Edinburgh's Best Bookshops | A Local's Guide

The ultimate guide to Edinburgh’s cosiest and quirkiest bookshops to visit.

I’m about to give you the ultimate list of bookshops in Edinburgh. Some old, some new and all worth a visit on your trip to Edinburgh.

There’s an unmistakable scent that comes with vintage bookshops. For me the smell of a dusty old book shop mixed with coffee gives me that warm cosy feeling in my belly. I’ve grown up wandering these shops and could spend hours in them, often losing track of time as I ran my fingers over familiar old leather spines.

It feels almost nostalgic. Picking your favourite book off a shelf, sitting by a rainy window and getting lost in a story you’ve read a million times. I read a lot when I was younger, my kids are readers too. Anytime is the perfect time for getting cosy with a book, but the tail end of winter in Edinburgh is something else. Here are my favourite places to get one and maybe sit a wee while…