After a decade of trading English and French books in Prague and Cesky Krumlov, Shakespeare & Sons have found themselves a sweet spot in Prenzlauer Berg to do much of the same, though we reckon they might have lucked in on the English-speaking market in comparison to their Czech Republic outposts.

It’s easy to while away an afternoon in their living room style interior: Grab one of the more bum-friendly armchairs, sip on an in-house coffee, and work your way through their ever-growing collection of new and used books of every genre, from fiction to philosophy, and from kid’s to art.