Molasses Books
Used Bookstore and Café
Bushwick, Brooklyn
"Beers and a great selection of used books - really relaxed"(5 Tips)
"great liquor license party."(2 Tips)
"nice used book selection"(2 Tips)
"Cheap coffee: beware, outlets are sparse and no laptops after 8pm"(4 Tips)
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Trever PolakApril 28, 2016Good, eclectic selection. You can trade books in for store credit, but you don't get full or partial price for it. They also sell beer. It's a pretty hole in the wall place on a residential street.
Molasses is my favorite daytime work place surrounded by second hand books for sale in Bushwick. Come for a filter coffee or grab a beer or a glass of wine. Read, work, chill, enjoy!
Go for the dollar book bins!! You'll always find something good and then you can grab a quick beer or really scour the books inside while drinking a few quality brews.- Michael AvilaMarch 24, 2014Molasses Books is great! Good, large book selections. Comfortable w/ room and nice counter. Decent coffee- thank goodness =) And even alcohol if you're in the mood. Perfect for their event nights.
David GuerrieriMay 16, 2019Great for books, people, coffee, writing, reading! It’s a place I’d imagine Fitzgerald or Hemingway hanging out while nursing a hangover, love this place👍🏻
Onur AvcıDecember 20, 2018Salaş ortam, kitaplar, güzel müzik iyi ama bi barista işe alsalar iyi olurmuş. / Cozy place, books, nice music but there is not any barista. They don’t know make a flat white or good coffe.
loran jonakMay 6, 2016Cute little place where you can read while you have beer or wine but be careful - you'll have to carry those books all the way home so don't get carried away!
Carrigan Denny-BrownJune 12, 2014every bookstore should be like this. unpretentious and cozy, you can hunker down with a book and a coffee or beer while also enjoying good music.
Lower East CraftOctober 20, 2014A bookstore that has a bar or a bar that sells books? We're not sure but the ambiance is great, the owner is friendly and they usually have some good craft beer bottles available.
My new favorite bookstore. Cheap used books, eclectic semi-curated selection, good coffee. Also, it's a bar.
Bond StreetOctober 6, 2016"They do a bunch of great events, everyone is super friendly, and they serve great coffee, too." - Tamara Santibañez, artist, tattoo artist, publisher - Discipline Press Read more
Gregory GallagherSeptember 4, 2016Great little book store, great little cafe, great little bar. Quiet during the day, happening later on in the evening.
Afi Yellow-DukeSeptember 28, 2015cheap coffee, a wide variety of books, and beer on a quiet street in Bushwick near Maria Hernandez Park. and it's open late!- John MichaelFebruary 5, 2015Trade your books and buy beers on tap. What else do you want? Seats for getting some work/reading done too.
Nadia KazmiJune 17, 2013This is an awesome bookstore and they Steve drinks! Matt has great readings on weekend nights and plenty of interesting characters abound...- Olivia StarkieAugust 7, 2014nice used book selection, $1 books, beer, super chill vibe and awesome record collection that the owner plays
Kyle JohnJuly 18, 2013$5 Stiegl's!! Quite possibly the best used bookstore. Drinking and book shopping at the same time is hard to beat.
Nora BensonDecember 5, 2016Super cute place with lots of interesting books. Be aware cafe seating is limited and no wifi at night.
1950s beatnik coffee shop and bookstore dropped into the 2010s. This is my new favorite place.
La NoviFebruary 28, 2016It s def a cozy place for day - reading. A cozy place for late aft-drinking.
Blair MikelsNovember 17, 2012Well-curated selection of the classics, plus poetry, nonfiction section. Good prices, good people.
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"BEST literature section - most duplicates withheld and shelves very well maintained. Great pickups on the $5 table!"
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"Maybe the best bookstore in Brooklyn. Great choice and cool, inside vibe."
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