Top 10 bookstores in Baltimore
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Normal's Book & Records
425 E 31st St, Baltimore, MD 21218
Mon-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-6pm
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4Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse
3128 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD 21218
Tue–Sat 9am–8pm, Sun 10am–4pm
Since 2004
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8Everyone's Place African Cultural Center
1356 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217
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9Greedy Reads
1744 Aliceanna St, Baltimore, MD 21231
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10Snug Books
4717 Harford Rd Unit 1C, Baltimore, MD 21214
Of the 42 bookstores listed in Baltimore, 38 give a phone number, 8 publish opening hours and 30 have a website. 3 are branches of national chains — Barnes & Noble (1), Hudson Booksellers (1), LifeWay Christian Store (1); the remaining 39 are independent. By what they offer: 5 focus on children's books, 4 sell used books, 4 are Christian or religious bookstores. Most often named on their own websites: comics (4) and sells used books (3). The longest-running is Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, in business since 2004.
All 32 other bookstores in Baltimore
By ZIP code: 21201 (2) · 21202 (4) · 21205 (1) · 21206 (1) · 21211 (6) · 21212 (1) · 21215 (3) · 21217 (1) · 21218 (4) · 21225 (1) · 21230 (4) · 21231 (1) · 21234 (1) · 21236 (1) · 21240 (1)
ZIP 21201 2
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Viva Books
326 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201-4310
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Charm City Books
426 W Franklin St, Baltimore, MD 21201
ZIP 21202 4
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Station North Books
34 E Lanvale St, Baltimore, MD 21202
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Maryland Bible Society
9 E Franklin St, Baltimore, MD 21202-2203
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Custom House - formerly The Big Top
403 E Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21202-3494
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Universal Minds Books Store & Media Center
25 E North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202
ZIP 21205 1
ZIP 21206 1
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Bible In My Language
6214 A Frankford Ave, Baltimore, MD 21206
ZIP 21211 6
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Greedy Reads Remington
320 W 29th St, Baltimore, MD 21211
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Baltimore Photo Space
413 W. 29th St., Baltimore, MD 21211
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Breathe Books
810 W 36th St Ste A, Baltimore, MD 21211
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The Nerdporium
3853 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD 21211
ZIP 21212 1
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Amazing Spiral
5851 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212
ZIP 21215 3
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Bookshop Baltimore
3311 Taney Rd, Baltimore, MD 21215
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Shabsi's Judaica Center
6830 Reisterstown Rd, Baltimore, MD 21215
ZIP 21217 1
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One In A Million
1630 Division St, Baltimore, MD 21217-3122
ZIP 21218 4
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Johanson Rare Books
34 W 25th St, Baltimore, MD 21218-5002
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Royal Books
32 W 25th St, Baltimore, MD 21218
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Barnes & Noble
3330 St Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21218
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Ivy Bookshop
9 E 33rd St, Baltimore, MD 21218-3082
ZIP 21225 1
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Sets You Free
541 E Patapsco Ave Ste 204, Baltimore, MD 21225-1931
ZIP 21230 4
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The Book Escape
925 S Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21230
Mon-Thu 11am-6pm, Fri 11am-7pm, Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 11am-6pm
Sells used books
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Drama Mama Bookshop
1427 Light St Ste 202, Baltimore, MD 21230-4528
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Protean Books & Records
836 Leadenhall St, Baltimore, MD 21230
ZIP 21231 1
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Tidewater Book Co.
909 Fell St, Baltimore, MD 21231
ZIP 21234 1
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Carpe Librum Bookstore and Art Gallery
7221 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21234-7701
Sells used books · Horror
ZIP 21236 1
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LifeWay Christian Store
7900 Honeygo Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21236
ZIP 21240 1
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Hudson Booksellers
Concourse A, Baltimore, MD 21240