Seattle · 24 places · 7 districts
Bookstores and Record Shops in Seattle.
All 24 bookstores and record shops we cover in Seattle, from Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square and Fremont, on one map with addresses, hours and directions.
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Bookstores and Record Shops, district by district.
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Independent map shop tracing back to Charles Metsker's 1901 Northwest charts, stocking world maps, globes, guidebooks, hiking and road maps, map art and atlases for kids.
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Worker-owned anarchist bookstore at First and Pike since 1973, with more than 10,000 new and used books on radical politics plus fiction, poetry, periodicals and zines.
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Comic shop founded in 1961 and thought to be the oldest in the world, selling new and vintage comics, manga, games, Funko and Star Wars collectibles; it also buys comics.
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Renovated lower-level bookstore, formerly Lion Heart Book Store, selling new children's books, poetry, philosophy and local history; a bookshop has filled this spot since 1961.
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Used bookshop in the Market's lower levels with crowded, chaotic stacks of fiction and nonfiction on odd subjects; the owner gives personal recommendations to each customer.
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Used bookstore in the Sanitary Market Building focused on literary translations, with popular fiction, nonfiction, classics and vintage children's books on the shelves too.
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Independent Seattle publisher's shop on Market Level 3, selling its own books and visual and tactile works, often by first-time authors, such as the Travel Cats series.
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Independent bookstore founded in 1973, now on 10th Ave, with more than 150,000 titles on cedar shelves across several levels, a Little Oddfellows café and frequent author events.
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Used bookstore on Harvard Ave with a large, fast-changing stock from Shakespeare to science fiction, plus rare and collectible titles; started as a book cart in 1987.
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Independent record store on NW Market St selling new and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes with a focus on indie music, plus house merch; it also buys used records.
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Independent bookstore on NW Market St with books and gifts for all ages and a strong children's section; it runs a monthly book club, school visits and author events.
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About 18,000-square-foot flagship that opened May 6, 2026 at Sixth and Pike, the chain's first downtown store since Pacific Place closed in 2020, with books, toys, games and gifts.
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Rare, out-of-print and new books with strengths in art and poetry, run by a fine-press publisher founded in 1984 that also prints and binds books on vintage letterpress equipment.
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Design bookshop selling new titles on architecture, graphics, landscape and interiors, plus pens, notebooks, drawing paper, glassware and bags; rare titles are kept at the front desk.
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Antiquarian bookseller open since 1996, strong in Pacific Northwest Americana, Chinese history and culture, modern first editions, underground movements and fine art, with a bar inside.
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Poetry-only bookstore in the Good Arts Building with more than 10,000 new, used and out-of-print poetry titles, plus free readings by regional and national poets through the year.
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Romance-only bookstore that opened its permanent Pioneer Square shop in November 2025, with new, used and vintage romance for all ages, blind-date books and an Art-o-Mat machine.
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Used record store on Fremont Ave N with rock, jazz and soul at a wide range of prices, including $1 and $3 bins for filling gaps; it also keeps bargain bins at Fremont Vintage Mall.
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Used-vinyl shop in a former garage up the hill on Fremont Ave N, known for metal, punk, reggae and dub; a smaller but carefully chosen stock, open late most nights.
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Used and new bookstore open since 1997 with tightly packed shelves and a basement horror section; it buys paperbacks in good condition.
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LGBTQ+ bookstore opened in 2023 with queer fiction, nonfiction, poetry and children's books, plus zines, stickers, apparel, totes and jewelry; a Capitol Hill branch is planned.
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Cookbook and food-writing bookstore opened in 2011 in upper Fremont, with cooking classes, cookbook launches, author signings and pop-ups held around a central kitchen island.
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Retail shop of the Seattle comics publisher with everything it has in print, alternative comics from other presses, monthly art shows, and a Damaged Room of cheap out-of-print books.
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Used-vinyl shop sharing the Fantagraphics space at Airport Way S and Vale St, a longtime stop for Seattle record collectors with records across genres.
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Questions, answered.
Where is the best area for bookstores and record shops in Seattle?
Pike Place Market has the most, with 7, followed by Pioneer Square (5) and Fremont (5). Each district page has the full store list with hours and directions.
How many bookstores and record shops does this guide cover?
24, across 7 districts. Every listing has its address and hours and links to the store's own site.
Are these listings kept up to date?
Yes. Every store is re-checked against its own site, brand locator or mall directory at least every six months, and closed stores come off the list.
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Guides that name these shops.
Shopping Near Seattle Pacific University: Fremont, Ballard and the Campus Bookstore
A guide to shopping around SPU: the bookstore on West Bertona, groceries at PCC in Fremont and Fred Meyer in Ballard, Fremont's vintage, books and Sunday market, Ballard's record shops, and the buses that connect them.
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Ballard Shopping Walk: Ballard Avenue, NW Market Street and the Sunday Market
A walk through Ballard's shops: the boutiques, jewelers and curiosity shop on the cobbled stretch of Ballard Ave NW, then records and books on NW Market St, with the Sunday farmers market and where to park.
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Shopping Near Seattle University: Capitol Hill, Broadway and Downtown
A guide to shopping around Seattle U: the Redhawk Shop online and at campus pop-ups, budget groceries and the Sunday farmers market, Capitol Hill's bookstores and resale shops, and the streetcar and light rail to downtown.
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