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57th Street Books
Bookstore
Hyde Park, Chicago
The experts at Michelin Travel & Lifestyle and Explore Chicago recommend this place
"helpful staff here encourage browsing"(3 Tips)
"great employees and staff"(8 Tips)
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Paul LuningAugust 20, 2017This is why you go to an independent bookstore - helpful, enthusiastic, knowledgeable staff that can give good recommendations without being pretentious. Nice layout lends itself to browsing.
ChicagoistFebruary 8, 2017The spread here is pretty huge, but it has that indie bookstore touch I love so much: notes from staff with recommendations you otherwise might not have considered. Read more
- Miriam BilskerAugust 27, 2015New books table, great magazine rack, great employees and staff, if you buy a staff recommended book you get a free review copy
Explore ChicagoNovember 4, 2011A Michelle Obama favorite, this 26-year-old bookstore, part of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores, Inc., is a visually colorful nook with a vast collection children’s and cook books- Michelin Travel & LifestyleAugust 2, 2011The helpful staff here encourage browsing, and kids can play with toys set out for them in the excellent children's section. -- Green Guide Editor
Anamaria HernandezSeptember 7, 2014Basement bookstore with shelves the wind through the store. Every trip to this bookshop feels like an expedition!
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"I always find things I didn't know I was looking for. Oh and the Marxism section is amazing."
Chris Natoli - 8.3
"Best book store in Chicago for everything theological, philosophical, historical...okay, best store period. Check out the free book box outside the door every day. Great gems in every box."
Mark Saint - 8.2
"Your friendly neighborhood comic shop. I love this place, friendly staff, James The owner is great and will help you find whatever you may need for your comic collection. You get discounts on pulls."
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