Eclectic, bohemian, nerdy, coolest place ever! We enjoyed our visitS and enjoyed the wood chucks. I found several books and thoroughly had a pleasant evening! read more

Molasses Books - Late night study session...wait is she on facebook? - Bookstores Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Really fun bookstore! I've been here twice now, staff is super friendly and there's a decent assortment of books considering how small the bookstore is. It's got very interesting and funky reads, lots of cheap books! Never tried the drinks or snacks. Towards closing they dim the lights, not easy to read but honestly great date atmosphere. Definitely coming back someday! read more

This place is one of my favorite Brooklyn finds since I moved here a few years ago. You can get beer, coffee, wine, and snacks. They play great music and the book selection is unique read more

Great little neighborhood coffee shop / bookstore. Obscure music and books. Few little tables if you want to chill out and read.

Love this place for quickly browsing books and grabbing a coffee. Their iced coffee is great, atmosphere is calm, and the counter person is usually playing a good low-energy record. Books are well curated; I always walk out with a book on some obscure art subject, or contemporary novel, after browsing less than 10 minutes. read more

What a fantastic little gem that only Bushwick could create. Tucked away on a mostly residential street, Molasses is a bookstore/cafe that makes me feel like I am in a little sleepy town upstate. There is an impressive selection of used books (and I am pretty sure the owner is always open to more). You can sit at the bar or at a private table and enjoy a coffee, tea, glass of wine or beer, all the while listening to some tunes on vinyl. Great place to study, work or meet a friend. read more

This is my favorite bookstore, hands down. The used selection (almost the entire store) is super well curated across many areas. And although the store is small, it has one of the best poetry sections I've found. Plus coffee and lots of lit events... home run. read more

This is one of my favorite places in all of Brooklyn. I can't walk out without buying something. My first purchase was a Rauschenburg interview book and then my next was Zen Flesh Zen Bones. So you get the full range in there! Art, philosophy, novels, small books of poetry, etc. But the real kicker is the place actually offers an exchange program where you can trade books with them. When the weekend comes and it's been a long work week, i always think to myself that i can at least find peace in the sanctuary of Molasess. i imagine myself sipping on a beer and reading in the peaceful little spot while sifting through a pile of art books, listening to the amazing crackling country record the shopkeeper's just thrown on. I'm still waiting to get out for one of their events one of these days! read more

This is a quaint little bookstore in Bushwick I discovered earlier today. It has a very small, but interesting, selection. It has a very inviting atmosphere from what I gather, plus some (presumably) tasty bakery items which I didn't have the opportunity to sample. Even so, it's worth a look-see if you happen to be in the neighborhood. read more

This place is a dream. Great selection of used books, good service, laidback atmosphere, cheap drinks. Not a unique or expansive drink menu, but good for the sake of a libation while buried in a book. Highly recommended for those who appreciate alcohol and literature (who doesn't?) read more

Yo this spot is great. well curated collection and good vibes ta boot. spend some time there-its perfect for chilling out and forgetting the daily GRIND read more

This is just a fantastic bookstore/bar. Great browsing, open til midnight, and reasonable prices on both books and drinks. Walked away with a bob Dylan bio and would've bought more if I had room in my suitcase. read more

I love this little place. Visiting here gives you the feeling like you know a great secret about a cool little book shop far off the beaten path. read more

Great space! Always go before I take a trip to get a good book. I recommend all the readers in bushwick stop by and check this place out. Your local book store. read more

Great little bookshop with a bar in Bushwick. I was here for a record release and a book release and had a great time on each occasion. I browsed the books and the selection was wide-ranging and interesting, with lots of great deals. If I drink I have an IPA and they had an excellent one at the bar. I will definitely come back here during the daytime to study and hang out; the owner seems very cool, by the way. read more

Cozy used bookstore I ran into while strolling around the neighborhood. Saw a unique collection of used books on sale outside, each and every single one I wanted to take home with me. Entered, only to find I had found my Terabithia. A must visit for anyone in NYC or beyond. read more

Great find, it's the perfect place to grab a coffee and a secondhand book to read. The iced coffee I got was decent and only $2.75, the music was eccentric and it was just a cozy little place to be for the afternoon. Would love to come back! read more

Molasses Books - Hemingway and iced coffee, it was a perfect afternoon. - Bookstores Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Very cozy bookstore, cafe, bar. Literally my favorite place to just hang out and work, chat, ect. Also a great selection of used books. I feel so lucky to have Molasses in my life. read more

A great spot to post up with a book and a drink/coffee. Spots like this in town are quite rare these days. It's got a small bookshop feel, and people hang and work here. They also do events from time to time. read more

This place is an escape. Sit down, have a coffee/beer/wine and spend some time figuring out exactly what you like to read. I found myself pulling things from the shelves constantly. The hours are amazing also. read more

I love books and was psyched to find out that this little store was only blocks from my house!

