給愛書人的散步路線：走進七間本地書店，慢慢讀懂這座城市的故事

書店很適合作為城市散步的起點。它們未必開在最熱鬧的街角，也不一定用很搶眼的方式吸引人走進去。但只要願意停留久一點，就會發現書店其實很會保存一個地方的性格：書架上的選書、店主留下的標籤、讀者翻閱過的痕跡，甚至空間裡的光線與聲音，都像在慢慢說明這一區如何生活、如何思考。

這次想走訪的，不只是幾間「可以買書的地方」，而是七個能讓人放慢腳步的本地書店空間。它們各有自己的節奏，有些安靜、有些溫柔、有些帶點實驗性；但共同之處，是都讓閱讀不只停留在書頁裡，而成為認識城市的一種方式。

怪獸選物所

如果要用一種顏色形容怪獸選物所，大概會是它 Logo 裡的那種藍色。藍色本身很有趣。它可以是天空，也可以是海洋；不算特別熱情，卻因為熟悉而讓人感到踏實。怪獸選物所給人的感覺也有點相似：第一眼看來安靜、清爽，甚至帶一點距離感，但慢慢看下去，會發現它其實藏著一種不張揚的人情味。

這裡的選書與選物不會急著向你解釋自己，反而讓人有空間慢慢靠近。你可以只是翻一本書、看一件小物，或者在藍色調的空間裡停留一會兒。那種舒服，不是很直接的熱鬧，而是一種很輕、很穩定的陪伴感。

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長夢書店

長夢書店像城市裡一個帶點色彩的停頓。在日常節奏很快的時候，這裡提供了一個清新、明亮，又不會過分喧鬧的空間。書本與音樂安靜地並存，讓人可以短暫從街道的聲音裡抽離出來，重新找回一點平衡。

它不是那種需要你帶著明確目的前往的書店。你可以只是隨意走進去，聽一段音樂，翻幾頁書，讓自己在城市裡慢下來。對於一個下午來說，這樣的停頓已經很足夠。

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南灣書店

南灣書店的可貴，在於它仍然貼近坪洲的生活。這裡不只是陳列書本，也擺放著島上居民的創作：手造陶器、人手縫製的衣服、竹編器物。每一件東西都不是為了成為某種精緻的展示，而是很自然地帶著這座小島的生活痕跡。

走進南灣書店，會感覺到書店可以不只是文化空間，也可以是社區的一部分。它讓人看見坪洲不只是一個週末目的地，而是一個有人生活、有人創作、有人慢慢留下痕跡的地方。

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蒲書館

蒲書館讓人記得的，往往不只是書，而是那種安靜的愉悅。在這裡，閱讀不是完全孤單的事。書架上某本被反覆翻閱的書，可能會成為兩個陌生人之間的橋樑；一次不經意的對話，也可能變成當天最溫暖的相遇。這種自然發生的人與人之間的連結，是蒲書館很動人的地方。

它想傳遞的，不只是知識，也不只是閱讀本身，而是閱讀如何讓人靠近彼此。城市裡有這樣一個地方，讓人安靜下來，也讓人重新感覺到交流的溫度。

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覺苑

「不想被定型」大概是形容覺苑最貼切的一句話。它不太願意被框在某一種風格裡，也不刻意跟隨潮流。有時簡約，有時帶點實驗性，像是對固定規則的一種溫柔抵抗。店裡的空間與選物，都帶著一種隨時可以改變的氣息。

也正因為如此，每次到訪覺苑，都可能看見不一樣的狀態。它不急著給你一個標準答案，而是讓人感覺到一間書店也可以是流動的、開放的，甚至有一點難以被定義。這種難以定義，反而成為它最鮮明的個性。

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界限書店

界限書店是一個會讓人願意坐下來的地方。它不只是讓人路過、翻幾頁、然後離開。這裡的讀者往往會停留得更久，在書頁之間安靜坐下來，讓閱讀變成一段專注的時間。那種感覺不是匆忙選購，而是真正走進文字裡面。

即使只是短暫停留，也能感受到它對閱讀狀態的重視。書店在這裡不只是販售書本的地方，更像是一個讓人暫時放下外界速度、重新集中精神的空間。

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神話書店

神話書店的空間，有一種少見的秩序感。書本不是隨意擺放，而是被仔細分類、整齊陳列。走進去時，會自然跟著它的佈局一步步慢慢看，像是有人事先替你規劃好一段閱讀的節奏。

這裡的安靜不是空白，而是一種經過整理的安靜。每個分類、每一排書架，都讓人感覺到背後有人很用心地安排。逛神話書店，不太像一般的隨意瀏覽，更像走進一場靜態的展覽，在書與書之間慢慢觀看。

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在這些書店之間慢慢走，會發現城市的故事不一定只在景點或大街上。它也可能藏在一本被反覆翻閱的書、一件由居民親手做出的物件、一張小小的書店標籤，或一次沒有預期的對話裡。

如果你也喜歡閱讀，不妨找一個下午，讓書店成為散步的理由。不一定要買很多書，也不用急著完成整個清單。只是走進去、翻幾頁、停一停，也已經足夠讓你用另一種速度，重新讀一次香港。 城市裡還有很多值得慢慢走近的地方。在 SCANNOWAPP 裡，你可以找到這些書店的詳細資訊，也可以順著地圖，繼續探索附近的小店與街區。

Bookshops make a gentle starting point for a city walk. They may not always sit on the busiest corners, nor do they always try to catch your attention in an obvious way. But if you stay a little longer, you begin to notice how well bookshops hold the character of a place. The books on the shelves, the notes left by shopkeepers, the traces of readers passing through, even the light and sound within the space — all of these quietly reveal how a neighbourhood lives and thinks.

