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Travel Bug Specialty Book Store and Coffee Shop
839 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, United States
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Travel Bug Specialty Book Store and Coffee Shop
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Ja
Review №1

WARNING: Do not enter this store if you are pressed for time! Here is a place where you linger with a cup of coffee or, now, a beer and browse through the unique book selection and comprehensive travel guides. They have a large printer that will produce maps that they might not have in stock but can download. In addition, they have travel related accessories from large suitcases to personal-sized pouches; also, hats, socks, and undies. The store is sunny, usually quiet, and welcoming. Friendly staff. Return often; this place never gets old.

An
Review №2

Really nice laid-back environment. They have a really cute patio. Go say hi to Devin! She was so sweet and great to talk. We talked travel and she answered a couple of my questions about the area. She also makes a great cafe mocha!

no
Review №3

One of the BEST coffee shops in Santa Fe. The employees are charming and kind. The coffee is tasty. Definitely try a London fog! So excited to try their brews.

Am
Review №4

This is one of greatest shops I have ever been in. If you like books, travel, coffee, and beer this is the place for you. This is such a unique gem. They have so many maps and travel books. You can also print beautiful maps on their plotter printer. They have a lot of good quality travel gear you won’t find at other travel shops. The staff are all so friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Do not pass this place up if you are close by!

Re
Review №5

Great little place with all sorts of travel gear, from maps to books to suitcases and clothing. As a bonus, they also serve espresso and local craft beers. Someday, they plan to brew their own beers. Friendly service.

Ez
Review №6

Wonderful store sweet owners. They forever won my patronage when 5 years ago I was walking around Santa Fe fully caffeinated and had to use the bathroom. I told the employee that I didn’t want to buy anything but had to use the facilities. They kindly let me do so. My favorite drink here is the. “London Fog.” Which I purchase for Todd from the Adobe Gallery. These type of specialty bookstore are obviously threatened by Amazon please support them they are a gem.

LI
Review №7

Its definitely worth a visit. They have books and maps all over the place.

Mi
Review №8

Amazing coffe and chocolate croissant. Large selection of books.

Ly
Review №9

I LOVED this cafe so much! The owner was so incredibly kind, lovely and helpful. If you’re passing through town, this place really is a MUST see. If you’re a local, please visit often (and bring your friends) so that it stays ahead of the Covid economic curve! I would very much like to stop here again on my next pass through Santa Fe!

Ti
Review №10

Great local shop. Check out the free mini library out front too.

Ma
Review №11

Great place, with delicious coffee and magic atmosphere. Thank you so much for kind introduction to Santa Fe!

Wi
Review №12

Really helpful and nice owner! Lots of different items from books to maps to items that make traveling easier.Also they have a coffee shop and I got a Red Chile Mocha iced coffee. Definitely a treat!

Jo
Review №13

Adorable travel store with friendly staff and awesome selection. We went in looking for a road atlas to carry as back-up on road trips and walked out with a hand full of things and recommendations for a few books to pass the long interstate hours. Worth a visit.

Ta
Review №14

This is the coolest book store I’ve been in in a long time. As a geographer/map geek I freaked out when I got in there. Staff is super friendly too. Thank you!!!

Ot
Review №15

Maps, books, coffee, language-learning, geography... Cool spot that covers all the bases of an interesting store

La
Review №16

Very cool shop and an excellent resource for all things travel. Try the red chile mocha!

Na
Review №17

Great iced coffee, chai, Italian sodas and smoothies. Friendly staff. Great map store! Will be stopping by again. Nice seating area on shaded patio.

Kr
Review №18

This store is amazing. Eric was very friendly and helpful. Love talking about maps! Great store. Shop local!!

Ja
Review №19

Great place for hiking maps of the Santa Fe wilderness or any other places. Great guy helping people in there

Ja
Review №20

Great selection of maps and travel books for New Mexico and beyond. Good espresso as well!

Lu
Review №21

Very unique and fun travel shop. They have books and maps that will make you want to jump on a plane, plus all of the travel gear and gadgets you could want along the way! Stop in for a Mexican moca some night and listen to a travel talk on a variety of places ( from Antarctica to Zimbabwe ) .

Ar
Review №22

Outstanding service! Great coffee too.

SK
Review №23

Going there many years. Money does not stay in wallet. Too many good things. Great for map geeks.

Ma
Review №24

Such a gem of a place! Amazing, knowledgable staff, killer coffee and a magical reminder of the power of passionately-run, locally-owned small businesses. (And their red chile mocha is some kind of delicious!)

na
Review №25

Very helpful with my map search. The young man knew what he had and understood my quest. AND they have coffee and sweets which looked and smelled great.

