4.00pm | Bookstores in Villa Crespo and Palermo

Buenos Aires is famous for its bookstores - in fact the city has more than any other in the world. Not only are there big chains, but the city also still retains many small independent stores with personalised attention, which are the most interesting for an alternative tour of the city. In Villa Crespo, a few blocks from Chacarita, is Punc (Dr. Luis Beláustegui 393), dedicated to comics and children's books. In the same neighbourhood, you'll find Guantes de Mimbre y Luz (Serrano 916), where you can come upon used copies of hard-to-find titles as well as new books from independent publishers and even boxes of free books. In Palermo, Libros del Pasaje (Thames 1762), appears to have leaped from the pages of a book itself. There's a bar at the back of the shop, perfect for sitting and enjoying a drink while leafing through a book. Nearby is Alamut Libros (J. L. Borges 1985), which doubles as a wine cellar, and another unmissable option is LibrosRef (Honduras 4191), with both old and new books.

Other options

If you're interested in comicbooks and graphic novels, there are more specialised bookstores in the city. Espacio Moebius (Bulnes 658) has some hard-to-find gems from foreign and independent publishers. Other options are El Club del Cómic (Marcelo T. de Alvear 2002 and Montevideo 255), La Revistería (Av. Corrientes 1386 and Av. Juramento 2385), Elektra Cómics (Defensa 247) and Entelequia (Uruguay 341 and Juramento 2584).

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