Okian Bookstore (Librăria Okian)
Fodor's choice
Just off Council Square, this bookstore stocks nearly 2,000 English-language books and doubles as an art gallery and cultural center. The prices here are not too bad, with most books ranging from 30–60 RON. You'll find contemporary novels such as Kazuo Ishiguro's The Buried Giant and Gillian Flynn's Dark Places, classics like Aldous Huxley's A Brave New World, and non-fiction works along the lines of Ashlee Vance's Elon Musk biography. There's a nice selection of children's books as well as games and accessories, like big canvas tote bags for schlepping your literary haul. Don't bother going early—they open at noon weekdays and 11 am on Saturday.
