I like pubs with bookshelves.
I very rarely pick up said books, but it makes the place feel a bit homelier. Or maybe just better read.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 10:09, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

There is a pub in East Dulwich that has a massive collection of books - I think it's The Bishop on Lordship Lane.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 10:11, Reply)

Don't think I know that one
Dulwich is one of my blind spots in terms of my mental pub map of London. Nice place?
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 10:13, Reply)

It's fine. Only been there a couple of times, nothing amazing other than the book collection.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 10:15, Reply)

the only pub I've been in with books is a Wetherspoons.
I want a coffee shop with books and beanbags and stuff. My friend wants to call it The Importance of Brewing Earnest.

I wanted to call it Starbooks.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 10:15, Reply)

Starbucks would try & do you for "passing off" if you tried to call it Starbooks,

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 10:16, Reply)

especially up north where that's how they pronounce it anyway.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 4 Nov 2010, 10:20, Reply)