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NYC Bookstores

NYC Bookstores

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Created by Martin Vogts • Updated On: May 2, 2022
Book Club is one of NYC Bookstores.

1. Book Club

9.5
197 E 3rd St (Avenue B), New York, NY
Bookstore · Alphabet City · 5 tips and reviews
Melville House is one of NYC Bookstores.

2. Melville House

7.8
145 Plymouth St (Jay Street), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · DUMBO · 3 tips and reviews
Powerhouse Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

3. Powerhouse Books

8.4
28 Adams St (Water St), DUMBO, NY
Bookstore · DUMBO · 6 tips and reviews
Burly Coffee / Better Read Than Dead is one of NYC Bookstores.

4. Burly Coffee / Better Read Than Dead

90 Kosciuszko St (Nostrand Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 3 tips and reviews
Penn Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

5. Penn Books

7.3
at Penn Station, New York, NY
Bookstore · Chelsea · 5 tips and reviews
Koryo Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

6. Koryo Books

7.4
35 W 32nd St (Broadway), New York, NY
Bookstore · Koreatown · 12 tips and reviews
Bauman Rare Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

7. Bauman Rare Books

7.2
535 Madison Ave (btw 54th & 55th), New York, NY
Bookstore · Midtown East · 1 tip
Shakespeare & Co. is one of NYC Bookstores.

8. Shakespeare & Co.

8.2
2020 Broadway (btwn W 69th St & W 70th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Lincoln Square · 6 tips and reviews
The Lit. Bar is one of NYC Bookstores.

9. The Lit. Bar

131 Alexander Ave, Bronx, NY
Bookstore · Mott Haven · 1 tip
Oriental Culture Enterprises (Eastern Bookstore) is one of NYC Bookstores.

10. Oriental Culture Enterprises (Eastern Bookstore)

6.2
13 - 17 Elizabeth St 2nd Floor (Canal St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Chinatown · 27 tips and reviews
Aeon Bookstore is one of NYC Bookstores.

11. Aeon Bookstore

7.8
151 E Broadway (btw Rutgers & Pike), New York, NY
Bookstore · Two Bridges · 1 tip
Bureau of General Services - Queer Division is one of NYC Bookstores.

12. Bureau of General Services - Queer Division

8.3
208 W 13th St Rm 210 (Seventh Avenue and Greenwich Avenue), New York, NY
Bookstore · Chinatown · 4 tips and reviews
Logos Bookstore is one of NYC Bookstores.

13. Logos Bookstore

7.0
1575 York Ave (btwn E 83rd & E 84th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Yorkville · 6 tips and reviews
Revolution Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

14. Revolution Books

7.9
437 Malcolm X Blvd (at 132nd St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Central Harlem · 3 tips and reviews
Sister's Uptown Bookstore is one of NYC Bookstores.

15. Sister's Uptown Bookstore

8.1
1942 Amsterdam Ave (at W 156th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Washington Heights · 4 tips and reviews
Grandma's Place is one of NYC Bookstores.

16. Grandma's Place

84 W 120th St (Lenox), New York, NY
Toy Store · Central Harlem · 1 tip
Left Bank Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

17. Left Bank Books

41 Perry St (4th Street), New York, NY
Used Bookstore · West Village · No tips or reviews
The Center For Fiction is one of NYC Bookstores.

18. The Center For Fiction

9.3
15 Lafayette Ave (btw Ashland & Rockwell), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Fort Greene · 4 tips and reviews
Topos Bookstore Cafe is one of NYC Bookstores.

19. Topos Bookstore Cafe

9.0
788 Woodward Ave (at Putnam Ave), Ridgewood, NY
Bookstore · 8 tips and reviews
Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks is one of NYC Bookstores.

20. Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks

488 Greenwich St, New York, NY
Bookstore · Hudson Square · No tips or reviews
Word Up: Community Bookshop/Libreria is one of NYC Bookstores.

21. Word Up: Community Bookshop/Libreria

8.3
2113 Amsterdam Ave (165 street), New York, NY
Bookstore · Washington Heights · 10 tips and reviews
Assouline is one of NYC Bookstores.

22. Assouline

@the Plaza (5th Ave.), New York, NY
Bookstore · Midtown East · 3 tips and reviews
Book Thug Nation is one of NYC Bookstores.

23. Book Thug Nation

7.8
100 N 3rd St (btwn Wythe & Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Williamsburg · 18 tips and reviews
Archestratus Books & Foods is one of NYC Bookstores.

24. Archestratus Books & Foods

9.3
160 Huron St (at Manhattan Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Restaurant · Greenpoint · 15 tips and reviews
Book Culture is one of NYC Bookstores.

25. Book Culture

8.8
26-09 Jackson Ave (44th Dr), Long Island City, NY
Bookstore · Long Island City · 5 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

26. McNally Jackson Books

9.2
76 N 4th St (Wythe), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Williamsburg · 9 tips and reviews
NYU Bookstore is one of NYC Bookstores.

27. NYU Bookstore

726 Broadway (at Waverly Pl), New York, NY
College Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 35 tips and reviews
Mercer Street Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

28. Mercer Street Books

7.1
206 Mercer St (btwn W Houston & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 15 tips and reviews
Bookmarc is one of NYC Bookstores.

29. Bookmarc

7.6
400 Bleecker Street (at W 11th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Village · 37 tips and reviews
Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

30. Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books

6.8
34 Carmine St (btwn Bedford & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Village · 28 tips and reviews
Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop is one of NYC Bookstores.

31. Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop

8.3
26A Front St, Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · DUMBO · 4 tips and reviews
East Village Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

32. East Village Books

7.7
99 Saint Marks Pl (btwn Ave A & 1st Ave), New York, NY
Used Bookstore · East Village · 25 tips and reviews
Printed Matter is one of NYC Bookstores.

33. Printed Matter

8.7
231 11th Ave (at W 26th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Chelsea · 29 tips and reviews
Shakespeare & Co is one of NYC Bookstores.

34. Shakespeare & Co

8.6
939 Lexington Ave (btwn E 68th & E 69th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Upper East Side · 18 tips and reviews
Terrace Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

35. Terrace Books

7.8
1624 10th Ave (Windsor Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · South Slope · 5 tips and reviews
Book Culture is one of NYC Bookstores.

36. Book Culture

450 Columbus Ave (btwn W 81st & W 82nd St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Upper West Side · 22 tips and reviews
The Corner Bookstore is one of NYC Bookstores.

37. The Corner Bookstore

8.6
1313 Madison Ave (at E 93rd St.), New York, NY
Bookstore · Carnegie Hill · 11 tips and reviews
Book Off is one of NYC Bookstores.

38. Book Off

8.2
49 W 45th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Bookstore · Midtown East · 80 tips and reviews
Codex is one of NYC Bookstores.

39. Codex

7.9
1 Bleecker St, New York, NY
Bookstore · NoHo · 4 tips and reviews
Alabaster Bookshop is one of NYC Bookstores.

40. Alabaster Bookshop

7.8
122 4th Ave (btwn 11th and 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 18 tips and reviews
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of NYC Bookstores.

41. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1
126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews
Unnameable Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

42. Unnameable Books

600 Vanderbilt Ave (at St. Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Used Bookstore · Prospect Heights · 28 tips and reviews
Powerhouse Arena is one of NYC Bookstores.

43. Powerhouse Arena

8.6
28 Adams St (Waer St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · DUMBO · 68 tips and reviews
Posman Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

44. Posman Books

8.2
75 9th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Chelsea · 22 tips and reviews
Spoonbill & Sugartown Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

45. Spoonbill & Sugartown Books

8.5
218 Bedford Ave (at N 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Williamsburg · 51 tips and reviews
Molasses Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

46. Molasses Books

8.8
770 Hart St (Knickerbocker), Brooklyn, NY
Used Bookstore · Bushwick · 37 tips and reviews
Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc. is one of NYC Bookstores.

47. Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.

7.5
2246 Broadway (btwn W 80th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Used Bookstore · Upper West Side · 15 tips and reviews
Kitchen Arts & Letters is one of NYC Bookstores.

48. Kitchen Arts & Letters

9.1
1435 Lexington Ave (at E 93rd St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Upper East Side · 18 tips and reviews
Community Bookstore is one of NYC Bookstores.

49. Community Bookstore

8.8
143 7th Ave (Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · North Slope · 26 tips and reviews
192 BOOKS is one of NYC Bookstores.

50. 192 BOOKS

8.6
192 10th Ave (at 21st St.), New York, NY
Bookstore · Chelsea · 24 tips and reviews
Rizzoli Bookstore is one of NYC Bookstores.

51. Rizzoli Bookstore

9.0
1133 Broadway, New York, NY
Bookstore · NoMad · 17 tips and reviews
Books Kinokuniya is one of NYC Bookstores.

52. Books Kinokuniya

9.4
1073 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 40th & W 41st St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Midtown East · 202 tips and reviews
Argosy Book Store is one of NYC Bookstores.

53. Argosy Book Store

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

54. The Mysterious Bookshop

8.7
58 Warren St (at W Broadway), New York, NY
Bookstore · Tribeca · 14 tips and reviews
Greenlight Bookstore is one of NYC Bookstores.

55. Greenlight Bookstore

9.4
686 Fulton St (at S Portland Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Fort Greene · 70 tips and reviews
Albertine is one of NYC Bookstores.

56. Albertine

9.3
972 5th Ave (btwn E 78th & E 79th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Upper East Side · 25 tips and reviews
Bluestockings is one of NYC Bookstores.

57. Bluestockings

172 Allen St (at Stanton), New York, NY
Bookstore · Lower East Side · 48 tips and reviews
Strand Bookstore is one of NYC Bookstores.

58. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 593 tips and reviews
Dashwood Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

59. Dashwood Books

9.3
33 Bond St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoHo · 15 tips and reviews
Book Culture is one of NYC Bookstores.

60. Book Culture

8.7
536 W 112th St (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Harlem · 31 tips and reviews
Books Are Magic is one of NYC Bookstores.

61. Books Are Magic

9.5
225 Smith St (Butler St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Boerum Hill · 23 tips and reviews
WORD Brooklyn is one of NYC Bookstores.

62. WORD Brooklyn

9.2
126 Franklin St (Milton St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Greenpoint · 49 tips and reviews
Three Lives & Company is one of NYC Bookstores.

63. Three Lives & Company

9.2
154 W 10th St (at Waverly Pl), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Village · 61 tips and reviews
bookbook is one of NYC Bookstores.

64. bookbook

266 Bleecker St (btwn Morton & Leroy St), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Village · 23 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

65. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews
The Astoria Bookshop is one of NYC Bookstores.

66. The Astoria Bookshop

31-29 31st St (btwn Broadway & 31st Ave), Astoria, NY
Bookstore · 25 tips and reviews
Mast Books is one of NYC Bookstores.

67. Mast Books

8.9
66 Avenue A (btwn E 4th & E 5th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Alphabet City · 18 tips and reviews