ampersand cafe & bookstore
This astonishing bookstore/café spills over three levels, each one lined with a veritable library of second-hand books. Take your coffee and (excellent) breakfast or lunch on the Oxford St level before descending the rickety stairs to the cave-like basement with its sparkling chandelier and cavernous, book-lined atmosphere. Or head back up stairs to the level-one reading room with its little aspect over the street. Ampersand is completely charming.