Oriental Culture Enterprises Co. Inc. (Eastern Bookstore)

Peaceful used bookstore cafe with an excellent collection of great titles, especially for a relatively compact space. Selection compares to Unnameable Books in Prospect Heights. Studious crowd of hipster types. Dedicated if somewhat laconic service. Fun, pleasing atmosphere for the book-lover.

LIFE IS A HIGHWAY 🛣️ …and I’m passing people. Simple stuff when you think about it really and truly. Some people wanna go fast, some people wanna take their time. That’s okay. I like this place because it suits itself towards the fastlaners like me. We like open roads and high speed limits. This stop kinda caters towards that type of life. I like that. I like that a lot actually. Thank you. 🏎️

Few things in this life get me off like a cozy independent book store. I romanticize tf out of places like Molasses Books. I felt like Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, or William S. Burroughs when I was in here. It made me want to be in a white button down with the sleeves rolled up, tucked into some pinstripe suit pants, with some trendy glasses on while I rip away at a typewriter between puffs of a cigarette. Instead I was in short shorts and a plain white T smh. Shelves of thoroughly used books engulf the walls, smooth jazz plays subtly in the background, as the young patrons of Bushwick have intimate conversations. A lot of passion in here. A lot of freedom. I got an americano because I'm beast, and the espresso was quality. I knew I was in good hands when one of the Bushwick creatives was making it. Not much else I need in this life than a cozy book store and good espresso... well a couple hundred million would be nice too. Ig @jnov_ Tiktok @jnov_reviews