
Linnaeus Boekhandel	29-H Middenweg, Oost
M
Martyrium	Museumkwartier, no street on record
Metamorfosenot edited since 2022	238 Valeriusstraat, Willemspark	metamorfoseamsterdam.nl	+31 20 675 2168
P
Pantheon Boekholtnot edited since 2022	132-134 Sint Antoniesbreestraat, Centrum	libris.nl	+31 20 622 9488
Premsela	78 Van Baerlestraat, Museumkwartier	boekhandel-in.nl
S
Scheltema	9 Rokin, Centrum	scheltema.nl	+31 20 523 1411
Snoek Strips	205 Linnaeusstraat, Oost	strips-tekoop.nl
Sterre der Zee	43 Hasebroekstraat, Van Lennepbuurt	sterrederzee.mimemo.net
T
Timp	147 Gelderlandplein, Buitenveldert-Oost
V
VU Boekhandel	1105 De Boelelaan, Zuidas	vuboekhandel.nl	+31 20 598 4000
Z
Zwart op Wit	149 Utrechtsestraat, Centrum	zwartopwitboekhandel.nl	+31 20 622 8174

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2 more records have no name on the map and are left out of the list.

Bookstores in Amsterdam with no website listed

19 of 68 named non-chain bookstores; 12 below, the rest in the filter or the CSV.

Alfabetolibri5 Tweede Goudsbloemdwarsstraat, Jordaan
BestsellerSchinkelbuurt
BestsellersSchinkelbuurt
Boeken RuilbeursDe Baarsjes
Boekhandel MinervaWillemspark
Book Market SpuiSpui, Grachtengordel
FotoboekenwinkelGrachtengordel
ILM Books & more98 Pieter Calandlaan, Nieuw-West, phone listed
K's Things You Forgot You Needed57 Quellijnstraat, De Pijp, phone listed
Linnaeus Boekhandel29-H Middenweg, Oost
The English Bookshop223 Kalverstraat, Centrum
Timp147 Gelderlandplein, Buitenveldert-Oost

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Where they are

Map of the 86 bookstores inside the Amsterdam boundary; most sit around Grachtengordel, Centrum, Nieuwmarkt/Lastage. — website listedno website, or social page only

Busiest streets

Spui, Grachtengordel3

By neighbourhood

Black: website listed.

18 more neighbourhoods in the filter above.

By postcode district

101214
10115
10164
10174
10724
10153
10713
10813
10132
10192

Chains and non-chain businesses

20% of the records are branches of a chain or brand; 70 are not.

Bruna13

What the records hold

88 map records.
Field	Records	Share
Street address	78	89%
Website (own site)	55	63%
Phone on file	39	44%
Email on file (not shown)	16	18%
Opening hours	53	60%
Chain or brand branch	18	20%
Edited since January 2024	62	70%

Half the records were last edited in Jun 2025 or later.

Why other sites show a different number

Coverage. 88 mapped; Google Maps holds more.
Boundary. 219 km² (map); metro searches count more.
Names. 18 branches each count once; 2 unnamed left out.

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Bookstores in other cities

City	Named	Website listed
Bookstores in Paris	595	50%
Bookshops in London	324	58%
Bookstores in Berlin	307	66%
Bookstores in New York City	157	68%
Bookstores in Melbourne	120	40%
Bookstores in Toronto	108	50%
Bookstores in Montreal	91	52%
Bookstores in Singapore	75	36%
Bookstores in Sydney	70	27%
Bookstores in Auckland	69	38%

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Questions

How many bookstores are there in Amsterdam?

At least 88: that is how many OpenStreetMap has inside the Amsterdam city boundary, 86 with a name (extract of 7 Nov 2026). 18 are chain branches. Google Maps usually lists more, because more owners add themselves there.

Which part of Amsterdam has the most bookstores?

Grachtengordel (15), then Centrum (10) and Nieuwmarkt/Lastage (9); the busiest street is Spui, Grachtengordel (3). 30 neighbourhoods have at least one.

How many bookstores in Amsterdam have no website?

31 of the 86 named bookstores have no website on their map record; 19 of them are not chain branches.

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OpenStreetMap extract for Amsterdam, checked 2026-11-07
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