Biggest independent bookshop in London and a destination worth checking out.
Really great fiction, lovely cafe upstairs and Ray's Jazz is the icing on the cake. They're moving location - a few doors down on Charing Cross Road - hopefully it'll only get better.
Foyles
107 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DT
Address
107 Charing Cross Road
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 0DT
Opening Times
Monday
Opens 09:30 - Closes 21:00
Tuesday
Opens 09:30 - Closes 21:00
Wednesday
Opens 09:30 - Closes 21:00
Thursday
Opens 09:30 - Closes 21:00
Friday
Opens 09:30 - Closes 21:00
Saturday
Opens 09:30 - Closes 21:00
Sunday
Opens 11:30 - Closes 18:00
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It is to London what the Strand Book Store is to New York... only better.
Foyles sell a wide range of literature including titles from historical, military, medical, computing and music related genres.
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Any best bookshop list has to feature this megastore on it. The flagship store on Charing Cross Road is in a league of its own covering a huge range of subjects with departmental buyers delivering their knowledge in each section. Get a little Love Supreme in Ray’s Jazz, the in-house music store with the clue in the name and dare to find a seat in the excellent cafe upstairs.
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Ray’s Jazz might just be one of London’s greatest venues. Located on the first floor at Foyles booksellers, it oozes charm and literary cool. In terms of jazz, as well as a well-stocked record store, you can expect improvised jam sessions, international artists and heavy doses of the avant-garde.
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London’s biggest book shop (their website boasts that they have over four miles of shelves) has everything you could possibly want, with a particularly wonderful section devoted to art and oversized books.They also stock world, jazz and classical CDs, and there’s a café on the fifth floor.
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T.A.O
Sep 4, 2013