The 15 best bookshops in London to get lost in

Address: 743-745 Barking Road, London E13 9ER
Website: newhambooks.co.uk

Brick Lane Bookshop

Brick Lane Bookshop is as iconic as the street it’s named after. Established in 1978, it was originally part of the Tower Hamlets Arts Project (THAP), which formed out of protest movements in the ’70s. They stock fiction, non-fiction, books about London, children’s books, poetry, essays, feminism, travel, and more. They’re open every day, and for the days you can’t pop in, they have a podcast too….