Su
Review №26

Fun place for travelaholic. More books on travel than a library. Selection of suitcase, travel wear, MAPS, gadgets & a coffee shop too. They can also print out detailed maps on a large scale printer. They also offer classes & language lessons.

Br
Review №27

Staff is super friendly and helpful. Excellent selection of maps, good selection of guidebooks and gear. They even have a coffee shop.

Ru
Review №28

Very good coffee offerings and a great book selection. Customer service is very slow and quite grumpy. Probably worth it, as consistently good coffee is hard to find in Santa Fes historic district.

Jo
Review №29

I love the travel bug! Where else can you study maps, plan a trip, learn a language, get great coffee, peruse great books, buy gifts, and see a presentation of amazing trips. Hyper local friendliness with an international consciousness and no hipster pretense. Want the Bug, have the bug, get the bug!

Mr
Review №30

Coffee, maps (custom printed too), books, packs and gear, hats, watches and much much more. Fantastic place to start your day. Highly recommended! All top quality merch.

Er
Review №31

Great selection of travel books and maps for the Santa Fe area and the world. Some travel supplies. All offered in a coffee shop environment where hanging out is expected. And there is parking in the back. Staff is very knowledgeable about local hikes and willing to share.

St
Review №32

Nice little coffee shop with what looks like expansive map section. Employees were great, but owner/manager resented the fact that I was there to get a coffee and write a little bit of my paper on a laptop with a bad battery. There were no outlets for a computer, so I was sent to the back room. When in the back room I was again sent to a bench I had to stand at because the manager couldnt possibly walk an extra 4 feet around my cord.Come for the books/maps/coffee but dont stay around too long.

Mi
Review №33

Astounding, encyclopedic collection of useful travel tools and books, plus espresso and teas.

Jo
Review №34

Just drove more than an hour to get a map printed and got told that I couldnt be helped because, Im gonna get a rush and I have to finish my money. There was one other person in the store, whom this gentleman apparently had no trouble helping. I told him how far Id driven to Santa Fe, solely for this purpose, and he said, yeah. Sorry about that. Consider my business permanently lost unless some remedy for 2 hours of my time and expense is offered.

R
Review №35

Any other kind of travel resource you could possibly want in book and map form. Nice ambience.

Ki
Review №36

Loved all the maps. Food and drinks were delicious.

Cr
Review №37

Such a cute little shop. Perfect for having a coffee, a pastry, and planning a trip. Or simply relaxing with good book in a friendly and cozy space.

Te
Review №38

People are awesome / Great service / Great place to find A LOT OF STUFF !!!

Ge
Review №39

Editing my review, the employees were more interested in each other than helping anyone there.

Da
Review №40

Excellent service and guidance. Coffee excellent too.

Li
Review №41

This place is strage but I always come out with positive memories and quirky gifts.

K
Review №42

Very cool. Lots of community interaction and meeting and helping other people. Loved this place

S.
Review №43

Beautifully curated little travel bookstore that is filled with maps, luggage, travel guides and other helpful travels items to take on your trip. They also have a cafe attached and seats that allow you to sit with one of the books as you sip your coffee and dream of far away places.

Ja
Review №44

Its a great place to hang out, drink coffee, eat great snacks and dream about being in wonderful magical places.

Ro
Review №45

Went in for a cup of coffee - left with a couple books and travel gear as well. Love this store!

Th
Review №46

Best place in the city for domestic and international travel books. Great source for trail maps, very knowledgeable staff, and a coffee bar too.

Ca
Review №47

Travel Big is the best! Great selection of travel books and maps, but so much more! Coffee bar, travel accessories and wonderful staff.

Ri
Review №48

Ridiculously well stocked store, with so many maps! Great gear. Oh and good parking!

Ke
Review №49

Great travel store with expresso coffee and pastries, burritos w/o potatoes. Sit down at one of several tables. Many maps and books. Travel luggage and gear. Stand behind what they sell.

Je
Review №50

Fantastic book store, travel store and wonderful maps. Also great coffee drinks and chocolate chip cookies

Ch
Review №51

A great book store for guide books, maps, and other travel resources. Theyve got a vast collection of language and culture books, as well as hiking and travelling maps for all over the world. Definitely a place to check out before a big trip!

Jo
Review №52

This is a great travel bookstore and coffee shop. This place is definitely the best map resource in the city they even do custom maps of Topo just for the area you will be in.

ar
Review №53

Needed to charge my computer [mind you, as a paying customer] - the unfriendly staff informed me that there was absolutely no electrical outlet available in the whole place... and they clearly werent willing to help in any way. bathroom was dirty, too... my first and last visit...

Le
Review №54

Great service, delicious beverages and plenty to browse.

