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Albertine

Upper East Side

Lose yourself under a hand-painted celestial ceiling inside this Gilded Age mansion bookstore, home to over 14,000 French and English titles spanning thirty Francophone countries.

celestial painted ceiling
Gilded Age mansion
French-American cultural hub
quiet reading rooms

Tips

📸the celestial ceiling on the second floor
🛋️settle into a leather chair with a book
👑look for the Little Prince statue outside

Albertine

972 5th Ave, New York, NY 10075, USA

Upcoming at Albertine

Friday, Jun 12
Fifth Avenue Gilded Age Mansions Walking Tour

Fifth Avenue Gilded Age Mansions Walking Tour

June 12

Wander Millionaire's Row and step inside the Payne Whitney mansion, home to Albertine Books. The hand-painted constellation ceiling and French-English shelves make this literary stop as opulent as the Gilded Age stories you'll hear along the way.