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The Portobello Bookshop
Curated reads, a welcoming vibe, and a true Portobello bookshop experience.
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Retail Store
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Curated reads, a welcoming vibe, and a true Portobello bookshop experience.
The Portobello Bookshop offers a thoughtfully curated range, including a standout graphic novels section, and a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere. Located at 46 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh, it pairs helpful staff with space for quiet browsing. Reviews highlight reliable order handling, careful packaging (often with a postcard), and unique touches like staff picks and dragon-designed tote bags, making it a must-visit bookstore.
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A thoughtfully chosen range of fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, and niche titles, including staff picks and inclusive perspectives.
Secure online purchases with careful packaging, tracking updates, and reliable delivery to locations like Romania, complete with personal touches like postcards.
A welcoming environment for quiet browsing or personalized help from knowledgeable, friendly staff in our Edinburgh shop.
Features include one of Edinburgh's best graphic novel collections and curated non-fiction areas for diverse interests.
Unique items like custom-designed tote bags (e.g., dragon-themed) and other bookish gifts available for purchase.
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Overall rating
Ivona Octavia Laiu
I want to give a review, because I received the book I wanted in a short time (I'm from Romania), I appreciate the care for the order and the price was cheaper than on amazon. Someone contacted me by mail to confirm my physical address and also they kept me updated all the way. Never an order made me feel so secure. And the book arrived in perfect condition, wrapped delicately and also with a postcard. I thank you so much! it made my day! keep it going like this📚
Alice Simpson
If I have a free afternoon and money/book vouchers burning a hole in my pocket one of my favourite things to do is come to this bookshop- the staff are lovely, the range is INCREDIBLE with pretty much everything you could ever want including what I believe to be the best graphic novel section in Edinburgh! They are also, as the best indie bookshops should be, wonderfully inclusive and progressive in their selection and atmosphere, full of important ideas and angles and just generally what a great bookshop should be. I’m lucky I don’t live in Porty or I would be constantly broke coming here-keep it up!
Jamie Nixon
My wife and I were in the portobello bookshop on Sunday and were both blown away by the setup. Very clear and simple set up with such welcoming staff and a lovely atmosphere! Great selection of books aswell, I was hunting for some holiday reading which I found in abundance. We will be sure to be back in the future,
Sofie
Possibly one of the best bookshops we went to all holiday! The staff were amazing, so friendly and attentive. I really enjoyed the staff picks shelf, and spied that a staff member(s?) had designed some of the tote bags on sale, which made them extra special! I loved the one that looked like a dragon. There's a great range of books here, and it felt like a very welcoming environment. I picked out 4 books and exercised some self restraint to not buy more, there's just so many great options! A must visit bookshop!
Angel Chan
I was visiting Portobello and fell in love with this bookstore, to the point where I was incredibly sad to leave. The book selection was thoughtfully curated and included a range of titles I hadn't seen before, even in relatively niche non-fiction areas where I already own a dozen titles on the topic. The store also felt welcoming and inclusive, with staff who were happy to help with questions but also equally happy to leave me to my own devices as I browsed quietly for an hour. If I lived nearby, I'd be a regular; but as it stands, I hope to return someday.