Co
Review №55

I waited 13 minutes today for a drink and a piece of coffee cake. The woman couldnt figure out the register. I was the only customer there and she was the only employee. Once I finally received my drink she walked away and came back a minute or two later to ask if I needed something else. As in, the coffee cake I had asked for. She told me Oh, people usually just get that themselves.Service at Travel Bug can be excellent with the right people working, but there is never any consistency especially with their newer hires.

Ry
Review №56

Really great travel themed book shop. More hip than it looks with really well selected fiction books that compliment the world-view theme.

Ge
Review №57

Great place. Food is great!

Ja
Review №58

If youre looking for the encyclopedia of travel ideas you need to look no further so go to theTravel Bug accompanied by knowledgeable friendly staff,high-quality travel products also not to mention fresh healthy tasty food items that will tantalize your taste buds!

Ki
Review №59

Quirky travel bookstore with great food in the cafe and friendly service. Very enticing collection for wandering world travelers!

Re
Review №60

Great Coffee & Service with a pleasant environment.

Pa
Review №61

Great geographic book selection.

Ma
Review №62

Love travel bug. Only way Id spend more time here would be if the coffee were xheaper.

Ha
Review №63

The best. Its my second office. Home away from school. - Hakim

La
Review №64

Great place to get tea and buy maps. Service is great and people are friendly.

Di
Review №65

Great books, great maps, friendly staff! The only plqce left in Northern NM that will print a custom map of anywhere in the USA.

Sv
Review №66

Awesome coffee shop/travel bookstore near downtown. Is small, cozy, quiet and it has a very extensive travel book collection, a hidden gem in Santa Fe.

Aa
Review №67

Incredibly cool shop for those who love to travel. You can find maps and travel guides for any part of the globe, all while sipping a freshly brewed coffee.

Lo
Review №68

Cute little coffee shop with travel related books, maps, and knickknacks.

Ja
Review №69

Travel Bug is the best map/coffee shop I have been to.

Ju
Review №70

Great place for travel items including an extensive map collection and a variety of interesting travel related literature. The staff is as friendly and helpful as can be, not to mention some pretty decent coffee for even the most discerning critics.

Ro
Review №71

Cool spot. Love all the maps, and the prices are alright.

Sa
Review №72

Its a unique place to stop for coffee and to give you the travel bug while youre sipping on your beverage surrounded by books and maps.

Mi
Review №73

Such a great find. Coffee, books, maps, and travel supplies with a great vibe. Staff and customers are friendly and engaging.

Al
Review №74

So many cool maps here!

Le
Review №75

Great coffee, great staff, great environment & great books. I love this place!!

Be
Review №76

Cozy place, friendly staff, good coffee and pastries, interesting book and map selection.

SK
Review №77

Super quiant and quirky, my fav place to go for books and coffee in santa fe..

Ju
Review №78

Very cool place with coffee and lots of travel stuff

Jo
Review №79

Great place to relax with a cup of joe. Tons of maps and other travel nick nacks.

Da
Review №80

Been going here for years & love it!

Ch
Review №81

Good espresso! Nice folks.

Ju
Review №82

Very cool place to find travel literature and NM goodies, good coffee

Gr
Review №83

A bunch of great travel here. Coffee is meh...

Tr
Review №84

Great secret source of cookies!

Ja
Review №85

If you plan to travel, backpack, hike into the wilderness this place has a map or accessory for you. This is the travel nut central.

ro
Review №86

Good selection of travel books, maps and handy travel accessories.

Mi
Review №87

The service is rude and unhelpful. I try and. support small bookstores, but I was treated so poorly just asking a simple question, I will never go back.

A
Review №88

Sales people need customer service training.

Na
Review №89

Just a little coffee shop set inside a bookstore featuring the ultimate selection in travel books. if you a respite and a cup of coffee after a day of taking in santa fe, this is the place to go.

Da
Review №90

They have everything you need and want for travel.

sa
Review №91

Great coffee

Ma
Review №92

Expensive, but great maps in stock!!! And travel books in stock!

Da
Review №93

Great lattes

Ch
Review №94

Lots of travel books and wifi

Re
Review №95

Gr8 place.

ma
Review №96

Great coffee

Em
Review №97

Great coffee and atmosphere

Gy
Review №98

Coffee, books, Maps And gear!!

Jo
Review №99

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  • Address:839 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, United States
  • Site:http://mapsofnewmexico.com/
  • Phone:+1 505-992-0418
Categories
  • Book store
  • Cafe
  • Coffee shop
  • Map store
Working hours
  • Monday:Closed
  • Tuesday:11:30AM–4:30PM
  • Wednesday:11:30AM–4:30PM
  • Thursday:11:30AM–4:30PM
  • Friday:11:30AM–4:30PM
  • Saturday:11:30AM–4:30PM
  • Sunday:Closed
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
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