A solid 3.5/5. The space is no that large, but uses every nook and cranny well. Bar seating helps. The coffee and tea is always good. They do have food (not on display, so no wonder someone wrote they only saw some cookies) listed on the board above the bar, and the spinach turnover was delicious. The fiction selection is great. It's a good place to meet people, browse, sit down and write (laptops until 8PM! love that!) The prices are reasonable. One problem I do have is the music some servers play. I know other people might appreciate head banging heavy duty loud music, it may help them concentrate, work better, enjoy themselves. But I am not one of those people. I would think that a book store-cafe would play music that is not super loud, super distracting, and just too noisy (and perhaps increase the volume later at night). For example, I would have been fine with whatever music that was playing, if it were not as loud. At some point a guy came in to ask for a mug of coffee. I heard him. The person behind the bar could not hear him over her own music and had to ask him to repeat himself three times! In general, if I cannot hear myself think, then I won't stay long. Unfortunately, a lot of bookstores and cafes make this mistake; they treat the music as a part of the entertainment of their staff, not a part of the business, which is to make the place the best atmosphere which will make customers stay, spend, and enjoy. read more

I laughed at the review about the people who come here are those out of college who love the smell of their own farts until I visited tonight and realized the review was spot on. The place does not have that many books to look at because a lot require you to reach over someone drinking coffee to get to or are too high up and awkward to get around. There also was not a selection of alcohol or coffee, just a couple beers/wines and hot coffee or coffee poured on ice that tasted as great as a gas station. I really do not understand what the point of this place is if there are not many books, coffee, or alcohol. There was one food there I saw, which was a $3 crappy looking cookie. You could also hear everyone speak even from one end of the room to another. I was very excited to come here because of the great reviews and wanted to test out the feel of the place because I love alcohol, coffee, and books, but was severely disappointed and mad I spent money here. read more

while the bookstore isn't big by means, it certainly makes up its lack of physical presence via a great selection (and prices). spent a good hour in here with the lady and could have easily spent another. made out like a bandit with some classics I haven't read since grade school, too. will be back. read more

I'm supposed to like this place. I'm a writer. I'm a reader. I like coffee and a warm place to use my laptop. The problem is the owner. Or management. Or whoever is in charge here. I've been here twice and the vibe is one that you are walking in and bothering him. That you are out of place and should not expect to be welcome. As someone of color I felt that they would be happy to finally have someone of color in the place as it's not diverse here -- at all. However, the owner is more interested in speaking to his friends and doing, basically, whatever he wants. Privilege is a moniker here, unfortunately, and if you don't have it you will not feel welcome. Please note that i thought the first time I felt this might be a fluke. But I went a second time, and same thing. read more

i bought a paul auster novel for six bucks and then sat at the bar and read the whole thing, getting progressively drunker on $2-3 beers. very laid back. great selection of literature, decent selection of cheap drinks. my only complaint is the lighting- during the day the big front windows let in a lot of beautiful light, but at night it's lit with drab overhead lamps that that cast the entire room in a flat yellowish light, which isn't good to read by or very attractive in general. if they'd keep the light off the walls but have pools of light on the books, bar, and tables, it'd be absolutely gorgeous. as it is that's just a minor complaint of an otherwise great experience of sitting around getting hammered while reading in public, which the library discourages heavily (the first part(the getting hammered)) read more

Friendly, helpful staff and owner, good beer selection for a bookstore, great vibe late at night that makes for an excellent event space. They get some really strange stuff in and I've made some good finds like "Christian Forgeries" and some stuff on urban planning. Worth coming into Bushwick for. read more

cheap drinks, great book selection, lovely atmosphere, this is my favorite neighborhood spot