The Great Escape Book Store, East End
18 people recommendvia r/toronto, r/askTO18 comments cited below
What people say, in short
The Great Escape Book Store is a used bookshop on Kingston Road in the east end, and visitors recommend it widely, with several calling it excellent, a gem or wonderful. One visitor calls it a magical little nook and another says it is crammed with books but not messy. One says its history books are good, one praises its carefully chosen collection, and one notes it is a trek to reach.
Address
Great Escape Book Store, 957 Kingston Rd, Toronto, ON M4E 1S8, Canada
At a glance
- Best for
- Second hand, Browsing
- Known for
- History books, Curated collection
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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/Giwars2489 in r/toronto · Mar 2024
Recommends this Kingston shop as fun and driven by booklovers.
- Recommendsu/hippiespinster in r/askTO · Jul 2026ambience
Called a magical little nook in the east end.
- Recommendsu/bigstupidbitch282 in r/askTO · Aug 2026
Praises the Upper Beaches shop, calling it excellent.
- Recommendsu/lil_rufus_ in r/askTO · Oct 2024
Lists the Great Escape among a filmmaker's favourite local bookstores.
- Recommendsu/Ok-Vanilla-153 in r/toronto · Apr 2026variety
Calls Great Escape cool and says its history books are good.
- Recommendsu/Crispy-Celery in r/askTO · Sep 2025
Visitor names this Kingston Road shop as their pick.
- Recommendsu/torontowanderers in r/askTO · Sep 2026variety
This visitor highly recommends it for its selection and fair pricing; says it is not very cheap but is crammed with books, not messy.
- Recommendsu/madrigal87 in r/askTO · Jul 2026
A visitor calls the east-end second-hand shop Great Escape a gem, though it means a trek.
Show all 18 cited comments
- Recommendsu/semple in r/toronto · Apr 2026
Says Great Escape is excellent.
- Recommendsu/doubleshortdepresso in r/askTO · Sep 2026
This visitor agrees it is an overlooked east-end spot and stops in now and then to see the dog.
- Recommendsu/Neutral-President in r/askTO · Apr 2026
Recommends trying The Great Escape on Kingston Road when asked about used bookstores.
- Recommendsu/Falstaffsword in r/askTO · Sep 2025variety
Visitor loves everything about this shop and praises its carefully chosen collection.
- Recommendsu/Sad_Supermarket_6071 in r/askTO · Apr 2025variety
Visitor recommends this shop for used books.
- Recommendsu/Nearby_Ad_768 in r/askTO · Jun 2024
Calls this shop a great spot out on Kingston Road.
- Recommendsu/marishnu in r/askTO · Jul 2026
Visitor says the used book store is pretty fun to check out.
- Recommendsu/encephalfog in r/askTO · Jan 2026
Visitor names this bookstore near the Beaches on Kingston Road as a good pick.
- Recommendsu/samelemons in r/askTO · Jun 2024
Calls this small east-end shop wonderful and highly recommended.
- Recommendsu/ziggymoj19 in r/askTO · Jul 2026
Lists Great Escape in the Beaches among spots suggested for books.
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Details last checked 11 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.