Acadia Books, Queen
8 people recommendvia r/toronto, r/askTO9 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Acadia Books (Acadia Art & Rare Books) is a shop on Queen Street East that visitors recommend widely, and a few mention the store cats. One visitor recommends it for rarer books, one praises its old books and print selection, and one lists it among personal favourites.
Address
Acadia Art & Rare Books - Est 1931, 232 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5A 1S3, Canada
At a glance
- Best for
- Second hand, Specialist books
- Known for
- Used books, Art books
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Other places on this map closest to Acadia Books, Queen, as the crow flies.
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Giwars2489 in r/toronto · Mar 2024
Lists this Queen shop among good Toronto bookstores worth checking out.
- Recommendsu/Muted-Ad9098 in r/askTO · Sep 2025
Visitor praises Acadia Books highly.
- Recommendsu/lil_rufus_ in r/askTO · Oct 2024
Lists Arcadia among a filmmaker's favourite local bookstores.
- Recommendsu/CDNChaoZ in r/askTO · Mar 2026
Offers this Queen East shop as a second option within reasonable distance.
- Recommendsu/ryna0001 in r/askTO · Sep 2026value
Recommends it and enjoys the friendly cats.
- Recommendsu/Inner_Muscle3552 in r/askTO · Oct 2024variety
Recommends it for rarer books.
- Mixedu/Key-Status-7992 in r/askTO · Sep 2026variety
Praises its used selection and cats.
- Recommendsu/sindark in r/askTO · Feb 2025service
Lists this shop among personal favourites.
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- Recommendsu/lszian in r/askTO · Aug 2026variety
Visitor calls this Moss Park shop awesome, praising its old books, print selection and store cats.
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Details last checked 11 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.