By the MOOK Spotting Places Editorial Team
Taipei is an area rich in literary atmosphere, where you can find artsy cafes in every alley and corner of the city. This time, Spotting Places is recommending Taipei’s specialty bookstores. We’ve picked four stores filled with the ambiance of books — from street-corner renovated buildings to branded chain-style bookstores — introducing all kinds of literary spots for travelers.
Diverse and uniquely themed bookstores can be found all over Taipei (Image source / Boven Magazine Library)
Old Street Books
Established in 1979, Old Street Books (Image source / Old Street Books)
With three branches to date, each Old Street Books store offers books on different themes (Image source / Old Street Books)
VVG ThinkingVVG Chapter
The VVG Group operates in multiple sectors including restaurants, exhibitions, and bookstores. The recently popular VVG Thinking is open to the public for free as a public welfare initiative, housing a total of 4,000 books (Image source / VVG)
VVG Thinking features a Japanese architectural style, with hinoki wood and books exuding a strong scent of literature and Zen (Image source / VVG)
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