Which Eugene bookstores are walkable from each other?

Smith Family Bookstore and Daffodil Romantasy are both on Willamette Street near 5th Avenue. J. Michaels Books is on Broadway and Books With Pictures is at the 5th Street Market, all downtown.

Where can I find used and rare books in Eugene?

Smith Family Bookstore, J. Michaels Books and Tsunami Books all sell used books. J. Michaels also carries antiquarian and collectible editions.

Is there a romance or romantasy bookstore in Eugene?

Yes. Daffodil Romantasy Books and Gifts downtown is dedicated to romantasy.

Is there a bookstore with a bar in Eugene?

Hodgepodge Books and Taproom on East 14th Avenue pours craft beer, cider and kombucha.

Are there queer-owned bookstores in Eugene?

Outliers Books on Hilyard Street is queer-owned and operated.

Independent Bookstores in Eugene, Oregon

Most of Eugene's independent bookstores are downtown, within walking distance of each other around Willamette Street, Broadway and the 5th Street Market. Two of them have sold new and used books since the mid-1970s. The rest are south of downtown, including Tsunami Books, a worker-owned shop on Willamette Street that has hosted readings, concerts and workshops since 1995.

The city also has specialty shops for romantasy, comics and zines, and translated literature, the last one with craft beer on tap.

7 bookstores listed · Guide updated November 2026

Eugene bookstores by neighborhood

Downtown and the 5th Street Market

Smith Family Books — 525 Willamette Street, across from the post office. Buying and selling new, used and out-of-print books since 1974.
J. Michaels Books — 160 East Broadway in the historic Quackenbush Building. New, used and antiquarian books since 1975.
Daffodil Books LLC — 474 Willamette Street (27 West 5th Avenue). Eugene's romantasy bookstore, with gifts and events like tea-and-read nights.
Books with Pictures Eugene — 296 East 5th Avenue at the 5th Street Market. Opened in 2020, with comics, graphic novels, manga and zines.

South of downtown and South Eugene

Hodgepodge Books and Taps — 158 East 14th Avenue. A bookstore and taproom in a two-story house, known for translated literature, with beer, cider and kombucha on tap.
Outliers Books — 2467 Hilyard Street. A queer-owned bookstore and community space focused on queer, trans, Black, Indigenous and disabled authors.
Tsunami Books — 2585 Willamette Street. A worker-owned shop with more than 30,000 used and new books, vinyl, and a long-running calendar of readings and concerts.

All 7 bookstores in Eugene, Oregon

Questions about bookstores in Eugene

Which Eugene bookstores are walkable from each other?: Smith Family Bookstore and Daffodil Romantasy are both on Willamette Street near 5th Avenue. J. Michaels Books is on Broadway and Books With Pictures is at the 5th Street Market, all downtown.
Where can I find used and rare books in Eugene?: Smith Family Bookstore, J. Michaels Books and Tsunami Books all sell used books. J. Michaels also carries antiquarian and collectible editions.
Is there a romance or romantasy bookstore in Eugene?: Yes. Daffodil Romantasy Books and Gifts downtown is dedicated to romantasy.
Is there a bookstore with a bar in Eugene?: Hodgepodge Books and Taproom on East 14th Avenue pours craft beer, cider and kombucha.
Are there queer-owned bookstores in Eugene?: Outliers Books on Hilyard Street is queer-owned and operated.