Blossom Book House
Multi-storey new and second-hand bookshop founded by Mayi Gowda, who started in a small Brigade Gardens shop. Stock runs from manga to decades-old rare classics; there are three Church Street outlets.
Why it’s worth it
It is Church Street's biggest browse, a three-storey maze of second-hand and rare books that Homegrown (2025) calls 'almost a heritage site'.
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