A Carroll Gardens Bookshop With A Wine Bar

Wooden shelves line one wall of the room, and a bar runs along the other, where a small counter pours coffee in the morning and wine later in the day. People pull a novel, claim a stool, and read with a glass at hand while the front tables fill with laptops and low conversation. A rotating wine list is poured by the glass, and a quick browse often turns into a longer sit. Staff cards flag new fiction and shelf favorites across the tables near the window. The Smith Street shop draws a Carroll Gardens crowd from open to close.