Fanny liest

★ 5.0 · 24 reviews Munich Opened 30 May 2025

A bookshop named after a stenographer's wife

The name is the joke. Fanny liest sits on Gabelsbergerstraße, named for the stenographer Gabelsberger, and the shop takes its name from his wife, Fanny von Schweller. It only really lands once you're standing on the street.

Inside it's a general bookshop, but the owners load the shelves hardest with children's and young-adult titles, the section they're clearly happiest stocking. It's part of the eBuch cooperative of independent bookshops. Around it, the Maxvorstadt runs on TU Munich students and Pinakotheken crowds, with families from the side streets rounding it out.

Good to know

• The shop takes orders and questions by WhatsApp on the shop number.
• It is a few minutes' walk from the TU Munich campus and the Pinakotheken.

What guests say

Reviews by Google

• A Anna Ingenbleek 10 reviews · translated 5 July 2026

  Wonderful bookstore and a super friendly owner with plenty of time for great recommendations. Highly recommended.

• N Nicole S. 14 reviews · Local Guide · translated 23 June 2026

  A lovely, owner-operated bookstore! Online orders arrive quickly, the staff is very friendly, and the regular readings are definitely worth a visit!

• R Rob Kuf 3 reviews · translated June 2026

  A small, charming bookstore with a welcoming atmosphere. Excellent customer service!

• J Jens Bräuer 215 reviews · Local Guide · translated 17 May 2026

  A very charming, small but well-stocked bookstore. 🙏

• V Victoria Neubert 20 reviews · Local Guide · translated 13 May 2026

  A lovely bookstore with an incredibly friendly owner! I love buying my books here, highly recommended :)

Gabelsbergerstraße 40, 80333 München © OpenStreetMap

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