McNally Jackson Books
(Now Closed)Bookstore and Coffee Shop
NoLita, New York
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Linnie DFebruary 2, 2013Great soho book shop teaches your kids about steam punk while letting them make steam punk themed valentines. Upstairs cafe has great bran muffins and lattes and baristas will talk Shakespeare.
Ailie ChangMarch 20, 2017Get an Iced Hazelnut Latte! It's so light and fluffy. There is also a bathroom downstairs.
Citi BikeMay 3, 2015One of favorite independent booksellers. But, they also have an incredible greeting card selection! Dock a Citi Bike nearby at Prince St and Mott St.
Buy an Arnold Palmer (drink). Buy an Arnold Palmer (book). You're now part of the elite APx2 club. Achievement unlocked.
Don't miss the amazing array of letterpressed and hand-printed cards by the register. Rifle, Enormous Champion, Yellow Owl Workshop, Beau Ideal, & so many more!- John MichaelJanuary 29, 2015Best bookstore in New York. The cafe is a good place to get some reading and work done too!
FreyaMarch 27, 2019I picked up a signed copy of Patti Smith’s Just Kids after seeing it on her Instagram 📖 Beautiful book shop and friendly staff!
Salted peanut butter cookie is BOMB. Type of bookstore you could spend hours in
Jeremy MooreNovember 10, 2017NY institution. Great books/stationary store - you can even have your own books bound there.
Margaret CzeislerApril 4, 2013Amazing selection of non-fiction & fiction. Plus- Leuchtturm1917 notebooks & excellent selection of magazines (self service, gentlewoman, another magazine) w/art books from rizzoli, phaidon & tashen
One of my favorite bookstores, ever. I know it's a cliche, but you REALLY can spend hours in here browsing the stacks. Awesome selection of cool magazines too.
Used to come here every weekend to work until they took wifi away :( Still great for people watching or reading. Love the ambiance and decor. My kinda cafe-bookstore.
Another great experience. Looking for a gift w very specific parameters; Roger came though w flying colors. Think he's the food expert & was great to speak with someone passionate about their craft.- Great destination for an afternoon coffee run sans line! Be sure to ask for the soy if you so desire; they keep it behind the counter.
Malene HaldMay 6, 2016Really good coffee and baked goods in the small café inside the store. Very nice selection of children's books.
Charlotte DunneNovember 23, 2017Delicious coffee and and endless array of books - what more could you want?
Amber Van DrieFebruary 21, 2013My new favorite place. Stumptown coffee, wonderful selection of books, letterpress cards and very friendly/helpful staff. I'm in love.
Kelsey LeeJune 22, 2014This independent bookstore has a wide selection of books, stumptown coffee, and an awesome lineup of speakers and events.
Allison YuFebruary 1, 2015This place is awesome! Enjoy Four and Twenty Blackbirds pie without leaving Manhattan! And publish your own book with the espresso printer!
CRUZiiiEOctober 13, 2015Always a great location to escape the chaos in. The book selection is awesome and current!
Get one of the salted peanut butter cookies from the café. It will improve your quality of life.
Grab a book, a coffee, and a seat.There are benches outside in the warmer weather if inside is packed.
NYU Wasserman Center for Career DevelopmentAugust 4, 2014Nice coffee shop in a quite little bookstore. If you and your mentor are avid readers, choose this place!
Ashley RoseDecember 28, 2014Saw RL Stein doing a reading here once. Don't leave without checking out the stationary section.
Herman YungAugust 20, 2014One of the city's best bookstores. Buy a book and sit at their cafe to read.
McJ Bookstore and Cafe is quite simply one of my favorite places in the entire city.
Audrey OAugust 7, 2014Tons of great options with a small cafe. Such a lovely bookstore in SoHo/NoLita
Katherine M.April 28, 2014Gothamist says, "Gorgeous store... stellar reading series and impeccable stationary selection." AND THEY ARE RIGHT. Read more
Kate MeepAugust 16, 2015They stock titles that aren't usually in regular bookstores, which is always great.- ᴡ ToyMay 29, 2010Go this indie bookstore for wonderful selection of books and other goods. Check out the quirky cafe when you need a break, and *psst...the restroom is literally, "wild"!
Blake AlcantaraJuly 24, 2011Good staff recommendations. Friendly and well-read, and great book selection. Plus there's a coffee shop attached...what else is there?
Leigh Anne ZinsmeisterAugust 7, 2014Great local bookstore. I like to buy gifts from the NYC section (top of the stairs).
Bob St ClaireFebruary 7, 2016What a real bookstore should be about....knowledge here that you won't find at B&N.
Farrar, Straus & GirouxMay 3, 2013Meet Christian Wiman and Averill Curdy, poets and colleagues at Poetry Magazine on Wed. May 8, 2013 at 7PM. Each will read from their newest collections, My Bright Abyss and Song & Error. Read more
Benjamin TincqMay 31, 2014Fantastic book selection with a cozy coffee place inside. Highly recommended
Helen SJanuary 26, 2012always a good selection, i like the big table and chairs downstairs. everyone needs a place to plop in a bookstore.
Possibly the best indy bookstore in NYC. Good selection of poetry books downstairs. Listen to recommendations by "Matt".
Fantastic coffee. They also make the best chicken salad that I have ever tasted.- Solène MaîtreNovember 5, 2014Often busy and no wifi. Great soups. Inspiring place. And I saw Taylor Swift there.
Village VoiceNovember 21, 2011Winner of Best Bookstore (New) in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! Use the Expresso Book Machine to self publish just about anything.
Iván FaríasMay 22, 2011Wide range of books, comfy chairs to seat in and read for hours and nice in-store café. What else could you ask for?
The salted peanut butter cookies they sell in the café willll make you wanna slap yo mama!
Great selection of design books and hard to find magazine titles.- Humane Society ManagerOctober 11, 2011Join Wayne Pacelle president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States on 10/11/11 at 7pm, as he interviews New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson on her new book, "The Puppy Diaries." Read more
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McNally Jackson Books
52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St)
New York, NY 10012
United States
New York, NY 10012
United States
Permanently closed (Show more)
- Mon–Sun
- 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
(212) 274-1160
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Credit Cards
Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Restroom
Yes
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Breakfast, Brunch
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- 8.6
"Small but great selection of books. Some very unusual finds here, changed regularly. Definitely check it out!"
Ilia M - 9.5
"So cozy! Much needed addition to the East Village. This is the perfect place to cozy up with a book or post up to do some work. Mud coffee and awesome tea selection helps. Will be back!"
Maria - 8.3
"I love this shop! They exclusively sell travel-related literature, including guidebooks, traveling writing and novels about destinations."
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- 9.1
"Great place to spend an afternoon! Awesome used book collection, pretty good coffee, places to sit, and all proceeds go to a worthy cause!"
Kaitlin Siemering - 8.2
"Grilled cheese is one of the best in the city. Lots of cheese in between monster sized slices of bread. Perfect for that hangover too."
Michael Botier - 8.5
"The upstairs is amazing. Chill place to hang out and eat and there is a Jamba Juice! Some pretty great views of the area as well!"
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