BookMongers

Fabulous bookshop with a varied, quality selection of nearly new and rare old books. You won't find everything in here, but you can try. The owner knows where everything is and Popeye the in-store cat is very patient

A delightful gem we spotted on our way leaving London. Such character and great selection. Friendly owner and great cat mascot. A great spot for book lovers to visit.

It's a beautiful bookstore with a great wide selection of books. They have classics selling from £2, many are even brand new. Will definitely visit again when we come back to London.

I highly recommend BookMongers. They have a great collection of books, ranging from rare finds to those needed for visual merchandising. The store has a cozy atmosphere and feels like you're entering a friend's house. Wendy served me, and she was spectacular. Her customer service was impeccable. There is a beautiful hyper-realistic painting at the end of the store, made by her, that is worth seeing. They also have a super cute and friendly cat. It was a fantastic experience going there. Thank you so much, Wendy.

When my friend and I were staying down the street, I begged her to come here. There is something about a lightly sorted used bookstore that helps you find something random and new. Something you were not specifically looking for and something you did not know you wanted. The shop owner was kind and it is a cozy little place. If we are ever back in England, definitely stopping by again.

There isn’t the biggest selection of books, but the staff is friendly and they have a cat!

Great bookshop and excellent prices. Each price is written inside the book so you don’t need to ask. There is a lovely cat which lives in the shop. It has quite an eclectic, eccentric vibe. It feels like you are in a home and a shop. It is shabby and full of antiquated furnishings. A treasure of a shop within Brixton. You must visit!!

Picked up a cool edition of The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis. The staff was lovely! And of course the cat ♥️ very friendly and sweet.

Fabulous bookshop with a varied, quality selection of nearly new and rare old books. You won't find everything in here, but you can try. The owner knows where everything is and Popeye the in-store cat is very patient

A delightful gem we spotted on our way leaving London. Such character and great selection. Friendly owner and great cat mascot. A great spot for book lovers to visit.

It's a beautiful bookstore with a great wide selection of books. They have classics selling from £2, many are even brand new. Will definitely visit again when we come back to London.

I highly recommend BookMongers. They have a great collection of books, ranging from rare finds to those needed for visual merchandising. The store has a cozy atmosphere and feels like you're entering a friend's house. Wendy served me, and she was spectacular. Her customer service was impeccable. There is a beautiful hyper-realistic painting at the end of the store, made by her, that is worth seeing. They also have a super cute and friendly cat. It was a fantastic experience going there. Thank you so much, Wendy.

When my friend and I were staying down the street, I begged her to come here. There is something about a lightly sorted used bookstore that helps you find something random and new. Something you were not specifically looking for and something you did not know you wanted. The shop owner was kind and it is a cozy little place. If we are ever back in England, definitely stopping by again.

There isn’t the biggest selection of books, but the staff is friendly and they have a cat!

Great bookshop and excellent prices. Each price is written inside the book so you don’t need to ask. There is a lovely cat which lives in the shop. It has quite an eclectic, eccentric vibe. It feels like you are in a home and a shop. It is shabby and full of antiquated furnishings. A treasure of a shop within Brixton. You must visit!!

Picked up a cool edition of The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis. The staff was lovely! And of course the cat ♥️ very friendly and sweet.

When I used to live in Brixton, I would try and visit Book Mongers at least once a week. Now, unfortunately I don't have such easy access, but it still remains to be one my favourite second hand bookstores. Rather inconspicuously hidden down the Brixton entrance of Coldhabour Lane, Book Mongers is like a little romantic vision of the bohemian bookstores you come across in films: it's small and poky, the salesmen are always friend and give good honest advice, and the books are stacked up as high as my head (and I'm six foot three inches tall). Despite the the fact the prices seeming to have gone up over the past couple of years, it's still invariably cheaper than a lot of second hand bookstores I have come across, and I always manage to walk out with something exciting. The sections range from European Literature, Philosophy, and even a special section devoted to Irish literature. One pointer though, the books aren't shelved in alphabetical and there's quite a lot of piffle to sift through before finding the read you are after; but if you're like me, you'll find the thrill of the chase even more rewarding.

Brixton Bookmongers, 439 Coldharbour Lane. Brixton Bookmongers is my favourite bookshop in the capital. At first glance it is a bit chaotic with piles of used tomes stacked beside crammed shelves. However after a closer inspection it becomes apparent that the owners really know their books. Obviously changing with what they buy, their fiction shelves can range from Annie Proulx to William Gaddis, Dennis Cooper to Pablo Neruda. It really is a delight for the Cult Fiction fan. That said it also has excellent Music, Academic and Crime sections if my memory serves me correctly. I can say that I have regularly stumbled across many hard to find and out of print titles and their stock is regularly full of quality reading material. Essential for the city bookworm!

Friendly owners, good wide selection. Their categorisation & alphabetisation (read: not alphabetised) encourages browsing over finding something you're looking for. Reasonable prices. Nice folk.

A dark place with tons of character. Although I rarely buy anything from this place, I enjoy just wandering round wondering how those piles and piles of old tomes come to be in this dusty place. The staff are fine, they just allow you to peruse the place without any pressure to buy. You might need their help though, should you be looking for anything in particular. There are A LOT of titles to get through here...!