Home · The Reading Room
Upstairs · Open Tue–Sun
Nineteen chairs.
No wifi.
The room above the shop is open to anyone holding a book — bought here, borrowed, or carried in from the library across the road. Filter coffee is on the house before noon.
"You need a book. Not one of ours — any book, from anywhere."
"Filter coffee is free before noon. After that it's forty rupees and worth it."
"No laptops after 4 pm. Nobody has ever complained about this."
One year on
We assumed nobody would come.
Eleven people in the first month. By the third we were turning people away on Saturdays. By month nine somebody had proposed in the corner by the window, which we had not planned for and did not charge extra for.
What's on
Readings, translation nights, and one hour a month where nobody is allowed to introduce themselves.
Hold a seat
Events are free, but the room is small. Tell us which one and we'll keep a chair.