A literary haven blending new and used books with a cozy café for endless browsing.
Berkelouw Paddington is a cherished bookstore and café located in Paddington, offering a vast selection of new, second-hand, and rare books at reasonable prices. The welcoming interior invites visitors to linger among shelves filled with diverse titles, complemented by a cozy upstairs café perfect for reading, working, or enjoying coffee. With attentive staff, unique offerings like book blind dates, and a gift section, it provides a delightful experience for book lovers and casual visitors alike.
19 Oxford St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia
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Browse a wide selection of new, second-hand, and rare books across various genres at reasonable prices.
Enjoy coffee, pastries, and light meals in a cozy upstairs cafe, perfect for relaxing or working.
Discover new reads with our unique book blind date service, offering surprise book selections.
Shop for gifts, cards, and games in our dedicated section, ideal for special occasions.
Access a fantastic collection of rare books available for purchase through our online platform.
Overall rating
Jonathan Chew
A beautiful and large bookstore that has a wealth of books, both first and second hand. The books are so reasonably priced it's hard not to find anything you'd like, and the cozy and welcoming interior invites one to tarry just a little longer, browsing the large selection of titles.
Matt Baines
One of the best bookshops I’ve been to and I’ve been to a few! Younger dude at the desk was helpful and friendly. Great selection of new and used books, Could have spent longer there but certainly walked out happy. Recommended.
Tamara Thiessen (Tamara Thiessen Travels)
A forever gem of literature with great gifts too and lovely polite attentive staff. They also have a fantastic collection of rare books available online.
Caroline Berkley
Atmosphere was really lovely and a large variety of books, including second hand ones. They also have a book blind date too which is really interesting. Have an area for gifts, cards and games. Café upstairs is lovely and well priced. Spent many hours reading and working in here and felt comfortable in doing so. Only issue was that the music was a little bit louder than what I’m used to in bookshops, but that could just be a me thing. Will definitely visit again
Hannah Olden
The food isn't great. Went there for breakfast after reading some good reviews. We were surprised to at the menu consisting of bacon, eggs etc, and no kitchen. We found the poached eggs were microwaved and very hard. Bookstore is very good though. I'd recommend going for a coffee.
