Powell’s Books on Burnside Street, better known as the City of Books, occupies four stories on a full city block in downtown Portland’s Pearl District, making it the largest independent bookstore in the world!
800-878-7323
Regular hours: Open daily, 10am – 9pm.
Rare book room: Open daily, 10am – 5pm.
Used book buying counter: Friday - Tuesday: 10am – 5:30pm
Guilder Cafe: Open daily, 10am – 8pm
Free store pickup for online orders is available inside our Couch St. and 11th Ave. entrance.
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Known as the City of Books, our flagship spans an entire city block, with four floors filled with over half a million books—and countless stories. Located in downtown Portland’s Pearl District, the City of Books has nine color-coded rooms and over 3,500 different sections, offering something for every interest, including an incredible selection of out-of-print and hard-to-find titles. Dozens of acclaimed writers, artists, and thinkers visit each month to read in the Basil Hallward Gallery (located upstairs in the Pearl Room), and a one-of-a-kind Rare Book Room draws bibliophiles from near and far to browse an impressive collection of autographed first editions and other collectible volumes.
Store tours are available for schools, organizations, and groups of 10 or more. If you are interested in organizing a store tour please contact us at tours@powells.com.
Map representing locations of parking garages, accessible parking and bike racks. Parking Garages can be found near the corners of NW Couch and 12th, NW Couch and 13th. Accessible parking spots can be found on NW Couch between 10th and 12th and also on 11th between NW Couch and W Burnside. Bike racks can be found near the corner of NW Couch and 11th, or West Burnside and 10th.
There are several good parking options located near Powell’s City of Books.
Powell's City of Books meets the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)'s standards for accessibility. We are happy to provide additional support while shopping, if desired. There are also two ADA parking spaces on 11th and Couch, just outside the Home & Garden entrance at Couch St. and 11th Ave.
$2.40/hour
8am – 7pm, Mon - Sat
1pm – 7pm, Sun
Free other times
Entrances located on NW 13th Ave. and NW 12th Ave., between NW Couch and Davis.
Located at SW 10th Ave. and Yamhill.
Bike racks are located on the north and east sides of the store.
Visit trimet.org to plan your trip using the TriMet Trip Planner.
If taking the Red or Blue lines, the closest stop is located at SW 10th Ave.
If taking the Green, Yellow, or Orange lines, the closest stop is located at Pioneer Square in downtown Portland.
The Portland Streetcar stops at NW 11th and NW 10th and Couch.
The #20 bus stops in front of the store at W Burnside and NW 10th Ave.
