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Bookstore

BEM

Stuyvesant Heights

Sisters Gabrielle and Danielle Davenport have built a cozy Bed-Stuy haven where cookbooks meet poetry and children's stories, all celebrating the African diaspora through food. Browse their shelves, then linger at the cafe with something warm to drink.

Black-owned bookstore
Food literature focus
Sister-owned business
Cultural events

Tips

📚"a new destination for food literature of the African diaspora" (Time Out)
lovely coffee shop vibe for lingering
🍽️check their events calendar for dinners and discussions

BEM

373 Lewis Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11233, USA