10 Best Book stores in Canada
Best Book stores in Canada
At a glance
Data updated: October 2026
- Places listed
- 52
- Average rating
- 4.4 / 5
- Reviews
- 96,851
- Rated 4.5 or higher
- 73%
- With a website
- 98%
10 best Book stores in Canada compared
| Rank | Place | Score | Rating | Reviews | 5★ share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | EM Cards and Collectibles | 4.83 | 5.0 | 56 | 98% |
| #2 | Creative Learning Toys | 4.80 | 4.9 | 92 | 91% |
| #3 | Librairie Racines | 4.79 | 4.9 | 81 | 90% |
| #4 | Cornerstone Bookshop | 4.78 | 4.8 | 524 | 85% |
| #5 | Queen Books | 4.78 | 4.8 | 354 | 89% |
| #6 | Agape Christian Marketplace | 4.77 | 4.8 | 238 | 84% |
| #7 | Livresse Bookstore | 4.77 | 4.9 | 61 | 89% |
| #8 | Bookmark | 4.74 | 4.8 | 135 | 83% |
| #9 | Beauregard Commons | 4.74 | 4.8 | 118 | 85% |
| #10 | Algonquin Park Visitor Centre | 4.70 | 4.7 | 3,485 | 76% |
LocalGuideWorld score: the average rating weighted by the number of reviews, so a 4.8 from 2,000 reviews ranks above a 5.0 from 3 reviews.
Best for
How the places are rated
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★ 4.5 – 5.035 places (73%)
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★ 4.0 – 4.412 places (25%)
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★ 3.5 – 3.90 places (0%)
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★ < 3.51 places (2%)
What reviewers talk about
Share of 315 recent reviews that mention each topic.
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Service & staff47%
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Price & value20%
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Location10%
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Atmosphere10%
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Cleanliness3%
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Waiting & crowds3%
Top Cities for Book store in Canada
Top Rated Book stores
Librairie Racines
#1
Livresse Bookstore
#2
Book Ends North
#3
Cornerstone Bookshop
#4
La Librairie du Square
#5
Argo Bookshop
#6
Librairie Bertrand
#7
Verdun Bookstore
#8
Book City
#9
Librairie Gallimard
#10
Erudit
#11
Renaud-Bray
#12
Top Reviewed Book stores
Scarborough Town Centre
#1
Indigo
#2
Renaud-Bray
#3
Renaud-Bray
#4
Verdun Bookstore
#5
The Polygon Gallery
#6
LE JAMES McGill Bookstore
#7
Cornerstone Bookshop
#8
ABC Book Store
#9
Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore
#10
Coles - Carlingwood Shopping Centre
#11
Librairie Gallimard
#12
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La Librairie du Square
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Librairie Racines
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Librairie Gallimard
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Librairie Zone Libre
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Argo Bookshop
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Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore
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Librairie Bertrand
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Livresse Bookstore
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Indigo
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Pegah Book Distribution
Quick facts
- How many places in the “Book store” category are listed in Canada?
- There are 52 places in the “Book store” category in Canada on LocalGuideWorld.
- What are the 10 best places in the “Book store” category in Canada?
- By LocalGuideWorld score: EM Cards and Collectibles, Creative Learning Toys, Librairie Racines, Cornerstone Bookshop, Queen Books.
- Which place in the “Book store” category in Canada has the highest rating?
- EM Cards and Collectibles, rated 5.0 out of 5 based on 56 reviews.
- Which place in the “Book store” category in Canada has the most reviews?
- Scarborough Town Centre, with 73,304 reviews.
- Which place in the “Book store” category in Canada is a hidden gem?
- Livresse Bookstore, rated 4.9 from only 61 reviews.
- What is the average rating of places in the “Book store” category in Canada?
- 4.6 out of 5 on average, based on 136,931 reviews.
Reviews
A great collection of Persian books for all ages, super helpful and friendly owner
Ne respectent pas leurs heures d'ouverture affichées. Veuillant encourager l'économie locale, je me suis déplacé ... inutilement. Personne ne répond au téléphone non plus.
Really good place for books (of course) as well as stationery and house items. Good quality and often have a sale rack which is nice considering how expensive books are these days. Store is well kept, and staff are kind and helpful.
Great business for English and all Québecers. Very competitive prices.
La sélection de livres est très cool !
Amazing variety of both English and French books. Staff are friendly and books are priced very reasonably.
Librairie de quartier qui regorge de perles littéraires et d’oeuvres québécoises. Ils ont une large section pour enfants également. Le personnel est toujours gentil et aidant :)
Ma librairie préférée. Bon choix de livres académiques et essais. Le service est très bien.
Such a nice place, and they have all the Farsi book you can imagine, I never thought they have this much variety. About the owner which It was my concern, he was extremely nice and welcome but prices were little bit expensive
Pegah Bookshop is a combination of passion and hard-work over years, not a business to make money out of selling books.
Pegah Bookshop is a must visit bookstore for Iranian book lovers. Great atmosphere, welcoming management, knowledgable staff and more … If you have passion for Iranian arts and handicrafts also you will get nice ones there …
Pegah Bookshop is a must visit bookstore for Iranian book lovers. Great atmosphere, welcoming management, knowledgable staff and more … If you have passion for Iranian arts and handicrafts also you will get nice ones there …
They have the most extensive selection of puzzles I have ever seen from comic puzzles to Disney to art-- and everything in between! They also have puzzle mats and boards as well as other games and tons of books!
