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Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots
Strand Bookstore is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

1. Strand Bookstore

9.4
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 594 tips and reviews
New York Public Library is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

2. New York Public Library

9.2
476 5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 529 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

3. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews
Forbidden Planet is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

4. Forbidden Planet

9.0
832 Broadway (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Comic Book Store · Greenwich Village · 177 tips and reviews
BookCourt is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

5. BookCourt

163 Court St (btwn Pacific & Dean St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Boerum Hill · 56 tips and reviews
WORD Brooklyn is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

6. WORD Brooklyn

9.2
126 Franklin St (Milton St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Greenpoint · 49 tips and reviews
Argosy Book Store is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

7. Argosy Book Store

7.8
116 E 59th St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Bookstore · Midtown East · 13 tips and reviews
The Morgan Library & Museum is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

8. The Morgan Library & Museum

9.2
225 Madison Ave (btwn E 36th & E 37th St), New York, NY
Museum · Murray Hill · 179 tips and reviews
The Round Table Restaurant, at The Algonquin is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

9. The Round Table Restaurant, at The Algonquin

6.9
59 W 44th St (Between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 14 tips and reviews
Literary Walk is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

10. Literary Walk

8.4
The Mall (at East Dr), New York, NY
Sculpture Garden · Central Park · 14 tips and reviews
192 BOOKS is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

11. 192 BOOKS

8.6
192 10th Ave (at 21st St.), New York, NY
Bookstore · Chelsea · 24 tips and reviews
St. Mark's Bookshop is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

12. St. Mark's Bookshop

136 E 3rd St (at Ave A), New York, NY
Bookstore · East Village · 31 tips and reviews
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of Favorite NYC Bookstores & Literary Spots.

13. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1
126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews