Time Out Jakarta - Bookstores

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After the opening of their fourth branch at Pacific Place (ak.'sa.ra) have relocated their Plaza Indonesia branch. The...

Pacific Place, 4th floor, no. 406a, Jl. Jend. Sudirman, kav. 52-53.

Looking for architecture or design books? This is the right place to go, but only if you're not...

Blok M Plaza, 4th floor, no.2, Jl. Bulungan, no. 76

Their motto is 'distributing knowledge', and it shows by their complete selection of encyclopedias and textbooks. Don't hope...

Blok M Plaza, 4th floor, no. 416-417, Jl. Bulungan, no. 76.

Small and dusty, but stocks a good selection of new and secondhand books (mostly Indonesian literature and history)....

Taman Ismail Marzuki Complex, Jl. Cikini Raya.

A huge bookstore that sells a lot of Indonesian books, but is more famous for its comic and...

Grand Indonesia East Mall, lot. 2-23b, Jl. MH Thamrin, no.1.

This is the place to browse for antique or rare books. It has around 100,000 books to choose...

Pasar Festival, lower ground floor, no. 4, Jl. Rasuna Said, Kuningan.

This non-profit organisation stocks books focusing on Indonesia’s rich cultural heritage. The organisation also conducts lectures, tours and...

Central Senayan, 37th floor, Jl. Asia Afrika.

Backpackers and tourists swap and exchange books here. As a result, the store stocks books of all languages...

Jl. Jaksa, no. 20c, Kebon Sirih.

This is the largest Kinokuniya Bookstore in town with large Japanese- and English-language sections. It has all sorts...

Plaza Senayan, Sogo, 3rd floor, Jl. Asia Afrika, no. 8

For Jakartans who speak French, this little book corner inside KOI’s restaurant and gallery is probably cause for...

Jl.Kemang Raya, no.10a.