FRIDA Bookcafé

FRIDA Bookcafé Indie Book Cafe in the ❤️ of Enschede 🇳🇱 best ☕️ in town 📚books and gifts 🎁 Wed - Sat 9.00-17.00 | Thurs 9.00 - 21.00 | Sun 11.00 - 17.00

Need space for new books? Moving soon and unable to bring all of your books? Good news: you can now drop off your pre-lo...
04/06/2026

Need space for new books? Moving soon and unable to bring all of your books? Good news: you can now drop off your pre-loved books at FRIDA and here’s how! 🌿

Pay it forward: add to your physical TBR in a sustainable way while giving your old books a new home! 🏠📚

03/06/2026

Yasssss diva’s slay the house downnn ***an

14/05/2026

Frida is the hardest escape room, am I right? 👀 but with our amazing selection of books, delicious beverages and very cool staff, why would you want to leave? 😝

Looking for a meaningful way to make an impact in Enschede? 💜FRIDA is growing and we’re looking for a new board member t...
14/05/2026

Looking for a meaningful way to make an impact in Enschede? 💜

FRIDA is growing and we’re looking for a new board member to join our team.

At FRIDA Book Café, we believe in the power of stories, community, creativity, and connection. What started as a dream has grown into a vibrant social enterprise and cultural community space where young people, internationals, creatives, and book lovers come together.

Now, we’re looking for someone who wants to help shape FRIDA’s future together with our board:
✨ community-minded
✨ socially involved
✨ not afraid to take initiative
✨ warm, people-oriented, and enthusiastic
✨ excited about culture, literature, and social impact

You’ll join a passionate voluntary board alongside Berenda van der Woude, Laura Berends, and FRIDA founder Gemma Boon.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you 💌
Send your motivation + CV to [email protected] before 1 June 2026.

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NEW at Frida: secondhand books! 📚Books that may not be in perfect condition, but are lovable nonetheless. Ready to add t...
08/05/2026

NEW at Frida: secondhand books! 📚Books that may not be in perfect condition, but are lovable nonetheless. Ready to add to your physical TBR in a sustainable way? Or just looking for a more affordable option? Let yourself be surprised by this ever-changing shelf! 🫶🏼🌱

More info about handing in your own pre-loved books coming soon~

💜 Want to help the local literary community in Enschede?We’d love to hear your thoughts. This survey is part of a projec...
07/05/2026

💜 Want to help the local literary community in Enschede?
We’d love to hear your thoughts. This survey is part of a project to help improve the book collections and overall atmosphere at FRIDA’s Bookcafé, Boekhandel Broekhuis Enschede and Bibliotheek Enschede-Haaksbergen. 📚🪻
You don’t need to know all three places. If you’ve visited or know just one of them, your opinion is already valuable.
For FRIDA, this is a chance to hear from you directly: what are we doing well, and what could we improve? Your feedback can help us become the best version of FRIDA. 💜
The survey takes about 5 to 10 minutes and can be completed in Dutch or English.
Click the link in our bio to take the survey!

The survey was created by our intern Joïna as part of her master’s degree research. 🟣
Thank you for helping us support and strengthen Enschede’s literary community! 💜📖

29/04/2026

Our lovely colleague Day has just finished the book No Gods No Kings by and here is their honest review! Curios about the book? We are also hosting a bookclub with the author in June!

Fibro Sharing Circle For the tired, the wired, and the “but you don’t look sick” crowd. May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Mo...
29/04/2026

Fibro Sharing Circle

For the tired, the wired, and the “but you don’t look sick” crowd. May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month, so let’s talk.

Fibromyalgia.

The diagnosis that comes with a free lifetime supply of:

– “Have you tried yoga?”

– “Maybe it’s just stress?”

– “But you’re so young…”

Yeah. We know. And your host, FRIDA founder Gemma knows. She has been suffering from fibro since 1998, or so it feels.

This is not a space where you have to explain yourself.

This is not a space for partners, doctors, or unsolicited advice.

This is for us.

On Saturday morning, we’re hosting a gathering for people living with fibromyalgia. To share stories, frustrations, dark humor, small wins, and everything in between.

Because living with a chronic illness in your 20s, 30s or 40s is a very specific kind of chaos.

And you shouldn’t have to carry it alone.

💬 Talk about the things no one gets

🔥 Gently rage about the system (optional, but encouraged)

🫶 Find recognition without having to justify your existence

Whether you feel like speaking up or just listening - you’re welcome.

Saturday 2 May 2026

11:00 - Doors open (arrive in your own tempo)

11:15 - Start

12:45 - End

🎟️ Tickets: €5. Group limited to 10 people. No refunds possible.

Come as you are. Brain fog, pain, sarcasm and all.

At FRIDA, we believe your story deserves space: especially the messy, complicated ones.

Yes we’re open on Kingsday (Monday) from 11-18! Find your safe haven at FRIDA. Escape the crowds, enjoy our lovely drink...
26/04/2026

Yes we’re open on Kingsday (Monday) from 11-18! Find your safe haven at FRIDA. Escape the crowds, enjoy our lovely drinks and snacks and get some quiet time in the orange storm Dutch people call Koningsdag. Feeling craftsy? Join Lina’s walk-in t-shirt embellishing workshop. Bring your own t-shirt or buy one of our sustainable tees for €7,95 (sizes XS - XXL, unisex of course). See you on Kingsday 👑🇳🇱 🧡🧡🧡

🎨✨ FRIDA Friday Art Night — Drink & Craft (with live music!) ✨🎶Tonight at FRIDA Book Café 💜We’re blending art, music, an...
24/04/2026

🎨✨ FRIDA Friday Art Night — Drink & Craft (with live music!) ✨🎶

Tonight at FRIDA Book Café 💜

We’re blending art, music, and making into one cosy evening:

19:00 – Walk in + live music by FOKSHA
Soft, honest folk songs to ease you into the night — just voice, guitar/ukelele, and stories that might take you somewhere if you let them.

19:30 – Artist talk with Marieke Vennik
A short intro to her layered, intuitive digital work (hosted by Gemma).

19:45 – 21:00 – Drink & Craft
Cut, tear, layer, create.
Bring your own materials or use ours.

Free entry, no RSVP.
Come for a moment or stay all evening.

Let’s listen, make, and get a little lost together 💜

Adres

Stadsgravenstraat 56
Enschede
7511ES

Openingstijden

Woensdag 09:00 - 17:00
Donderdag 09:00 - 21:00
Vrijdag 09:00 - 17:00
Zaterdag 09:00 - 17:00

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