What Foyles is known for

Foyles occupies the former Central Saint Martins building on Charing Cross Road, where the flagship relocated in 2014. Specialist departments cover general reading and language study, while Ray's Jazz adds records to the bookshop. A café and an auditorium occupy upper levels, with the latter hosting the shop's programme of events.

Foyles moved its Charing Cross Road flagship into the former Central Saint Martins building in 2014. The new premises gave the bookshop a central atrium and a series of connected mezzanine levels. Three lifts provide an alternative to the staircases linking those levels through the building.

The departments give several reasons to visit beyond looking for a general reading recommendation. Fiction and children's books sit within a much wider range that includes specialist educational material. Ray's Jazz sells recordings on the second level, alongside classical music and sheet music departments. The language section incorporates Grant & Cutler, providing learning material and literature from publishers in many countries.

This is a bookshop where the department matters when planning what to look for. A visitor seeking language study material has a different destination from someone browsing music recordings or a new novel. The upper levels also contain a café and an auditorium used for literary events and other programmes. Those spaces extend a visit beyond the shelves without changing the store's primary role as a bookseller.