Seekers Books, Bloor
43 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/askTO, r/toronto30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 26 threads.
What people say, in short
Seekers Books is a used bookshop on Bloor Street, a short walk from the big BMV. Visitors recommend it widely, and several mention its resident cat. One visitor calls it well curated, one says it leans toward Canadian publishing, and one praises its used-bookshop atmosphere. A couple of visitors, one mixed and one critical, find the selection small or uneven.
Address
Seekers Books, 509 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1Y2, Canada
At a glance
- Best for
- Browsing, Second hand
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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/MedusaAndSnakes in r/askTO · Sep 2025ambience
Visitor lists it among favourites and notes its orange cat.
- Recommendsu/Rational_Explorer in r/askTO · Jun 2024
Names this shop as its pick and gives its Bloor and Bathurst location.
- Recommendsu/Karon_L in r/askTO · Sep 2026
This visitor lists Seekers Books among used-book shops worth trying.
- Recommendsu/gloriana232 in r/askTO · Mar 2025variety
Vaguely recalls a good section here, while admitting uncertainty and asking others to verify.
- Recommendsu/lszian in r/askTO · Jan 2026
Includes this shop in the suggested Bloor and Annex bookstore walk.
- Recommendsu/Giwars2489 in r/toronto · Mar 2024
Recommends this occult and spirituality bookshop among good Toronto stores.
- Recommendsu/katrikling in r/askTO · Feb 2025
Includes this shop as a mid-route stop on a suggested day of browsing bookshops.
- Recommendsu/FearlessTomatillo911 in r/askTO · Jan 2026
Calls this downstairs shop near the big Bloor BMV a neat find.
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- Recommendsu/VoicesOfTheFallen in r/toronto · Dec 2023
Calls Seekers the better bookstore, just down the street.
- Recommendsu/nile_liketheriver in r/askTO · Jun 2024service
Likes the shop and mentions its resident cat.
- Recommendsu/iodezya in r/askTO · Apr 2026
Names this Bloor-area shop as another option worth checking for used books.
- Recommendsu/capybaraballista in r/toronto · Dec 2023variety
Visitor loves Seekers and says it's where they usually find what they want.
- Mixedu/fireswithgasoline in r/askTO · Oct 2026variety
Says they like this shop, but its selection is not consistently strong.
- Recommendsu/Horta in r/askTO · Aug 2026variety
Calls this used shop well curated and thinks its selection will suit the asker.
- Recommendsu/wkpsych in r/askTO · Sep 2026variety
This visitor makes Seekers a second stop on a Bloor route for used finds.
- Recommendsu/puffles69 in r/askTO · Sep 2025ambience
Visitor loves this shop and says it has a great used-bookshop atmosphere.
- Recommendsu/Aboud_Dandachi in r/toronto · Jan 2024
Visitor calls Seekers phenomenal and mentions the shop's cat fondly.
- Recommendsu/quarter-water in r/toronto · Dec 2023
Visitor lists Seekers among local used-book shops that are amazing.
- Recommendsu/PassTheMooJuice in r/askTO · Apr 2025service
Praises the friendly, knowledgeable service and mentions the shop's cat.
- Recommendsu/Wonderful__ in r/askTO · Oct 2024
Recommends Seekers Books on Bloor, noting they have a cat.
- Recommendsu/Uviol_ in r/askTO · Jun 2024
Says they have always liked this shop.
- Recommendsu/lil_rufus_ in r/askTO · Oct 2024
Lists Seekers Books among a filmmaker's favourite local bookstores.
- Recommendsu/KludgeGrrl in r/askTO · Sep 2026
This visitor suggests Seekers at Bloor and Borden.
- Recommendsu/averysleepygirl in r/askTO · Aug 2026
Visitor names Seekers as another nearby bonus, close enough to walk between shops.
- Recommendsu/Ambitious_Joke6146 in r/askTO · Mar 2026
Recommends Seekers as a nice family-owned shop by a BMV near Spadina station.
- Recommendsu/limepickled in r/askTO · Feb 2026
Names Seekers as one of their usual go-to shops for books.
- Recommendsu/unbelievablefidelity in r/askTO · Sep 2025ambience
Says it leans toward Canadian publishing and mentions the cat.
- Recommendsu/oddspellingofPhreid in r/askTO · Jun 2024
Says it has been a long-running staple for them and was missing from the list.
- Recommendsu/tkingsbu in r/toronto · Mar 2024
Names this shop as one of their two favourite bookstores.
- Caveatu/kingparmenion in r/toronto · Jan 2024variety
Asks what makes Seekers better than BMV and finds its selection small.
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