Daunt Books Notting Hill — Local services in London

Bougie and cold. The white lady behind the counter treated me like I was invisible though I smiled and said hi as I walked in.

This would be okay except she said hi to the white lady who came in right behind me, but then ignored the ethnic mom and little boy after her.

(Though the other staff -- younger people seemed sweet).

I wanted to buy some things, but decided my money would be spent better elsewhere

Go to the Notting Hill Bookstore close by, a much warmer and easier experience and you don't have to have an existential crisis about whether it's you or your personality that got you the...

Hands down the best bookshop in Notting Hill, with the Oxfam as a runner-up, followed by Books for Cooks for bronze. I buy all my gift cards here, my wrapping paper, and all those books that are too good to resist even though you’re literally 37 pages into about 6 other books and you know you shouldn’t buy more. But in this place, you do, anyway. So spend money on these lovely people, rather...

Such a lovely bookstore! I’ve started my London book store tour to promote independent bookstores to wide community (especially ethnic minority group) so everybody could know where to get a good paper print in your neighbourhood in this digital world. They provide a table and chairs downstairs so I assume you could have a cuppa while browsing books? The children session is pretty cute!...