Top 10 bookstores in Milwaukee
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Downtown Books
624 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm, Sunday 11am-6pm
Since 1991
Locally owned
Horror
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2Lion's Tooth
2421 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Mon-Wed 11-5 | Thu-Fri 11-6 | Sat 10-6 | Sun 10-5
Since 2022
Comics · Graphic novels
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3Lost World of Wonders
6913 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53219
Mon-Tue 12am-7pm, Wed-Fri 12am-8pm, Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 12am-6pm
Since 1996
Locally owned
Comics · Manga
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4Thirst Books
5209 W North Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53208
Wed-Thu 11am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-4pm
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6Boswell Book Company
2559 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211
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8Niche Book Bar
1937 N Doctor M.L.K. Jr Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53212
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9Renaissance Books Milwaukee
TSA Checkpoint Concourse D, 5300 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207-6103
Of the 33 bookstores listed in Milwaukee, 31 give a phone number, 5 publish opening hours and 18 have a website. No national chains here — every bookstore on this page is independent. By what they offer: 7 are comic book stores, 2 sell used books, 2 focus on children's books. Most often named on their own websites: comics (6), horror (3) and manga (2). The longest-running is Downtown Books, in business since 1991.
All 23 other bookstores in Milwaukee
By ZIP code: 53202 (3) · 53204 (2) · 53207 (3) · 53208 (2) · 53209 (1) · 53211 (1) · 53212 (3) · 53213 (1) · 53215 (1) · 53219 (1) · 53222 (3) · 53226 (2)
ZIP 53202 3
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The Penworthy Company
219 N Milwaukee St Ste 4, Milwaukee, WI 53202-5844
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Read It Again
723 N Milwaukee St, Milwaukee, WI 53202-4403
ZIP 53204 2
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Downtown Books Walker's Point Store
1134 S 1st St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 11am-6pm
Since 1991
Locally owned
Horror
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Rob’s Key Comics
1512 W Pierce St, Milwaukee, WI 53204-1235
ZIP 53207 3
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Renaissance Books
Public Side of TSA Checkpoint, 5300 S Howell Ave 2nd Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53207
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Gallery Bookstore
2124 E Rusk Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207-2529
ZIP 53208 2
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Rainbow Booksellers
5704 W Vliet St, Milwaukee, WI 53208-2161
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Rooted MKE
5312 W Vliet St, Milwaukee, WI 53208
ZIP 53209 1
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Pursenality
6209 N Teutonia Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53209
ZIP 53211 1
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The Turning Page
2452 N Murray Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211
ZIP 53212 3
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Good Old Books
2502 N Gordon Ct, Milwaukee, WI 53212-3019
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Woodland Pattern
720 E Locust St, Milwaukee, WI 53212-2547
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Reader's Choice Inc.
1950 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53212-3642
ZIP 53213 1
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Robus Books
7777 W Blue Mound Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53213-3439
ZIP 53215 1
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Libreria cristiana rafa
3121 W Burnham St, Milwaukee, WI 53215-2114
ZIP 53219 1
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Belich's Nostalgia World
8228 W Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53219-1761
ZIP 53222 3
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Marian Center International
3707 N 92nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53222-2501
ZIP 53226 2
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Nph Christian Books & Gifts
1250 N 113th St, Milwaukee, WI 53226-3209
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Bookholic
2377 Joseph St, Milwaukee, WI 53226