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Front Street Books

4.8Google rating(163 reviews)
Front Street Books

Known For

Deep regional and Texas literature selection in a warm brick interior

Front Street Books in Alpine surprises with a charming storefront that belies just how deep the selection runs inside its exposed-brick walls. Pull up a cozy nook and you may not surface for an hour.

🕐Best time to visit: when a dust storm rolls in and you need somewhere to wait it out

121 E Holland Ave, Alpine, TX 79830, USA

Our Take

Front Street Books has that specific gift of making time disappear — the kind of shop where you go in for one thing and resurface an hour later with four others. A genuinely charming independent that holds its own against any bookshop in the state.

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Downtown

121 E Holland Ave, Alpine, TX 79830, USA

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