TOP 8:El Péndulo in Mexico
The Polanco branch of Pendulo in Mexico City has long been known as one of the best ways to beat the heat in the largest city in the world。
它一直被认为是墨西哥城内最佳避暑地之一。
Although it only has a small English language section, its open architecture populated with several trees makes for an excellent afternoon's escape. In honesty, as popular for its excellent cafe as it is its books。
书店为开放式建筑,植有亭亭绿树,适合午后远离尘嚣。
TOP 9:Keibunsya in Kyoto
If you love bookshops even where you can't read the language, then Keibunsya in Kyoto needs to be on your list too. Some say it's the lighting, others the well-proportioned panels around the walls. Or perhaps it's the little galleries embedded in the bookshelves。
有人喜欢它的灯光,有人喜欢它墙上比例匀称的架板,还有人喜欢它错落于书架间的“小型画展”。
Most agree it's just the quiet dignity of the place that's hard to beat. Lots of pretty Japanese art books to marvel at and a few English language ones as well。
许多读者一致认同,惠文社静谧、高贵的气氛为书店中罕见。在这里,你可静享日本艺术书籍和部分英文读物。
TOP 10:Hatchards in London
Although the bookshop of Cambridge University is technically the oldest bookshop in Britain, Hatchards of Piccadilly, which has been trading since 1797, is definitely the most aristocratic。
位于皮卡迪利广场的哈查兹书店堪称英国最有年头的贵族书店。它诞生于1797年,是英国女王的书籍供应商。
Not only does it boast three royal warrants, meaning it supplies books to Her Majesty, it has counted Disraeli, Wilde and Byron among its regulars. Today it retains the spirit of days past, with an interior described by one follower as "reminiscent of being inside a rambling old house, with six floors of small rooms all linked together curling around a central staircase."
英国政治家本杰明·迪斯累里、诗人乔治·戈登·拜伦、文豪奥斯卡·王尔德都曾是此地常客。如今,它仍保有昔日的灵魂。