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Bokin

5 Reviews

#43 of 106 Shopping in Reykjavik

Shopping, Gift & Specialty Shops

Closed Now: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Klapparstig 25-27, Reykjavik 101, Iceland

Open today: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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“GPS”

Needed to locate this store. This allowed us to find other locations we visited on a previous... read more

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

formerhusker711

“The store of 10,000 books!”

Great little store that we wondered into across from our hotel. They have just about any language... read more

Reviewed June 19, 2018

browncondo2102

Kitchener, Canada

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“GPS”

Jun 19, 2018

“The store of 10,000 books!”

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formerhusker711

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

GPS

Needed to locate this store. This allowed us to find other locations we visited on a previous trip. Nice store.

Date of experience: July 2019

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browncondo2102

Kitchener, Canada

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Reviewed June 19, 2018

The store of 10,000 books!

Great little store that we wondered into across from our hotel. They have just about any language and book selection you would want. We found a catalog from 1942 in which a vendor from Copenhagen had given to a merchant in Reykjavik. There was a...More

Date of experience: June 2018

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tbchick2011

St. Petersburg, Florida

11147

Reviewed February 9, 2018

Favorite book store of Bobby Fischer

Located one block from the popular tourists Laugavegur street, the used book store is where the famous chess player Bobby Fischer would visit several times a week. The used book store is filled with hundreds of old books in Icelandic, Danish, French, and English with...More

Date of experience: January 2018

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LostALot22

Chicago, Illinois

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Reviewed June 15, 2017 via mobile

Nice man

I only speak English. The bookstore is pretty cool and the man working there is very nice. But most of the books are not in English. It was still fun to check out. And the man working there was super nice.

Date of experience: June 2017

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Stephen C

Anoka, Minnesota

17427

Reviewed February 12, 2017

A Must for Bibliophiles

This is the best used bookstore in Iceland. While most of its content is in Icelandic, there is a large amount of English and other European language books here. There is also a good selection of ephemera. Great atmosphere if you like old book stores,...More