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Dasa Book Cafe
Dasa Book Cafe (Thai: ร้านหนังสือดาสะ) pronounced "daa-sa" with a hard "sa" as in "sack", is an independent bookstore and café selling secondhand books. It has more than 13,000 used books in English and other languages, and claims to be Bangkok's best-stocked secondhand bookstore.
Downstairs, there is a general fiction section and a small café where customers can browse books and chat with friends and other customers. The shelves are packed with popular titles, and most of the books are in good or excellent condition. Prices range from about 90 to 270 baht.
Upstairs, the books are classified into various genre and languages, including
- Mystery
- Science fiction / fantasy
- Horror
- Spy stories
- True crime
- Mystery
- Romance / Chick Lit.
- Business
- History
- Politics and current affairs
- Spirituality and religion
- Memoirs
- Biography
- Foreign languages (Finnish, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, German, Russian)
- Poetry
- Self help
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Sports
You can download a complete book list with prices from the Dasa website. The bookshop buys and trades secondhand books but you are advised to check check the website and phone the bookstore before arriving with a large box of books.
Getting there
Dasa Book Cafe is located on Sukhumvit Road, close to the Emporium Shopping Center and Phrom Phong BTS Station. If traveling by BTS skytrain, take exit number three from the station. Dasa Book Cafe is located just past Soi 26 (between Soi 26 and 28), about 150 m from Phrom Phong BTS station.
Opening times
Open daily from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
Address
710/4 Sukhumvit Road
(Between Soi 26 and 28)
Khlong Tan subdistrict
Khlong Toey district
Bangkok
Thailand
Contact
Phone: +66(0)2661-2993
Email: info@dasabookcafe.com or dasa@truemail.co.th
Website: http://www.dasabookcafe.com/
Comments
Dasa - best used bookshop
Amiji,
You are right about Dasa. It is one of the best used bookstores in town. It may even be "the best" but I'll leave that judgment until later, just in case someone tells me about a great bookstore that I've not yet visited.
That was me above
I didn't mean to post anonymously, but that's my comment above.
Love Dasa Books
I go to Dasa every time I go to that area of Sukhumvit and most of the time I don't walk out empty-handed!
Dasa's owner, Don Gilliland, has a blog called Bangkok Dazed that you might find interesting. It's one of the most well-run used bookstores I've ever been to. Amazingly it's uncluttered, yet still holds a huge volume of used books that are actually interesting enough to purchase. Be careful because the price adds up quickly when you go crazy selecting book after book.
Dasa Book Cafe opening times
I've corrected the opening times which should now read 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Apologies for the typo!
Ordering by mail
I heard they do mail order too. Good for those who live far away.
Will try the cakes next time
Was too busy looking at the books and taking photos, but hope to make a return visit soon. Maybe I'll try the cakes then.
Great photos. Did you try the
Great photos. Did you try the cakes?
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