Book Cafe

208 Bay St. Staten Island NYC
OPEN Wed – Sat 12 – 6
later on event nights

HOLIDAY HOURS

Closed Wed. Dec. 25

Closed Wed. Jan. 1

FOOD & DRINK  

TO DRINK

We sell coffees and teas, hot chocolate, apple cider and a variety of other hot and cold beverages.  All of our coffee, supplied by Equal Exchange, is organic and Fairtrade. Our tea supplier is the award-winning company SerendipiTea; we carry 30+ teas, tisanes and tea blends, most of which are also organic and sourced responsibly.

TO EAT 

We sell a variety of sweet treats (cookies, cake, strudel).  We also carry Equal Exchange  organic (and Fairtrade) chocolate bars and fresh fruit. 

{Menu coming soon}

 

BOOKS

We are the largest (and only!) used bookstore in Staten Island. We have a well-organized and diverse book collection, spanning all three rooms of our store. We also sell some new books: hot-selling recently-published books, some books about Staten Island, and some by local authors. We have an excellent children’s book corner, some vintage and collectable books, and a few “antiques”. Many of our more valuable books are also offered for sale online through Biblio.

COLLECTIBLE BOOKS

We sell some of our more unusual and valuable books on Biblio.com. The prices range from $15 to over $500.

You can browse through the books on the Biblio website, order them and have them shipped to you, OR come in to purchase your selection and save on the shipping.  Most of them are well described and include photos of the books.

Here's the link: ETG Book Cafe Collectible books listed on Biblio.com

RECORDS

Looking for old-style vinyl records? We have them- 33’s and 45’s! We also carry CD’s (at bargain prices) and a small selection of 78’s and cassette tapes.. There’s a listening station in our “record room”.

PLANTS 

In 2021, we added house plants to our offerings.  Plants help to create a healthier indoor environment, cleaning some pollutants from the air we breathe. So now we’ve made it “Easy To Be Green” in yet another way!

EVENTS

Since 2005, we have hosted hundreds of events, including concerts, poetry readings, open mics, book release (author) events, drum circles, seed swaps, educational talks,  film screenings, pop-up craft markets, and more! Most of our events are free; sometimes there is a small admission fee.   Due to the pandemic, we cut back our open hours and event schedule. But events are coming back! 

Click HERE to learn about upcoming events

{Our space can be rented for your private event. Please inquire.}

 
 

OUR SPACE

We have several rooms, leading to our peaceful backyard garden,  where you will find gnomes, fairies and other magical beings (if you look carefully!).  There is cafe seating in our large front room, as well  in the back garden and out front on the sidewalk.  The front room is the largest room; most events take place there.  The second room is jam-packed with books, organized by category.  The third room holds our record department and includes a listening station.  And more books! Lots of beautiful cookbooks & art books as well as dictionaries, and books on music, theater,  photography,  Do-It-Yourself topics, and more.

{Our space can be rented for your private event.  Please inquire.}

THIS AND THAT

Here are some other great items we carry: