In 2022, multi-award winning Avenue Bookstore celebrates 36 years of bookselling. One of Australia's finest independent bookshops, Avenue Bookstore first opened in1996 in the heart of Albert Park village and now has two additional stores in Elsternwick and Richmond. We consider ourselves a haven for book lovers, a favourite meeting place, and a destination for readers across Melbourne and beyond.
As well as our flagship Albert Park store, we welcome readers to our Elsternwick and Richmond bookshops. Avenue Bookstore Elsternwick opened in 2012 in bustling Glenhuntly Road, and Avenue Bookstore Richmond opened in 2016 on Swan Street in the heart of the suburb.
Avenue booksellers at each of our stores are great readers with a passion for books of all kinds. We love connecting readers with books, and we love a challenge. Let us help you find special gifts, obscure titles personalized picks, book club recommendations, or that title or author’s name you’ve forgotten. We have knowledgeable staff across all genres at all stores, including dedicated specialist children’s book experts. We want to help you find your next great read or that perfect present.
We carry an extensive and personally curated range of local and imported books with a strong focus on the best new releases and backlist titles in all categories. Our children’s sections are jam-packed with the best picture books, board books and novels for all ages. We stock a great range of Moleskine journals, a wide and varied selection of greeting cards for all occasions, gifts and games for children and adults, as well as beautiful and quirky stationery items. Our stores are well organized, cosy and welcoming.
Avenue Bookstore prides itself on a high level of customer service. If you can’t find what you need on our shelves or on our site, we’re always happy to locate and order tricky titles. We offer fast and efficient special orders, with regular air-freight deliveries from the U.S. and U.K. suppliers.
Our Locations
Avenue Bookstore Albert Park
127 Dundas Place
Albert Park 3206
Avenue Bookstore Elsternwick
[reopening Thursday 1st September 2022 at our new location]
351 Glenhuntly Road
Elsternwick 3185
Avenue Bookstore Richmond
91 Swan Street
Richmond 3121
History
Avenue Bookstore first opened in Victoria Avenue, Albert Park in June 1986. We moved to our current location at 127 Dundas Place in January 1993. Three major renovations later, Avenue Bookstore Albert Park is a dynamic and exciting space, offering the perfect place to browse a wide selection of books and gifts across all genres.
Avenue Bookstore Elsternwick opened in Glenhuntly Road in 2012, taking over the location of the former Sunflower Bookshop. Here, we offer new releases, fiction, history, nonfiction and children’s books, as well as a section on Judaica. We will be moving a little further down the road to 351 Glenhuntly Road in September this year.
Avenue Bookstore Richmond opened in September 2016 in Swan Street.
Awards