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Our Top 10 NYC Indie Book Stores
Strand Bookstore is one of Our Top 10 NYC Indie Book Stores.

1. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 594 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of Our Top 10 NYC Indie Book Stores.

2. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews
St. Mark's Bookshop is one of Our Top 10 NYC Indie Book Stores.

3. 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 Our Top 10 NYC Indie Book Stores.

4. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1
126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews
Greenlight Bookstore is one of Our Top 10 NYC Indie Book Stores.

5. Greenlight Bookstore

9.4
686 Fulton St (at S Portland Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Fort Greene · 70 tips and reviews
BookCourt is one of Our Top 10 NYC Indie Book Stores.

6. BookCourt

163 Court St (btwn Pacific & Dean St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Boerum Hill · 56 tips and reviews
Powerhouse Arena is one of Our Top 10 NYC Indie Book Stores.

7. Powerhouse Arena

8.6
28 Adams St (Waer St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · DUMBO · 68 tips and reviews
WORD Brooklyn is one of Our Top 10 NYC Indie Book Stores.

8. WORD Brooklyn

9.2
126 Franklin St (Milton St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Greenpoint · 49 tips and reviews
Bluestockings is one of Our Top 10 NYC Indie Book Stores.

9. Bluestockings

172 Allen St (at Stanton), New York, NY
Bookstore · Lower East Side · 48 tips and reviews
bookbook is one of Our Top 10 NYC Indie Book Stores.

10. bookbook

266 Bleecker St (btwn Morton & Leroy St), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Village · 23 tips and reviews