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NYC bookshops

NYC bookshops

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Created by Mary Drobot • Updated On: November 5, 2021
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of NYC bookshops.

1. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

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

2. Shakespeare & Co

8.7
939 Lexington Ave (btwn E 68th & E 69th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Upper East Side · 18 tips and reviews
The Corner Bookstore is one of NYC bookshops.

3. The Corner Bookstore

8.8
1313 Madison Ave (at E 93rd St.), New York, NY
Bookstore · Carnegie Hill · 11 tips and reviews
Barnes & Noble is one of NYC bookshops.

4. Barnes & Noble

8.7
555 5th Ave (at W 46th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Midtown East · 140 tips and reviews
Dashwood Books is one of NYC bookshops.

5. Dashwood Books

9.2
33 Bond St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoHo · 15 tips and reviews
Book Culture is one of NYC bookshops.

6. Book Culture

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

7. Kitchen Arts & Letters

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

8. Mast Books

8.9
66 Avenue A (btwn E 4th & E 5th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Alphabet City · 18 tips and reviews
Barnes & Noble is one of NYC bookshops.

9. Barnes & Noble

8.7
33 E 17th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
Bookstore · Union Square · 294 tips and reviews
Strand Bookstore is one of NYC bookshops.

10. Strand Bookstore

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

11. Albertine

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

12. Three Lives & Company

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

13. 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
McNally Jackson Books is one of NYC bookshops.

14. McNally Jackson Books

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

15. Forbidden Planet

9.0
832 Broadway (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Comic Book Store · Greenwich Village · 177 tips and reviews
Printed Matter is one of NYC bookshops.

16. Printed Matter

8.7
231 11th Ave (at W 26th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Chelsea · 29 tips and reviews
Midtown Comics is one of NYC bookshops.

17. Midtown Comics

8.8
200 W 40th St (at 7th Ave), New York, NY
Comic Book Store · Theater District · 140 tips and reviews
Drama Book Shop is one of NYC bookshops.

18. Drama Book Shop

250 W 40th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Bookstore · Garment District · 33 tips and reviews