Sandmeyer's Bookstore

Small but good to find a casual read. Helpful staff and great local flair. Additionally, I really enjoyed the kids’ section.

Warm, comfortable, and friendly bookstore in the South Loop. Great staff recommendations all throughout the store to guide you in each genre!

Hands down one of the best bookstores in Chicago. Every shelf is filled with thoughtfully curated books—you can immediately tell this isn’t a random collection. The handwritten staff recommendations are such a special touch. Seeing personal notes and opinions on so many books makes browsing incredibly enjoyable and helps you discover something you might not have picked up otherwise. A place for true book lovers.

Such a nice store on printers row w the old charm of a historical building. Nice cool books that are current and cute cards and gifts.

Warm and friendly place to find your next good book! Staff picks are interesting options and the Top 10 display makes me want them all. Creative layout and selections. Not your Big Book Store sameness.

Truly, what a beautiful space. Located across from an excellent cafe, this bookstore has such an incredible selection of books in every category. More importantly, the folks who work here are such amazing people. Upon checkout, the kind person ringing me up asked about the book I was carrying with me -- Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential". We had a brief yet meaningful connection over it. I have nothing else to say other than thank you. Those small yet impactful connections highlight the best of what it means to be human. If you're looking for a cool bookstore in this area, this is the place to stop in to!

Local bookstore with a good selection. Not as big as some other stores, they still had a good variety of books that seemed interesting to me. It is mostly fiction/literature with lots of staff picks a recommendations. I didn't get anything this visit as they're a discounted new book store and I can't justify spending new book money right now. I did see some interesting titles not in my normal wheelhouse I'll have to pursue on my next visit.