Top 15 · updated 2026
Best Bookshops & Stationery Stores in Colombo
The top 15 bookshops & stationery stores in Colombo, ranked by real reviewer feedback.
- 15
- Books & Stationery listed
- 4.8★
- Average rating
- 48
- Reviews aggregated
- Sarath Books
- Top-rated
The list below ranks the best bookshops & stationery stores in Colombo based on real customer reviews collected on Review Guru. We've reviewed 15 bookshops & stationery stores in Colombo, with 48 customer reviews aggregated and an overall average rating of 4.8 out of 5. Sarath Books currently sits at the top of the list with a 5.0-star average from 5 reviews. Rankings use a Bayesian-weighted score so consistent feedback beats a small handful of perfect ratings; full review counts and addresses are shown next to each entry.
- 1
Sarath Books
5.0(5 reviews)Restaurants 9, 11 McCallum Rd, Colombo 01000
- 2
Samudra Book Shop - Colombo
4.8(5 reviews)Restaurants 1141 Maradana Rd, Colombo 00800
- 3
Jeya Book Centre
4.8(5 reviews)Restaurants Peoples Park Complexc, Bodhiraja Rd, Colombo 01100
- 4
Sarasavi Bookshop (Pvt) Ltd
5.0(3 reviews)Restaurants 44/9 Y.M.B.A. Building
- 5
Booxworm - Book Shop
5.0(3 reviews)Restaurants 149, 2 Kolonnawa Rd, Colombo 00900
- 6
Expographic Books Private Limited - Colombo 11
4.8(4 reviews)Restaurants 59 Main St, Colombo 01100
- 7
Windsor Book Shop
4.6(5 reviews)Restaurants 372 Galle Rd, Colombo
- 8
Godage Book Shop
5.0(2 reviews)Restaurants No:661 P De S Kularatne Mawatha, Colombo 01000
- 9
Rohan’s Book Store
5.0(2 reviews)Restaurants Liberty Plaza, Colombo
- 10
Book Studio (Pvt) Ltd
5.0(2 reviews)Restaurants 163 Dr Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 00900
- 11
Missaka Bookshop
5.0(2 reviews)Restaurants Thimbirigasyaya Rd, Colombo 00500
- 12
Vijitha Yapa Bookshop
4.7(3 reviews)Restaurants 105 5th Ln, Colombo 03
- 13
Peters Bookshop
4.7(3 reviews)Restaurants No1/2, McCallum Rd, Colombo
- 14
DANIEL’S BOOKSHOP (PVT) LTD
4.5(2 reviews)Restaurants 287 Galle Rd, Colombo 00600
- 15
Back to the Bible Bookshop
4.5(2 reviews)Restaurants 120A Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 00700
Frequently asked
- What's the highest-rated bookshops & stationery stores in Colombo?
- Sarath Books is currently the highest-rated bookshops & stationery stores in Colombo on Review Guru, with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars from 5 reviews.
- Which bookshops & stationery stores in Colombo has the most reviews?
- Sarath Books is the most-reviewed bookshops & stationery stores in Colombo with 5 customer reviews. A higher review count typically means a more reliable signal — a 4.5★ rating from 50 reviewers is stronger than a 5★ rating from 3.
- How many bookshops & stationery stores are listed in Colombo?
- Review Guru has 15 bookshops & stationery stores listed in Colombo, aggregating 48 customer reviews across them. We only include a business on a "best of" page once it has at least 3 reviews so the ranking is meaningful.
- How are these bookshops & stationery stores ranked?
- We use a Bayesian-weighted average score that combines the business's own star rating with the volume of reviews it has received. This prevents a single 5-star review from outranking 30 consistent 4-star reviews. Read more on our methodology page.
- Are the reviews verified?
- Reviews on Review Guru come from two sources: native submissions written directly on our platform, and imported reviews from Google Maps that we rewrite for clarity while preserving the original rating, sentiment, and named entities. Source is tagged on each review for transparency.