Support local bookstore! Great collection of second hand books.

Awesome bookstore with great selection and sort of “artist’s mess” vibe. Especially great selection of biographies and memoirs. It’s a neighborhood gem.

It’s always fun to browse the shelves and search through the wide selection. I’m more of a mainstream reader, so I don’t always find things I’m interested in, but I still enjoy visiting!

There is room for improvement in customer service towards me and my family. We had to exit the store immediately because we felt unwelcome inside the store. Mayors, governors and many public figures preach inclusiveness but I did not experience the inclusiveness message of all are welcome to purchase books here from the store personnel.

Unpretentious, great selection, fair prices. I wish there were bookstores like this in more places.

Great little books store with a lot of personality and a friendly owner. Great cool books and wine and beverage selection as well. Many titles not seen elsewhere.

Classical strains, friendly staff, long aisles of used books. Find a friend and share some discovery time here!

Sometimes I find very interesting stuff regarding to music books and music scores,psychology books and much more

Charming old school bookstore, they also have records. Some stands are a mess but I guess that adds to the charm.

If you need a new read but are on a budget, this is the spot. Not only are the used books affordable, but they are also well maintained, and of a varied selection. There is no way to walk out of this shop without something.

Small store but with great stock. Prices are reasonable. The nicest thing is that Mercer Street Books doesnt have a cafe or even a coffee; Its all about books.

Quaint and cozy independent bookstore - great selection of old classics and the newest bestsellers.

Really nice store, until the guy overcharged me a book that’s worth $3 online but over $10 at his store, it even says a price “$5.95” behind the book I just didn’t notice any of this beforehand. Really cool spot but I just have had a very bad personal experience.

Love this place. Find a reason to go… then do it.

Great selection, owner was very helpful and friendly!

Boutique bookstore with surprisingly crowded visitors, still digged something out for personal collection!

Mercer Street Books is a NYC gem. One of my favorite things to do in the city is to step into the oasis that is Mercer Books, take a break from the hustle and bustle and spend an hour or two searching the stacks of art and photography books. No matter what your reading passion is, youll always make a few good finds.

Great selection of books and records at great prices.

Its a place with very specific titles I think mostly North American culture from the 70s and previous.

Loved that they had racks of preview copies, but maybe thats just me. I didnt explore for too long but it had an array of books and records and I picked up several intriguing selections without even going that deep into the store. Ambiance was more basic than that dusty, cozy used books/record store vibe we may all be longing for these days - but dont let that stop you: their titles are so entrancing I barely noticed anyway. Ill be going back and you will be glad if you go there too. Theyre open 12-8pm every day, in a neighborhood where you can forget your troubles. So go. Like, now. Before you buy anything else from amazon.

This place is such a sweet lil nugget, please if you visit, just throw your money at this fabulous store. It sells actual used books at very low prices (most books are ~$5) which less and less stores do these days as they opt for moving a shipment of the newest release. Thats fine too, but this is where I go just to get lost, discover 4 or 5 books in their diverse (somewhat random.. or maybe serendipitous?!) selection, divided into sections. That could mean a vintage cookbook, a memior by some person I never heard of, a lesser known title by a favorite author or, indeed -- that big best seller from 6 years ago I never got to, now $4 on paperback. A real gem. If you love to read or just want to feel like you are in New York, GO!

Great store, excellent prices for used books

Alarmingly charming and full of so many treasures. The perfect book for you somehow always appears in one of the many looming stacks, like magic!

Nice staff and cute collection.

Cute bookstore with odd selection, I enjoyed browsing but had a difficult time finding books that Id enjoy.

It is awesome that theyre still open during this pandemic! Wish they would maintain a regularly updated inventory though

A classic used bookstore, wonderful for browsing. Has the feel of the old booksellers row.

I have been their customer for years, it is a place to find unfindable books and the initiation of ideas.Staff is friendly and helpfulWould recommend them

Best thing about the store is they sell uncorrected galleys.Guy who runs the store is not looking to screw anyone, keeps prices low. I sell a lot of books there, they give a fair return particularly in exchange. Store is curated like any good independent bookstore. Almost none of this type of store left. Support it. Amazon will be fine.

The kind of bookstore you look for when you don’t want to have a plan or a destination or a particular item in mind. Everything seems jumbled, ephemeral, unfocused, but in a good way. Also has a (for New York standards) large foreign language section (primarily French, with some German, Italian, and others). Perfect place to browse on a cold day.

They have a great travel, history, econ, and political science books

No customer service, they just ignore you when you come into the store.

Cool hole in the wall. Could be a little more organized, but hey, its all in the charm!

This is everything you want a real bookstore to be: books piled everywhere so your hunt is personal, mysterious hole in the wall vibe, good prices, and a continuous flow of new inventory. I love this place.

Solid indie bookstore with a decent selection and pretty universally good prices. While nothing here is a bargain, there is a lot to find and you will not overpay. Worth a visit

One of my top 5 bookshops in NYC. Huge selection of art books of all genres and periods.

Best old book store in the city. You can lose yourself while strolling in corridors and encounter an unexpected book waiting for you. The manager is also very decent guy, knows the stuff and friendly not only to you but to the books.

