Spheres
Kreis 5
Fodor's choice
This cozy indie bookstore with a bar and coffee counter stocks a great selection of international magazines and features a stage for regular readings and literary discussions.
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Many of Zürich's designer boutiques lie hidden along the narrow streets between Bahnhofstrasse and the Limmat River. Quirky bookstores and antiques shops lurk in the sloping cobblestone alleyways leading off Niedorfstrasse and Oberdorfstrasse. The fabled Bahnhofstrasse—famous because it's reputedly the most expensive street in the world—is dominated by large department stores and extravagantly priced jewelry shops.
Many city-center stores are open weekdays 9–8, Saturday 8–5. Most close on Sunday, with the exception of the shops at the Hauptbahnhof, the Stadelhofen train station, and the airport. Many smaller shops, particularly in the Niederdorf area, open later in the morning or the early afternoon and are closed entirely on Monday.
Biblion
Kreis 1
The antiquarian bookstores in the upper streets of the Niederdorf area are rich with discoveries—and most have selections of books in English. Biblion specializes in antique books and bindings.
EOS Buchantiquariat Benz
Kreis 1
This is a superb general bookstore spread over two storefronts. Both sell secondhand books as well as antiquarian tomes.
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Medieval
Kreis 1
This eclectic store sells books, music, and replicas of medieval artifacts, including reproduction medieval shoes, jewelry, and water bottles.