Good size local Bookshop in Old Montreal offering an equal balance between French and English books of various categories. Some interesting non-mainstream selections.
Pour trouver Le livre que vous désirez ou devez lire, Oscar Éric est de Très bon conseil 😀
Cute bookstore, however I don’t understand the good comments about the service 😂
None of the sellers answered me when I said “hi” when I arrived, they barely looked at me actually. They didn’t ask me if I needed help (we were only two customers) and I didn’t have any goodbye either. I felt I was wearing an invisible cape, good job 👏🏻
None of the sellers answered me when I said “hi” when I arrived, they barely looked at me actually. They didn’t ask me if I needed help (we were only two customers) and I didn’t have any goodbye either. I felt I was wearing an invisible cape, good job 👏🏻
For me, better to buy here than big brand stores. Also discovered beautiful indoor comfortable space to sip my Second Cup coffee while reading my current book purchase. There was a sign too for yoga in the building. (Yoga tribe)
The curation at this bookshop is unreal. Their selection is varied and the staff are super friendly. I get most of my books second-hand but I can't resist coming here for first-hand books on a regular basis!!
One of my favorite book stores and arguably one of the best in Montreal. I go here pretty often and everytime I buy multiple books at a fair price, made even fairer by a discount thanks to a yearly subscription. They also have a website in case you wanna order online. Also, there's a cute little café that you can chill at, so that makes this store even more unique. I forgot to mention, but they do really good deals as well sometimes.
The staff are friendly but it’s hard to find help because there’s a line. And to go pay is even more long line. The washroom is dirty. Good selection but all there orchids are dry up dead. Don’t buy plants.
Ma librairie préférée en ville, que dis-je, peut-être sur Terre. Spécialisée dans les essais, mais surtout, engagée : féminismes, questions autochtones, droits des animaux, etc. Tant de livres qu'on ne trouve pas ailleurs ! Sans compter que le personnel est très accueillant et aime échanger sur la littérature et les divers enjeux politiques. Ça en vaut le détour !
Super good bookstore!
This is a very big Renaud Bray with lots of books and other nicknacks! Always clean and organized and stocked full :) it is like a french indigo, only that it contains more merchandise than just books and you can practically pick out a gift for anyone in this store !
Great bookstore. Helpful staff and great selection. Staff helped find some great books for our daughter. Highly recommend over the Indigo downtown for both selection of French books and helpfulness of staff.
Superbe petite librairie avec des livres très intéressants, je me suis présentée après avoir regardé sur librairie.ca s'ils étaient disponibles, et on les a tout de suite trouvé pour moi.
Très bien situé à 2 pas d'un parc et du métro.
Je recommande cet endroit et j'y reviendrai pour mes prochains livres. :)
Très bien situé à 2 pas d'un parc et du métro.
Je recommande cet endroit et j'y reviendrai pour mes prochains livres. :)
A very nice bookstore to browse! You can definitely spend a relaxing time looking at books here!
Amazing gift shop with two floors - vast selection of novelty items, snacks, books and related items. English selection is limited, but even if your French is limited, there are quite a few low cost items that are Quebec specific to share with those you love - so many informative items as well as humorous ones! Photograph is of the tarot section upstairs near the esoterica bookshelf, I didn't have enough time to photograph much on my way elsewhere.
La librairie est juste “magnifique”
Il y a une ambiance de petite librairie du coin où se cache un trésor. Une sorte de caverne d’Alibaba où tout est possible car leurs inventaires est très surprenante. Que dire du libraire, et ses précieuses impressions laissées après lecture sur ses petits cartons en page couverture. Il y a même une sélection de ses coups de coeur.
Il y a une ambiance de petite librairie du coin où se cache un trésor. Une sorte de caverne d’Alibaba où tout est possible car leurs inventaires est très surprenante. Que dire du libraire, et ses précieuses impressions laissées après lecture sur ses petits cartons en page couverture. Il y a même une sélection de ses coups de coeur.
I was looking for "Petit Lapin Blanc". They didn't have the book but they were very friendly and found me a few places that did have the book and they gave me the addresses for the places.
Support this Amazing Haitian Owned book store 🇭🇹
Genuinely black owned and operated. Great place to grow your knowledge about African history and the African diaspora.
Was looking for books for years on end(Freak Squeal) and there it was!and even half the price,bough the entire serie.:D pretty happy very sweet and lovely employees.AND LOOK AT THE KEYCHAIN I HAVE FOUND!
Good selection of children books, mostly French for children. Good service
Cute, carefully selected books. Im not big on reading, but I got so excited when I found this hidden gem. So many good finds about topics that are actually important and relevant to today's societal issues. Yayyyyy.
Also, they support so many local writers! Love that.
Also, they support so many local writers! Love that.
Great selection of books in a local bookstore.
Nice children’s section
Nice children’s section
A charming little bookstore with a great selection; I made the trip there specifically to buy a French book that wasn't readily available anywhere else (including online).
Hosted a poetry event here and the vibe was awesome. Charming bilingual bookstore in Old Montreal.
Great collection of board games and puzzles for kids but bit pricey.