Bookstores in Chicago: list of 68 free CSV

How many bookstores are in Chicago?

OpenStreetMap lists 68 named bookstores inside the Chicago city boundary (606 km²), extract of 7 Nov 2026. 54% of the records list a website and 32% a phone number; 31 named bookstores have no website on the public record.

Examples on the list: 57th Street Books, After-Words, Alleycat Comics.

Bookstores in Chicago at a glance: most are in Wicker Park (7), Hyde Park (6), North Center (5); the busiest streets are North Milwaukee Avenue, Wicker Park (4) and North Clark Street, Edgewater (3); records were last edited between May 2016 and Nov 2026; chain names include Barbara's Bookstore and Barnes & Noble; 57th Street Books and Barbara's Bookstore list a business phone.

Edited on the map in the 90 days before the extract: 9 records, including Open Books Pilsen, Loyola Campus Bookstore, Ravenswood Used Books, Chicago Comics.

68named bookstores

54%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 website17 non-chain, edited since 2022.Filter to them
58 non-chain10 chain branches set aside; the biggest brand is Barbara's Bookstore (4).Non-chain only
7 in Wicker ParkBusiest street: North Milwaukee Avenue, Wicker Park (4). Plan a territory by neighbourhood or postcode.Only Wicker Park

50 of the 68 bookstores, A to Z

on the map recordmissing from the recordPicked from 28 neighbourhoods; filter below to search all 68

Bookstores in Chicago, OpenStreetMap extract of 7 Nov 2026.
Business	Street and area	Website	Phone
#
57th Street Books	1301 East 57th Street, Hyde Park	57th.semcoop.com	+1 773-684-1300
A
After-Words	23 East Illinois Street, River North
Alleycat Comicsnot edited since 2022	5304 North Clark Street, Edgewater
B
Barbara's Bookstore	O'Hare, no street on record		+1 773 686 1281
Barnes & Noble	1601 North Milwaukee Avenue, Wicker Park	stores.barnesandnoble.com	+1-872-264-0225
Burst Into Books	11001 South Michigan Avenue, Roseland	burstintobooks.org	+1-312-970-9551
C
Call & Response	1390 East Hyde Park Boulevard, Kenwood	callandresponsechi.com
Chicago Bibles & Books	Irving Park, no street on record
Chicago Comics	3244 North Clark Street, Lake View	chicagocomics.com	+1-773-528-1983
Christian Science Reading Room	55 East Wacker Drive, The Loop
City Lit Books	2523 North Kedzie Boulevard, Logan Square	citylitbooks.com	+17732352523
D
Da Book Joint	6900 South Stony Island Avenue, South Shore	dabookjoint.com
Dark Tower Comics	Logan Square, no street on record
DePaul University Bookstore	North Sheffield Avenue, Lincoln Park
F
First Aid Comics	1142 West Taylor Street, Little Italy
G
Goblin Market	2868 North Lincoln Avenue, Lake View	goblinmkt.com	+1 773 531 4847
Graham Crackers Comics	77 East Madison Street, The Loop	grahamcrackers.com
I
IIT Campus Bookstore	Douglas, no street on record
Ink	West Elsdon, no street on record
Ink by Hudson	West Elsdon, no street on record	midwaypartnership.com
L
Loyola Campus Bookstore	6435 North Sheridan Road, Rogers Park	bkstr.com
M
Madison Street Books	1127 West Madison Street, West Loop
Myopic Books	1564 North Milwaukee Avenue, Wicker Park	myopicbookstore.com	+1-773-862-4882
N
New Book Joy	5512 West Devon Avenue, Forest Glen
O
Occult Bookstore	3031 North Milwaukee Avenue, Avondale
Open Books	2068 North Milwaukee Avenue, Wicker Park	open-books.org
Open Books Pilsen	905 West 19th Street, Pilsen	open-books.org	+1-312-475-1355
Open Books West Loop	651 West Lake Street, West Loop	open-books.org	+1-312-475-1355
P
Passages Wine and Books	1911 West Chicago Avenue, West Town	passagesbookcafe.com
Perpetual Books	2136 West Division Street, West Town	perpetualbookschicago.com
Pilsen Community Books	1531 West 18th Street, Pilsen	pilsencommunitybooks.com	+1-312-478-9434
Polonia Bookstorenot edited since 2016	4759 North Milwaukee Avenue, Jefferson Park
R
Ravenswood Used Books	2005 West Montrose Avenue, North Center
Roscoe Books	2142 West Roscoe Street, North Center	roscoebooks.com	+1-773-857-2676
S
Sandmeyer's	714 South Dearborn Street, South Loop	sandmeyersbookstore.com	+1 312-922-2104
Semicolon Books	1355 West Chicago Avenue, West Loop	semicolonchi.org	+1-312-324-4464
Seminary Co-op Bookstore	5751 South Woodlawn Avenue, Hyde Park	semcoop.com	+1 773-752-4381
Sheep Cult Comics	1632 North Milwaukee Avenue, Wicker Park	sheepcultcomics.shop
Skunk Cabbage Books	2826 North Milwaukee Avenue, Logan Square	skunkcabbagebooks.com
T
Tangible Books	3326 South Halsted Street, Bridgeport	tangiblebookschicago.com	+1-773-565-4088
The Armadillo's Pillow Bookstorenot edited since 2022	6733 North Sheridan Road, Rogers Park		+1-773-761-2558
The Book Cellar	4736-4738 North Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square	bookcellarinc.com	+1-773-293-2665
The Dial Boomshop	410 South Michigan Avenue, The Loop	dialbookshop.com
The Last Chapter Book Shop	2013 West Roscoe Street, North Center
The Understudy	5531 North Clark Street, Edgewater	theunderstudy.com
U
UIC Bookstore	750 South Halsted Street, Little Italy	uicbook.bkstr.com
Unabridged Bookstore	3251 North Broadway, Lake View	unabridgedbookstore.com	+1-773-883-9119
Uncharted Books	3632 North Western Avenue, North Center	unchartedbooks.com	+1-773-769-2518
Underground Bookstore	1727 East 87th Street, Calumet Heights
W
Women & Children First	5233 North Clark Street, Edgewater	womenandchildrenfirst.com	+1-773-769-9299