If you like books youll love this place. Take your time, somewhere in the poles of books is something you wantI got 3 books for half price, a Neil gaiman, an Ernst Hemingway and a third play . You do need a lot of time to just soak Im the atmosphere.

Perfect balance of quality and eclectic! Hours of well organized media to search through at nice prices

Great bookstore with a vynil selection as well. staff is friendly and knowledgeable - will go again! ✨

My favorite kind of bookstore! Its distasted into sections, but not super organized so you can have some fun looking around. Good prices and very nice bookseller. Definitely going back.

One of the citys nicest used book and record stores. With an ever changing, eclectic selection to dive into and prospect for gems. Look for the new arrivals section in the record bins.

The place is very beautiful

A magnificent place! Everyone should shop here!!!

Buy used books for really low prices but also has many nice discounted books.

One of the last bastions of the NY I discovered 25 years. I am so glad it is still there. I tremble with the fear it goes one day and it replaced by some shinny retail place.

Wonderful little book shop. Lots of art and literature. Could easily spend several days in here.

Love, love that store. Thanks for still being here and keeping NYC real.

One of the best places to buy books or just browse, awesome relaxed environment great for relaxing and taking a look around.

The best bookstore in the city, hands down. Great books, great prices. Good people. And, get this!: They dont sell socks! wowee!

Good/quirky selection. Some sections are better organized than others...

Really disappointed to see a cart of advanced reader copies (ARCs or galleys) for sale in this store. These are unfinished copies of books that publishers have sent them for free and are not to be resold which is clearly stated on the covers. After bringing this to the attention of the manager it was clear that he was completely aware and completely uncaring of his unethical practice. There are so many hard working people that work endlessly to write and manufacture and publish books. This practice does all of them a disservice and shows a complete lack of respect for the publishing industry. Spend your money elsewhere.

Authors, publishers, and book designers DO NOT want their unfinished product sold to the public. The galleys are marked not for sale for a reason. They are given for free to give book store owners etc a taste of whats to come. Shame on any store that violates this unwritten agreement.

Wonderful book shop.

A big variety of books & very friendly customer service

Full of every kind of book you want. Friendly service. Could stay in there forever

A small but nice little bookstore to poke around in for interesting books and records. If you want miles of books go elsewhere, if you want to listen to jazz and browse go here.

I love stopping by if I am in the neighborhood. I came across it while strolling one day and its a go-to for finding rare books, books for a good price, and finding unique records.

Loved this bookshop. They have a great selection of second hand books and records, with lots of history, fiction, books on creative writing, poetry, and new books from reviews. Its the kind of place where you can spend hours without noticing.

This is one of my favorite bookstore. You need to be prepared to dig and spend some time. Excellent selection, particularly fiction and culinary.

Convenient location for any student of the ubiquitous NYU, used bookstores of any ilk are small treasures in the bigger-than-thou online cornicopia. Sloppily well arranged, it will take you a bit of time to find your personal favorite here and in the meantime youll have seen three others that you liked...

Amazing assortment of books and at great prices!

Found a cheap book that was a 100 dollars on Amazon, would def recommend

Just a great store...low prices..always new stuff..friendly knowledgeable..Great fiction poetry classics history

Not much of a variety of books that I like

I have a love hate relationship with the chaos of some second hand bookstores. You cant always find what you want, but sometimes you find what you need.

Do not shop here! This store illegally sells uncorrected proofs, which are for presale purposes only and the store owner gets for free. This means the store owner is directly taking away sales from everyone that works so hard to produce the book. As if that isn’t enough, they are also being sold at high prices. Warning to book publishers: do not send your galleys to this store. As unethical as it gets.

11pm and its STILL open? Jesus Christ man I gotta chees book that I cant read until I sober up but WOOOOHOOOOOO

Eclectic selection of old books in near mint condition. Great to browse and easy on the pocket to buy.

Can browse for hours! Amazing finds and selections.

Some really nice books for cheap

Great experience picked up a few books and a few records at an excellent price its a store I recommend visiting even if your not in the area

I found a grate book by a good price!!!

Great customer services from book experts!

A great collection of world’s philosophy and fiction. I’ll be back

Very nice staff and I always find a really unexpected and interesting read in here. And the records are a draw for any collector

One of the last of the independents. A comfortable place to browse.

Engaging, helpful staff. Good organuzation.

Quaint and quirky, could easily spend hours

Great selection of bargain and used books

Treasure trove of books; great selection. Be prepared to spend a lot of time browsing; there are stacks of books all around.

Bit of a mess, needs a re organise but large quantities of books

I hope its still there. Small but jam packed with books, records and post cards.

I always find something to buy here

Love the smell of booksGreat selection.

Great prices and fair selection. Cant be beat.

Such a gem. Spend time in here just browsing and find yourself a book or 2 you didnt expect to leave with.

Great film books for @DailyFlickNY

Awesome selection of books

Great selection of used books and records

Cool used book shop.

The place has a huge selection of books to be view and lots of records

Always a great selection of art books

Great selection of used books

Great little shop

I love it

The books were very pricey.

Worth shopping there in spades

Cool

Nice selection