The Bookworm

Bldg. 4, Nansanlitun Lu
10/6586-9507
www.beijingbookworm.com [1]

HOURS: Daily 9 a.m.-2 a.m.

METRO: Tuanjiehu (Line 10)

Beijing’s bohemians and literati gather at the Bookworm, which triples as a bookshop, café, and bar. With sister branches in Suzhou and Chengdu, the Bookworm hosts an annual literary festival every spring.

Grab a coffee and a book and head up to the roof terrace if the weather is fine, or hunker down with a glass of wine and a magazine. There are over 15,000 books for sale and lending.

The Bookworm was founded by an expat named Alexandra Pearson who wanted to create a space for Beijing’s book lovers to meet, work, relax, and find good literature.