Top 10 bookstores in San Diego
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Comickaze Comics and Pop Culture Store
5517 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92117-2365
Wed: 10-7, Thu to Sat: 11-7, Sun: 12-5
Comics · Graphic novels · Manga
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3Hey Books
921 E St, San Diego, CA 92101
Sun-Thurs 10-6, Fri-Sat 10-7
Locally owned
Sells used books
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6D G Wills Books
7461 Girard Ave, San Diego, CA 92037
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7Our Lady's Gifts
1669 Columbia St, San Diego, CA 92101
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8Roseville Books
1026 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92106-3019
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9Bluestocking Books
3817 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
Of the 65 bookstores listed in San Diego, 60 give a phone number, 7 publish opening hours and 51 have a website. 4 are branches of national chains — Barnes & Noble (4); the remaining 61 are independent. By what they offer: 11 are comic book stores, 8 focus on children's books, 7 sell used books. Most often named on their own websites: comics (5), graphic novels (5) and author signings (3). The longest-running is Southern California Comics, in business since 1998. The nearest bigger selection is Los Angeles with 145.
All 55 other bookstores in San Diego
By ZIP code: 92037 (2) · 92093 (1) · 92101 (3) · 92104 (7) · 92105 (1) · 92106 (2) · 92107 (3) · 92108 (2) · 92109 (1) · 92110 (4) · 92111 (9) · 92113 (3) · 92114 (1) · 92115 (2) · 92116 (3) · 92120 (2) · 92122 (3) · 92123 (2) · 92126 (1) · 92127 (1) · 92128 (1) · 92130 (1)
ZIP 92037 2
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Bauer Rare Books
7466 Girard Ave, San Diego, CA 92037
ZIP 92093 1
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Groundwork Books
Ucsd Student Health Services, 9500 Gilman Dr, San Diego, CA 92093-0001
ZIP 92101 3
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Bay Books Of Coronado
3225 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101-1072
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Upstart Crow Bookstore & Coffee House
835 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101
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Warwick's of La Jolla
3225 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101
ZIP 92104 7
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The Book Catapult
3010-b Juniper St, San Diego, CA 92104
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Meet Cute Romance Bookshop
4048 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104-2602
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Verbatim Books
3793 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104-3631
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Lang Books
2903 El Cajon Blvd Ste 2, San Diego, CA 92104-1204
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Controversial Bookstore
3063 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92104-3035
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Burn All Books
3793 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104-3631
ZIP 92105 1
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The Dawah Corner
4990 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92105-2124
ZIP 92106 2
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Seabreeze Books and Charts
1254 Scott St, San Diego, CA 92106
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Rockpile Bookstore
2277 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92106
ZIP 92107 3
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Tree of Life Metaphysical Books and Gifts
4870 Santa Monica Ave, San Diego, CA 92107
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Bluebird Play
4993 Niagara Ave #200, San Diego, CA 92107
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Galactic Comics
4981 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107-3112
ZIP 92108 2
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Barnes & Noble
7610 Hazard Center Drive #315 7610 Hazard Center Drive #315, San Diego, CA 92108
Mon-Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-9pm
Author signings · Storytimes
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Comics N Stuff
1640 Camino Del Rio N, San Diego, CA 92108
ZIP 92109 1
ZIP 92110 4
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Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
3555 Rosecrans St Ste 107, San Diego, CA 92110
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Surf Books Joseph Tabler
5650 Riley St, San Diego, CA 92110
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Rob's Sports Cards and Comics
3500 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego, CA 92110-4919
ZIP 92111 9
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Southern California Comics
8280 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Ste 124, San Diego, CA 92111-1708
Since 1998
Comics · Graphic novels
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BookOff San Diego
4240 Kearny Mesa Rd, San Diego, CA 92111-3769
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Mysterious Galaxy
5943 Balboa Ave Ste 100, San Diego, CA 92111
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Sanseido Books
4240 Kearny Mesa Rd #119, San Diego, CA 92111
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Apostolic Movement International Llc
5663 Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA 92111-2705
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Elite Bookstore
7323 Convoy Ct, San Diego, CA 92111-1126
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Mercury Books
8081 Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA 92111-2422
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Kallis
7490 Opportunity Rd Ste 203, San Diego, CA 92111-2273
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Xinhua Bookstore
7373 Convoy Ct, San Diego, CA 92111-1131
ZIP 92113 3
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Libelula Books and Co
950 S 26th St, San Diego, CA 92113
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Jovani’s collectibles
2085 Logan Ave, San Diego, CA 92113
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I Am Catholic Gear and Bookstore
4120 Alpha St D, San Diego, CA 92113
ZIP 92114 1
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Bayview Christian Cultural Bookstore
6134 Pastor Timothy J Winters St, San Diego, CA 92114
ZIP 92115 2
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Operation Book Support
4356 Aragon Way, San Diego, CA 92115
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Casken
5187 College Ave, San Diego, CA 92115
ZIP 92116 3
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Villainous Lair Comics
3220 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116
ZIP 92120 2
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O'Connors Church Supplies
4780 Mission Gorge Pl f, San Diego, CA 92120
ZIP 92122 3
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Bauer Rare Books
6187 Syracuse Way, San Diego, CA 92122
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Cantemos Bilingual Books and Music
5220 Fiore Ter, San Diego, CA 92122-5620
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Bookstar
8650 Genesee Ave, San Diego, CA 92122-1127
ZIP 92123 2
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Yesteryear Comics
9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123
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eReader Perks
4455 Murphy Canyon Rd, San Diego, CA 92123
ZIP 92126 1
ZIP 92127 1
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Maranatha Bookstore
10752 Coastwood Rd, San Diego, CA 92127
ZIP 92128 1
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Barnes & Noble
11744 Carmel Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA 92128-4622
ZIP 92130 1
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Diesel, A Bookstore
12843 El Camino Real Ste 104, San Diego, CA 92130