Vibes & Scribes

Cork, Ireland

4.2

13 reviews

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Telephone:
+353 21 450 5370
Website:
shop.vibesandscribes.ie
Address:
3 Bridge Street, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
280 ftCamden Quay (Cork)
370 ftMcCurtain Street (Hillbillys)
430 ftAircoach - St. Patrick's Quay
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13 reviews of Vibes & Scribes

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Place rating: 4
Toulouse, France
Best shop ever in Cork !
You can really found all you need. It’s really big and the worker are always here for help you !
The prices are a little bit expensive but the quality is very good !
Place rating: 4
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Oh how I wish there was a wool shop as magical as this in Dublin. We arrived searching for a comic book store my boyfriend remembered only to find it transfigured into the wool shop of dreams. What sorcery! 2 floors of Autumnal hues at sale prices! My boyfriend was disheartened but my heart was filled with joy.
The book shop is still operating at 21 Lavitts Quay.
Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom
Vibes & Scribes is a great bookshop with loads of choice. It has a variety of sections and it’s the only large second hand book shop I can think of, meaning something to suit all budgets. Hours of browsing material!
Place rating: 5
Dublín, Irlanda
Un paraíso para los ratones de bibliotecas, la típica librería a la antigua usanza donde puedes encontrar infinidad de libros inimaginables antiguos y modernos, nuevos o de segunda mano, y a un precio muy asequible, especialmente en cuanto a los de segunda mano se refiere.
Si tienes suerte y está el libro que buscas, puedes encontrar verdaderas gangas.
Puedes también vender tus libros si no los necesitas, no sacarás mucho dinero, pero te puedes despreocupar de ellos y tener para un gasto pequeñito.
Muy céntrica.
Place rating: 5
Manhattan, NY
I love, LOVE, *LOVE* this place. It has everything you could ever want/​need in a craft store.
I’ve gotten some fabulous wools there, and made some lovely blankets and scarves as a result. I also love their collection of beads and often find myself spending way too much time pouring over it, and as a result, making some lovely earrings, etc.
I often wander in the store just for fun and leave with unneeded yarn, beads, thread. It’s a lovely store, and the staff is helpful and welcoming.
I love this store.
Place rating: 4
Cork, Republic of Ireland
I dream of rainy days in town with nothing to do but spend hours browsing and getting lost in a good bookshop! And this is the bookshop to do it in.
If I think of a book I want to read, I go hunting in Vibes. If it’s not there, I’ll toughen it out for another week, another browse, another find… Coz if the book I’m looking for doesn’t turn up, an alternative is always waiting to jump off the shelf and flutter it’s pages in your direction.
Love the fiction, travel and cooking sections.
And for a real treat, take a coffee break from your browsing in CCR’s next door.
Lovit!
Place rating: 5
Cork, Republic of Ireland
Looking for a hard to find or speciality book? This is the place to look. they have a bit of everything and a lot of super fun little nick nacks.
I love looking around this place when i have some spare time coz you will always find something here, it could be a history book or manga.
Place rating: 4
Cork, Republic of Ireland
God I do love a good nosey in this shop, Im a book worm and this is just V&S is just the bees knees for some one like me. I could easily spend an hour here just browsing and I inevitably always come away with some good finds. Lots of bargains to find here. They also have another shop on Lavitts quay.
Place rating: 5
Cork, Republic of Ireland
excellent store, they also have a specialist art book shop down the quays, but this is the original and i often find myself wandering in when i have an hour to kill… great for browsing and a huge selection for almost every tatse… enjoy
Place rating: 5
Cork, Republic of Ireland
If you can’t find anythin to read in Vibes & Scribes, you might want to consider just giving up reading altogether. You’ll find a book to suit any taste, and any price range, thanks to their second-​hand section.
In case you’re not in the mood for reading, they’ve an excellent DVD selection, catering for art-​house and foreign cinema buffs. There’s also a music section that again leans more to the nerdy side.
They’ve also opened a second branch closeby on Lavitts Quay. This expansion has kept the books, but added an art supply store and knitting and other clothes making supplies.
All in all, if you’ve got even a minute of free time, you’ll find something in V&S to occupy it.
Place rating: 4
Cork, Republic of Ireland
VIBES and SCRIBES
Bridge Street’s Vibes and Scribes is often the forgotten bookshop of this city, as most people’s first or second call is to Eason’s or Waterstones.
I was in Eason’s today, in search of the Bridgestone Ireland Good Food Guide and couldn’t find it. Waterstones came to mind but that was in the wrong direction and, hesitating, I chanced to think of Vibes and Scribes.
No sign of it there either so I called to the desk. A quick check was made for me and I put in an order and it should be there for me in two or three days. Again, every friendly and efficient service. Maybe I’ll think of Vibes and Scribes first the next time!
Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom
Easily Cork’s best book & music shop. Huge secondhand selection of books and music, all very reasonably priced, as well as a great selection of new books.
I really like the huge, extensive selection of travel books which always have the destination I’m heading too. Great photography and art books at discount prices. Large children’s section near the back also.
I absolutey love Vibes and Scribes, the one on the hill now not the one on the quay. I could spend hours inside there, they have everything I want