BuchQuartier

★ 5.0 · 13 reviews Vienna Opened 21 February 2026

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Austria's first cooperatively owned bookshop, in a Penzing housing block

No single owner, no investor calling the shots. BuchQuartier belongs to its members, who buy in and keep it running, and the shop sits on Hütteldorfer Straße among phone shops and empty units where nobody expected a bookshop at all.

It follows Mila, the cooperative supermarket that opened in Vienna shortly before. The 14th district had never had a bookshop of its own, so instead of adding a fourth one to Neubau, this one went to Penzing.

Good to know

Open Tuesday to Saturday, it is closed Mondays.
Anyone can buy into the cooperative; membership is not limited to the people who run it.

What guests say

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Astrid Pino Rodríguez 3 reviews · translated 23 August 2026

10/10 book recommendation, exactly what I needed!
Katharina 3 reviews · translated 30 May 2026

A bookstore with that certain something extra - community, ideas, atmosphere and café - what more could you want? :)
Markus Schneiderbauer 163 reviews · Local Guide · translated 23 May 2026

A very charming young bookstore with friendly staff and a good selection. It's great that someone dared to open a new bookstore!
Jürgen Schweighofer-Furch 50 reviews · Local Guide · translated 28 March 2026

A small, charming local library. With a great selection of books and very good coffee.
Helmut 171 reviews · Local Guide · translated 21 March 2026

A great addition to our neighborhood. Very friendly employee who can order any book on the market. Mine was ready for pickup the very next day. I'll be back.