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1 more record has no name on the map and is left out of the list.

Bookstores in Chicago with no website listed

17 of 58 named non-chain bookstores; 12 below, the rest in the filter or the CSV.

After-Words23 East Illinois Street, River North
Challengers Comics1845 North Western Avenue, Wicker Park
Chicago Bibles & BooksIrving Park
Dark Tower ComicsLogan Square
Graham Crackers Comics5028 North Clark Street, Ravenswood
Heirloom Used BooksEdgewater
Madison Street Books1127 West Madison Street, West Loop
New Book Joy5512 West Devon Avenue, Forest Glen
Occult Bookstore3031 North Milwaukee Avenue, Avondale
Powell's Books Chicago1501 East 57th Street, Hyde Park
Ravenswood Used Books2005 West Montrose Avenue, North Center
The Last Chapter Book Shop2013 West Roscoe Street, North Center

Show all of them Every kind of business in Chicago without a website

Where they are

Map of the 68 bookstores inside the Chicago boundary; most sit around Wicker Park, Hyde Park, North Center. — website listedno website, or social page only

Busiest streets

North Milwaukee Avenue, Wicker Park4
North Clark Street, Edgewater3

By neighbourhood

Black: website listed.

18 more neighbourhoods in the filter above.

By ZIP code

606186
606475
606224
606374
606404
606574
606073
606083
606143
606153

Chains and non-chain businesses

14% of the records are branches of a chain or brand; 59 are not.

Barbara's Bookstore4
Barnes & Noble4
Christian Science Reading Room2

What the records hold

69 map records.
Field	Records	Share
Street address	54	78%
Website (own site)	37	54%
Phone on file	22	32%
Email on file (not shown)	6	9%
Opening hours	35	51%
Chain or brand branch	10	14%
Edited since January 2024	58	84%

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

Why other sites show a different number

Coverage. 69 mapped; Google Maps holds more.
Boundary. 606 km² (map); metro searches count more.
Names. 10 branches each count once; 1 unnamed left out.

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Businesses to contact, not customer enquiries ("leads" for your own business are a different product).

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bookstores in 60618, Chicago, IL
bookstores in 60647, Chicago, IL
bookstores in 60622, Chicago, IL
bookstores in 60637, Chicago, IL
bookstores in 60640, Chicago, IL
bookstores in 60657, Chicago, IL
bookstores in 60607, Chicago, IL
bookstores in 60608, Chicago, IL
bookstores in 60614, Chicago, IL
bookstores in 60615, Chicago, IL
bookstores in 60605, Chicago, IL
bookstores in 60626, Chicago, IL

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Bookstores in other cities

City	Named	Website listed
Bookstores in New York City	157	68%
Bookstores in San Francisco	64	54%
Bookstores in Los Angeles	62	41%
Bookstores in Seattle	58	79%
Bookstores in Portland	44	54%
Bookstores in Washington, DC	38	66%
Bookstores in San Diego	35	42%
Bookstores in Denver	30	53%
Bookstores in Philadelphia	30	61%
Bookstores in Austin	27	52%

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Questions

How many bookstores are there in Chicago?

At least 69: that is how many OpenStreetMap has inside the Chicago city boundary, 68 with a name (extract of 7 Nov 2026). 10 are chain branches. Google Maps usually lists more, because more owners add themselves there.

Which part of Chicago has the most bookstores?

Wicker Park (7), then Hyde Park (6) and North Center (5); the busiest street is North Milwaukee Avenue, Wicker Park (4). 30 neighbourhoods have at least one.

How many bookstores in Chicago have no website?

31 of the 68 named bookstores have no website on their map record; 17 of them are not chain branches.

How do I get phone numbers and emails for bookstores in Chicago?

Run Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder with the search "bookstores in Chicago, IL" plus 1 neighbourhood searches such as "bookstores in Wicker Park, Chicago, IL". One run costs about $0.47 to $0.64 ($0.40 start fee (4 GB run) included), plus platform usage, for 68 to 240 rows.

Sources

OpenStreetMap extract for Chicago, checked 2026-11-07
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Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder on the Apify Store, checked 2026-11-13

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