Brunswick Bound

Brunswick, Australia

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3 reviews

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Telephone:
+61 3 9381 4019
Website:
www.brunswickbound.com.au
Address:
361 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, Victoria, 3056
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
180 ft22 - Albert Street
770 ftSydney Road / Victoria Street
770 ftBrunswick
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Today 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Brunswick) 13:13 Saturday, 24 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

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3 reviews of Brunswick Bound

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Place rating: 4
Melbourne, Australia
Brunswick Bound is a particularly thoughtful bookshop. Not overly small and not large like the chain stores, it caters to a variety of broad and specialty interests.
There’s a great range of locally designed cards, stationary and the odd bit of craft that make for great presents. A lot of the cards have some very cheeky local jokes on them, such as the cards with a photo of a zone 2 sign as part of the statement «I’d go to zone 2 for you» that were in stock about a year back. It also sells a small range of CDs and vinyl, as well as DVDs, journals and magazines. There’s also a small gallery space upstairs that hosts bimonthly exhibits of local artists work.
The staff are all avid book lovers and will happily talk you through your purchase or recommend something. It’s also not too expensive, though obviously an independent bookstore rather than a discount outlet. Always worth a look in when gift shopping, or any other time really.
Place rating: 3
Melbourne, Australia
Brunswick Bound, at first glance, seems like a design bookshop. At second glance, though, you realise it’s more a bookstore for people who like design (and, I suppose, for people who want to be the kind of people who like design, or who want to look like they’re kind of people who like design).
The difference is that a design bookstore have a fair bit of space devoted to proceedural works. Brunswick Bound doesn’t really seem to have that. The space that might have been taken up with that is instead taken up with books that you’d probably describe as «quirky». And this isn’t a bad thing! While quirky doesn’t necessarily mean interesting, the books you find here will often be both. And if they’re not, at least you can walk around feeling superior for a minute or so.
Place rating: 5
Melbourne, Australia
If you like reading, and I know you do because you’re reading this review, then you must pop into this independent bookshop the next time you find yourself on Sydney Road. It’s also a bit of an oasis of calm in here if Sydney Road is giving you aural overload.
There’s lots of great books, music, and knick-​knacky gift type things to look at, so take your time about it. Grab a few books and find a spare spot on a sofa and just take a load off.
If you’ve found the books you want but you’re still not ready for pavement pounding, upstairs is a small, sun-​flooded art gallery, and another space in which to meditate. Exhibitions here usually feature local artists.
Brunswick Bound hosts the occasional author event too, so visit their beautiful website and get your name on their mailing list to keep in touch.