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The Center for Fiction

6.9 • Non-profit organization
Unique
🎯 Curated
Coffee
🏫 Libraries
🥐 Pastry
📚 Bookstore
😎 Cool
📶 Wifi
Cafe
📚 Reading Spot
💎 Hidden Gems
🌿 Natural
🎩 Upscale
🍪 Cookie
🍷 Wine
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Space features high shelves with ladder and wall-to-wall books creating a Beauty and the Beast library feel. Atmosphere blends modern elegance with cozy cafe seating and a members-only upstairs area offering tech-free reading rooms and outdoor patios. Cafe serves notable pastries and coffee, supporting a vibrant, welcoming community.
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People are saying

"This reading spot is a beautiful, curated gem."

"I found the bookstore's selection of international literature to be the best."

"The unique floor-to-ceiling book wall feels like a library from a fairy tale."

Good to know

1

The center requires proof of vaccination and a purchase to enter.

2

There are zero vegan options available at the cafe.

3

Customers are required to buy from the cafe or a book to have a seat.

Map showing 15 Lafayette Ave
The Center for Fiction
6.9
15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, New York, United States
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