About Our Bookshop

Tucked inside the old Leith Central Train Station at the foot of Leith Walk, Argonaut Books is a light and airy community bookshop and café. Catering to a local population of over 50,000 in Scotland’s most densely populated neighbourhood, we hold a varied and exciting stock of new releases, old favourites, and choice backlist, making for a selection you won’t find anywhere else. We have a wonderful and supportive community around our shop, and our book launches, reading groups, and evening events are always well-attended. You’ll find all you need to know about events on our event page.

We have a bright, natural light-filled café in the bookshop. Our coffee is supplied by Artisan Coffee Roasters, a Scottish speciality micro-roaster based in Edinburgh. Our teas are handcrafted from PekoeTea Edinburgh. Our traybakes are supplied by TastyBuns of Edinburgh. There’s free wifi and a giant window to watch the world go by.

We are passionate about books and people reading them. We run regular offers and deals both in-store and online. You can keep up to date with all Argonaut Books offers and events via our newsletter.

About Us

Owned & operated by Leithers, we are a living wage employer & job creator. Our team of 7 has come from all over the book industry. We are staffed by a team of highly experienced booksellers who have previously worked in Waterstones, Blackwells, many independent bookshops, as well as the Edinburgh International Book Festival, independent and Big 5 publishing, board game design, marketing, editing, copywriting, and events management.

Having such wonderful conversations over books and coffee since we opened has been a true privilege. We do this because we love books.