06 CLARKE’S BOOKSHOP

199 Long Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa

TO VISIT BEFORE YOU DIE BECAUSE

The store has a wealth of titles on Africa, particularly Southern Africa.

Since it was founded in 1957 by Anthony Clarke, the bookstore has become a staple on Long Street in the center of Cape Town. Clarke’s began as a secondhand bookstore, but its inventory has since expanded to include new titles, maps, collectable books and prints. In the 1970s, the store began specializing in books on Africa, especially Southern Africa, and Clarke’s is now a destination for shoppers and libraries interested in books on the region’s history, art and literature. Customers can climb the stairs to visit the Africana room and a room dedicated to secondhand books that harkens back to the store's early years.