Fabled Bookshop & Cafe

You must visit this most charming bookstore! This shop is packed full of the most wonderful books, with the coziest seating, the yummiest drinks, and the most clever decorations! ... Not to mention, the friendliest staff!

A lovely local book store that has a great selection. The staff was helpful in locating a book for me and was extremely kind. This place has a very warm and welcoming vibe to it and I'll definitely be shopping here again.

Friendly staff at both the coffee bar & with books. Coffee was good & not overpriced (for a coffee shop). The atmosphere was very pleasant as well. We're visiting from out-of-town and are glad we made time for this.

This is an amazing new bookstore in Waco! I absolutely loved it. There's areas where you can just sit down and read, areas to socialize in comfort, areas to drink your coffee or eat a pastry. Unlike Barnes and Noble, or your regular library, it doesn't have the stifling atmosphere of quiet, but it's not noisy either. There's an area for kids that looks real nice - kids can hang out and play while surrounded by books. There's even the personal touch in the front of the store. The co-owners have displayed various different genres of books, some with little notes from the owners about why they liked that book.

Only thing I'd change: I'd add Hot Chocolate to the drink menu of the cafe. Some days I know I'll come in and not find a book, and I'll still want to buy something from them - or some day I can see myself just settling in for a nice long read, and some hot chocolate would really help with that.

Overall - Loved it!!!! Great place to study for students, or hang out, or meet up with friends.

For me ; a bookshop is piece of heaven but when it’s a bookshop and a coffee place then it’s a whole heaven . Loved it loved it loved it! How Can I not fall in love with a bookshop with all beautiful bookish and literary stuff like : candles , bookmarks , teas, book darts , mugs, tumblers, tshirts, , pencils, notebooks , planners and so much more. Loved more it’s interior design with the sofas and chairs on corners ♥️

Great coffee shop / bookstore atmosphere. Good coffee - I like that they have homemade syrups, so you'll find flavors that aren't typical to most places.

If Barnes & Nobles is the Starbucks of the bookstore world, Fabled is the Intelligentsia! Seriously, BEST modern vibe for a bookshop/cafe I've ever seen.

The cafe side is great. They frequently have literary-themed drink menus and special events that they go all out for (Tolkien day was the bomb).

And happy hour -> half off beer and wine is the icing on the cake.

Really cute and cozy. They have a really good selection of books and drink options. I personally like their specialized drinks based off of books.

My entire family loves this bookstore. My husband is a bookstore enthusiast and my 3 boys and I just tag along most of he time. Fabled is one of the bookstores I enjoy going to. It has an adorable and friendly kid section. It also has a great coffee and snack bar, they also have wine I believe. I also LOVE the way it is decorated. It's very unique.

The single most exquisite bookstore I've ever been to in my life. Wonderfully displayed bookshelf after bookshelf filled with beautiful, high quality, books perfectly selected. This bookstore doesn't have every book, but every book they have is a winner. I got excellent recommendations from Chris for books as various as children's board books, poetry, high fantasy, and romance and had a lovely time chatting books and bookstores and plots. (Seriously, give Chris a raise! He deserves it!) They have a great looking coffee bar, but I didn't try it.
Thanks for existing, Fabled! You made my whole week better.