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Garden Books

325 Changle Lu
5404-8728
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Address:
325 Changle Lu
Address in Chinese:
长乐路325号
Nearest Metro Station:
South Shaanxi Road
Cross Street in English:
near Shaanxi Nan Lu
Cross Street in Chinese:
近陕西南路
Opening Hours:
10am-10pm
Phone:
5404-8728
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This two-story bookshop provides an extensive selection of English-language titles for all ages. The young reader’s section stocks over 2,200 titles for children and features a play area complete with easels and colored pencils. The café serves coffee, Italian ice cream and sandwiches.

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Cross Street in English:

325 Changle Lu, near Shaanxi Nan Lu


Cross Street in Chinese:

长乐路325号, 近陕西南路

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5404-8728
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wzyiphilo

finally near the weekends, I could come here to get the book" the restaurant at the end of the universe". The fascinating read must make me spend a fascinating day. Love it!
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Submitted by wzyiphilo on Fri, 09/25/2015 - 21:30

wzyiphilo

I am a book editor. when I find this book store, I was just graduated from the school. It surprised me a lot, because the books are all fantastic and the book manager has a crossculture view. I think it will go a long way to keep the book dignity. Love it!
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Submitted by wzyiphilo on Mon, 09/21/2015 - 20:35

johnnyxuyixing

I feel glad to work in garden book store, although it still needs a long way to go. Our boss knows how to take good care of the books we have and also the readers who really want to read them. Sometimes our deeds and manage riules could not be understood by some of the readers, but we are really trying to be a international book store and regarde the original books the most expensive and precious things in the world. We also get a very good gelato and coffee partner to move forward together, hope the guests could get the real delicious and original gelato, and read the books from all over the world.
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Submitted by johnnyxuyixing on Mon, 09/21/2015 - 14:50

sophiebaby

Garden Books is a real paradise for the book lovers like me, who has a good appetite for collecting all sorts of newly-published and popular fictions and non-fictions as well. It's like a coincidence that everytime(approximately once a week) I came here, there would be a large bunch of new faces embracing me! Another thing, the aroma of coffee beans and pizzas always lulls me into an exotic atmosphere where I can sit and sip the essence of books here for a whole afternoon.As for the staff here, I'd like to applause my hands for them. So patient and effective are they whenever I am bewildered by the wide collection of books and try to find one I am looking for. To be honest, I am also very grateful to the boss here, who is amiable, boasting a vast pool of knowledge, and always lending his warm hands to the customers falling into trouble like me.
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Submitted by sophiebaby on Tue, 11/05/2013 - 14:59

sweetas

Who else hates that bookstores here aren't alphabetised! I had read there was a terrace and sofas to peruse books, but that's all closed up. Probably realised that due to the ridiculous prices people would sit and read and hence not buy the books.
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Submitted by sweetas on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 12:51
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aif

DO NOT get the cake in the cases-- i have made this mistake more times than i'd like to admit. always stale, occasionally completely inedible, and they serve it with these weird mini-shovels. they have a good selection of (bagged) tea and it is only 20rmb for a pot. decent place to read, though not a lot of natural light. and yeah, books are way marked-up.
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Submitted by aif on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 17:22
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This is a nice bookshop with a decent selection of books, and definitely worth a browse around if you're looking for something specific that you can't find elsewhere. The staff are courteous, and there's a nice little area for having a coffee and reading. There is one issue I have with it though - the pricing. Never have I seen books so ridiculously priced - I'm assuming the owners are just aiming at those people who like to read and yet never leave the French Concession area (which is a sizeable market I imagine). Titles here can sting you as much as twice as they would at the Fuzhou Lu bookstore, and they definitely don't have the range of the latter (particularly regarding classics). If you've got money burning a hole in your pocket, and an aversion to places east of ruijin er lu, then this is the bookstore for you (and it really is very nice inside).
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Submitted by pablo_money on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 12:13
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I like the selection at Garden Books. Every couple of months, there is a new group of books worth reading. And it's the only place in China I've found that has David Foster Wallace.
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Submitted by zachary_franklin on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 15:37

kirin20010817

Wonderful book store! It‘s not easy to find a satisfactory international book store, this is one of the best choices. Compared with other international book stores in Shanghai, Garden Books has the more beautiful place, fresher and more special books, more professional and helpful staff. Including a Cafe inside! After all. If you're in Shanghai and interested in books, you can not miss it.
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Submitted by kirin20010817 on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 20:57

narsfweasels

The selection was ok, but largely the same as anywhere else in the city. But at about twice the price. Also, the English-speaking Chinese staff were not exactly helpful, not even making eye contact as we walked in, or answering our questions in a helpful manner. The place is rather beautiful, however! But as that's the only real positive, there's not much to reccommend. Seriously: unless you want to buy a book and sit in the cafe and read, then go to Gateway Plaza and the 6th floor Xinhua bookstore there. The books are half the price and there's roughly the same selection. Of course, the staff don't speak English, but you can save a shed-load of money and probably please your girlfriend/wife/boytoy/slave with the extra shopping and good choice of restaurants.
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Submitted by narsfweasels on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 09:23
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