This is not simply a list of places to buy books. It is a walk through seven local bookshops that each invite you to slow down in a different way. Some are quiet, some are warm, some are slightly experimental; but together, they remind us that reading does not only happen on the page. It can also become a way of understanding the city.

Monster Books & Gifts

If Monster Books & Gifts were to be described in one colour, it would probably be the blue of its logo.

Blue is an interesting colour. It can be the colour of the sky, and also the colour of the sea. It is not overly warm, yet it feels reassuring because of how familiar it is. Monster Books & Gifts gives off a similar feeling. At first glance, it feels calm, clean, and perhaps slightly distant. But the longer you stay, the more you sense a quiet warmth beneath the surface.

The books and objects here do not try to explain themselves too loudly. Instead, they give you space to approach slowly. You might flip through a book, notice a small object, or simply spend a few minutes inside the blue-toned space. Its comfort is not loud or immediate, but light, steady, and quietly present.

Reverie Bookstore

Reverie Bookstore feels like a colourful pause in the middle of the city. When everyday life moves quickly, this space offers something fresh and lightly bright without feeling overwhelming. Books and music sit quietly side by side, allowing visitors to step away from the noise of the street and regain a little balance.

It is not the kind of bookshop that requires a clear purpose before you visit. You can simply walk in, listen to a piece of music, turn a few pages, and let yourself slow down. For an afternoon in the city, that kind of pause can be enough.

Nam Wan Bookshop

What makes Nam Wan Bookshop special is how closely it remains connected to life on Peng Chau.Inside, you will find more than books. There are also works made by island residents: handmade ceramics, hand-sewn clothing, and bamboo-woven objects. These pieces are not displayed as polished decorations; they naturally carry the traces of life on the island.

Stepping into Nam Wan Bookshop reminds you that a bookshop can be more than a cultural space. It can also be part of a community’s daily life. It shows Peng Chau not only as a weekend destination, but as a place where people live, create, and leave behind their own quiet marks.

PPO Library

What people remember about PPO Library is often not only the books, but also its quiet sense of delight.

Here, reading does not feel entirely solitary. A well-thumbed book on the shelf may become a bridge between two strangers. An unexpected conversation may turn into the warmest encounter of the day. This natural connection between people is what makes PPO Library so moving.

What it shares is not only knowledge, and not only reading itself, but the way reading can bring people closer. In the middle of the city, it offers a place where people can slow down and feel the warmth of exchange again.

Gok Yuen

Not wanting to be defined may be the best way to describe Gok Yuen. It does not confine itself to one fixed style, nor does it deliberately follow trends. At times minimal, at times slightly experimental, it feels like a gentle resistance to fixed rules. The space and objects both carry a sense that things can change at any moment.

Because of this, every visit to Gok Yuen may reveal a different state of the space. It does not rush to offer a standard answer. Instead, it shows that a bookshop can be fluid, open, and even a little difficult to define. That very refusal to be defined becomes its clearest character.

Boundary Bookstore

Boundary Bookstore is the kind of place that makes you want to sit down. Readers here do not simply pass by, flip through a few pages, and leave. They tend to stay longer, settling quietly among the pages and turning reading into a focused moment. It feels less like hurried browsing and more like truly stepping into the words.

Even a short visit makes you aware of how much the space values the act of reading. The bookshop is not only a place where books are sold; it is also a space where people can temporarily set aside the pace of the outside world and return to a quieter kind of attention.

Dionysus Books

Dionysus Books has a rare sense of order.The books are not placed at random. They are carefully categorised and neatly arranged. Once you step inside, you naturally follow the layout and browse slowly, step by step, as if someone has thoughtfully planned the rhythm of reading for you.

The quietness here is not empty; it is carefully composed. Every category and every shelf suggests a thoughtful hand behind the arrangement. Visiting Dionysus Books feels less like casual browsing and more like walking through a still exhibition, looking slowly from one book to the next.

Moving slowly between these bookshops, you realise that a city’s stories are not only found in landmarks or main streets. They can also live in a well-thumbed book, an object made by someone in the neighbourhood, a small handwritten label, or an unexpected conversation.

If you enjoy reading, choose an afternoon and let bookshops become your reason to wander. You do not need to buy many books, and you do not need to complete the whole list. Sometimes, stepping inside, turning a few pages, and staying for a while is already enough to read Hong Kong again, at a slower pace.

There are many more places in the city worth slowing down for.On the SCANNOWAPP, you can find the details of these bookshops and continue exploring nearby shops and neighbourhoods through the map.