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Best Bookstores to Nerd in NY
Idlewild Books is one of Best Bookstores to Nerd in NY.

1. Idlewild Books

12 W 19th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Bookstore · Flatiron District · 22 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of Best Bookstores to Nerd in NY.

2. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews
Strand Bookstore is one of Best Bookstores to Nerd in NY.

3. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 593 tips and reviews
Shakespeare & Co is one of Best Bookstores to Nerd in NY.

4. Shakespeare & Co

716 Broadway (at Washington Place), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 16 tips and reviews
Tenement Museum is one of Best Bookstores to Nerd in NY.

5. Tenement Museum

9.1
103 Orchard St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
History Museum · Lower East Side · 153 tips and reviews
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of Best Bookstores to Nerd in NY.

6. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1
126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of Best Bookstores to Nerd in NY.

7. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The best literary hot spot boasts a warm atmosphere, well-curated selection and convivial café. It also has the city’s first Espresso Book Machine, which prints a growing number of texts on demand. Read more.

The Frick Collection is one of Best Bookstores to Nerd in NY.

8. The Frick Collection

8.9
1 E 70th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Upper East Side · 212 tips and reviews

Carlos D.Carlos Dennis: Go to the Frick Collection and find all of the paintings by Turner, then go sit in the courtyard and smoke a cigar.

Strand Bookstore is one of Best Bookstores to Nerd in NY.

9. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 593 tips and reviews

Jo C.Jo Chow: 3rd floor. Rare and collectible books. Hours close early though.