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NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT
192 BOOKS is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

1. 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 NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

2. St. Mark's Bookshop

136 E 3rd St (at Ave A), New York, NY
Bookstore · East Village · 31 tips and reviews
Strand Bookstore is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

3. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 593 tips and reviews
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

4. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1
126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews
The NoMad Hotel is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

5. The NoMad Hotel

1170 Broadway (at W 28th St), New York, NY
Hotel · NoMad · 94 tips and reviews

SatishSatish: Library Bar

Jimmy's Corner is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

6. Jimmy's Corner

8.4
140 W 44th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Theater District · 180 tips and reviews
Nuyorican Poets Cafe is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

7. Nuyorican Poets Cafe

8.1
236 E 3rd St (btwn Ave. B & C), New York, NY
Theater · Alphabet City · 39 tips and reviews
KGB Bar is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

8. KGB Bar

7.8
85 E 4th St (btwn Bowery & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 44 tips and reviews
Bauman Rare Books is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

9. Bauman Rare Books

7.2
535 Madison Ave (btw 54th & 55th), New York, NY
Bookstore · Midtown East · 1 tip
Printed Matter is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

10. Printed Matter

8.5
231 11th Ave (at W 26th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Chelsea · 29 tips and reviews

SatishSatish: Printed matter has a punk spirit and a renegade vibe - Dwight Garner NYT

Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

11. Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books

6.8
34 Carmine St (btwn Bedford & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Village · 28 tips and reviews

SatishSatish: Offers an offbeat selection of low-priced remainders, with a focus on things like underground comics and Bob Dylan.

The Dalloway is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

12. The Dalloway

525 Broome St, New York, NY
Gay Bar · SoHo · 29 tips and reviews
The White Horse Tavern is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

13. The White Horse Tavern

7.9
25 Bridge St (Whitehall St), New York, NY
Pub · Financial District · 69 tips and reviews

SatishSatish: This is where Dylan Thomas drank himself to death, Anais Nin and Seymour Krim talked shop, and where someone once scrawled "Go home, Kerouac!" on the bathroom wall.

McSorley's Old Ale House is one of NY by the book - Literary Journey - NYT.

14. McSorley's Old Ale House

9.0
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews

SatishSatish: Oldest Irish Tavern in Manhattan dating back to mid 19th century. Visitors said to have included Abraham Lincoln, Boss Tweed, and Woody Guthrie (NYT)