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Late Night Book Shopping

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Few bookshops in Scotland are open from 9am to 9pm every day, and Topping & Company at 2 Blenheim Place is one of them.

Topping & Company are family-run independent booksellers with a small collection of wonderful bookshops dotted across the country. Their Edinburgh branch opened its doors in 2019 as the largest independent bookshop to open in Scotland for decades. The shop fills a Grade A-listed William Playfair building, with two floors of books.

Close byThe StreetA cafe and bar over two floors on Picardy Place, at the heart of the city's LGBT quarter, with food until late and DJs at the weekend.1 min by roadSee itMan standing outside The Street bar, with rainbow murals and pavement seating

Opening hours

Monday
8am–midnight
Tuesday
8am–midnight
Wednesday
8am–midnight
Thursday
8am–midnight
Friday
8am–midnight
Saturday
8am–midnight
Sunday
9am–midnight
Close by
  1. Sliding ladder against floor-to-ceiling bookshelves beside a window overlooking a church spireTopping & CompanyA family-run bookshop of more than 70,000 books in a former bank on Blenheim Place, open every day until nine.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. Edinburgh PlayhouseEdinburgh PlayhouseA giant picture palace of 1929 at the top of Leith Walk, modelled on New York's Roxy, saved from demolition and a theatre since 1980.Under a mile1 min by road
  3. Bronze giraffe sculptures stand beside a glass-fronted building on the pavementThe Dreaming SpiresTwo giraffes of scrap metal by Helen Denerley, a mother and calf, standing outside the OMNi Centre at the top of Leith Walk since 2005.Under a mile1 min by road
  4. Edinburgh Street FoodEdinburgh Street FoodUnder a mile1 min by road
  5. Barista pulling espresso shots on a chrome machine with stacked cups nearbyAnte CaféA coffee shop and bakery below Spry wine bar on Haddington Place, at the top of Leith Walk, with bakes made the same day.Under a mile2 min by road
Directions
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Paper sculpture of a fox beneath a tree, crafted from an open bookAttractionsEdinburgh Book Sculptures0.4 miles
Cut-glass tumbler with orange peel garnish beside a lit copper candleRestaurantsNightcap0.4 miles
Cushioned window seat between crowded bookshelves in a wood-panelled libraryAttractionsMcNaughtan's Bookshop & Gallery0.5 miles
Bay window of a bookshop, potted plants and coloured fairy lights outsideAttractionsTypewronger Books0.5 miles
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