Daunt Books Marylebone

Behind an unassuming Marylebone High Street storefront lies one of London's most photographed bookshops, its original Edwardian oak galleries and long skylight creating a hushed, church-like reading room lined floor to ceiling with books. Its top-tier aesthetic score and a rating near the very top of this set reflect a shop reviewers describe as a visual highlight in its own right, distinct from its famous system of shelving travel books by country rather than by fiction or nonfiction. The shop's modest footprint keeps visits relatively brief, but many linger simply to take in the architecture. It suits book lovers and architecture admirers in equal measure.