The Fountain Bookshop

What people say

From Google Maps reviews.

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  E K★★★★★★★★★★2 months ago

  This magical nook is everything!! Amazing bookstore, staff are super friendly and welcoming , Erica the manager was awesome and had lots of great suggestions. Ice cream is also delish

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  Elizabeth williams★★★★★★★★★★a month ago

  This Is absolutely my favorite place to get ice cream in Hudson Heights! The ice cream is Delicious. The staff is friendly. I like to treat myself with an ice cream cone at least once a week. It always makes my day. Thank you for everything you do.

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  ed shim★★★★★★★★★★a year ago

  This neighborhood has been starving for a bookstore for years and years. A real one. Not a pop-up, not a gift shop with books in the corner, not a website. A place with shelves, spines, surprises. And now, at long last, we have Fountain Bookshop. And it is everything. This place isn’t for someone who wants to play-act literary seriousness—it’s for someone who reads. Someone who walks in not to be seen browsing, but to actually browse. Someone who still believes in the quiet, communal thrill of

Safety notes

From the May 2, 2025 health inspection. Lower-priority items are listed after the serious ones.