Best Stationery Stores in NYC: 10 Shops to Visit

A row of six New York shopfronts whose signs read Kinokuniya, Goods for the Study, Fountain Pen Hospital, Yoseka, Niconeco and MUJI, with a black lamppost and a red fire hydrant on the pavement at the end of the street — Six of the ten stores in this guide, across Manhattan and Brooklyn, checked on October 24, 2026.

Notes on these stores

Kinokuniya New York: 1073 Avenue of the Americas, Midtown (Bryant Park), New York. Checked October 24, 2026 on the store's own page.
Goods for the Study (Nolita): 234–236 Mulberry Street, Nolita, New York. Checked October 24, 2026 on the store's own page.
Goods for the Study (West Village): 50 West 8th Street, West Village, New York. Checked October 24, 2026 on the store's own page.
Goods for the Study (Upper West Side): 2105 Broadway (the Ansonia), Upper West Side, New York. The store's site lists no hours for this shop. Checked October 24, 2026 on the store's own page.
Fountain Pen Hospital: 10 Warren Street, Lower Manhattan (Tribeca), New York. Checked October 24, 2026 on the store's own page.
Hightide Store NYC: 512 LaGuardia Place, Greenwich Village, New York. Opened December 19, 2025, per Hightide's press release of January 15, 2026. Checked October 24, 2026 on the store's own page.
Niconeco Zakkaya: 263 East 10th Street, East Village, New York. A second, larger shop with a cafe, Loaf on Paper, opened at 64 Grand Street, Williamsburg, in July 2025. Checked October 24, 2026 on the store's own page.
MUJI Fifth Avenue: 475 5th Avenue, Midtown (Bryant Park), New York. Checked October 24, 2026 on the store's own page.
Blick Art Materials (SoHo): 443 Broadway, SoHo, New York. Blick also lists NYC stores at 650 6th Avenue, 111 4th Avenue (Union Square), 261 West 125th Street (Harlem) and two in Brooklyn. Checked October 24, 2026 on the store's own page.
Yoseka Stationery: 63 West Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Brooklyn. Checked October 24, 2026 on the store's own page.
Stores move, close and change hours. Always check the store's site or Instagram before you go.

Key takeaways

We list 10 New York stationery stores, each checked on its own website on October 24, 2026: 9 in Manhattan and 1 in Brooklyn (Yoseka Stationery in Greenpoint).
Fountain Pen Hospital has sold pens in Manhattan since 1946, from 10 Warren Street, but opens Monday to Friday only, 9 am to 5 pm, so plan it for a weekday.
Hightide, the Fukuoka stationery maker behind Penco, opened its New York store at 512 LaGuardia Place in Greenwich Village on December 19, 2025.
Goods for the Study now has three Manhattan shops: Nolita (since 2013), the West Village and, since January 25, 2025, the Ansonia building on the Upper West Side.
CW Pencil Enterprise closed its Orchard Street shop in October 2021, and Arthur Brown & Bro. closed in 2013; neither is a stop any more.

What are the best stationery stores in NYC?

For a first visit, go to Kinokuniya New York for Japanese stationery, Goods for the Study in Nolita for pens you can test, and Fountain Pen Hospital for fountain pens. These three come first because each covers one need in depth: Kinokuniya’s Japanese range, which pen blog Unsharpen calls excellent for reasonably priced stationery; a pen wall where you try before you buy; and a fountain pen specialist that has sold pens in Manhattan since 1946. If you have a free afternoon, add Yoseka Stationery in Greenpoint, the one Brooklyn shop on our list.

Store	Neighborhood	Known for	Official site
Kinokuniya New York	Midtown (Bryant Park)	Japanese pens, pencils and notebooks	usa.kinokuniya.com
Goods for the Study	Nolita, West Village, Upper West Side	Pen wall, notebooks, desk goods	goodsforthestudy.com
Fountain Pen Hospital	Lower Manhattan (Tribeca)	Fountain pens, inks, pre-owned pens	fountainpenhospital.com
Yoseka Stationery	Greenpoint, Brooklyn	Asian stationery, tester table, planners	yosekastationery.com
Hightide Store NYC	Greenwich Village	HIGHTIDE, Penco and Nähe goods	hightidestoredtla.com
Niconeco Zakkaya	East Village	Japanese zakka and stationery	niconeco.com
MUJI Fifth Avenue	Midtown (Bryant Park)	MUJI’s own pens and notebooks	muji.us
Blick Art Materials	SoHo, plus 5 more	Art supplies	dickblick.com

How did we choose these stores?

We picked shops that focus on stationery, pens or art supplies and were open on October 24, 2026, then weighed what each one stocks and does. Our criteria:

A dedicated focus on stationery, pens or art supplies, not general gifts or books alone.
The range of brands each store lists on its own site, such as Yoseka’s 2027 planners or Hightide’s own HIGHTIDE, Penco and Nähe lines.
Specialist services, such as Fountain Pen Hospital’s Back Room of limited-edition and pre-owned pens, the Goods for the Study pen wall and Yoseka’s tester table.
Standing in the pen and stationery community, from the coverage cited below: Unsharpen, Inkstable and I Love the Upper West Side.
Open now, confirmed on each store’s own site on October 24, 2026.

We compiled this from the stores’ own websites and that coverage. We have not visited them in person for this guide, and we do not rate them. Hours change, so check before you go.

Why is each store on the list?

Each store earns its place with a specific range or service, not general gift stock.

Kinokuniya New York (Midtown): Kinokuniya USA says it sells “books, magazines, and stationery from Japan”, and Unsharpen calls this branch excellent for reasonably priced Japanese pens and pencils.
Goods for the Study, Nolita: the original shop, open since 2013, leans toward pens, per Unsharpen, and opens daily.
Goods for the Study, West Village: Unsharpen rates its notebook and journal selection the best in the city.
Goods for the Study, Upper West Side: opened inside the Ansonia in January 2025 and sells both pens and paper; it is the one shop on our list north of Midtown.
Fountain Pen Hospital (Tribeca): a fountain pen specialist since 1946, per its site, with new pens “from a few dollars to thousands” and a Back Room of limited-edition and pre-owned pens updated every Thursday.
Hightide Store NYC (Greenwich Village): the Fukuoka maker’s own shop, opened December 19, 2025, for its HIGHTIDE, Penco, Nähe and New Retro lines.
Niconeco Zakkaya (East Village): Japanese zakka and stationery, open on Sundays, with a second, larger shop, Loaf on Paper, in Williamsburg.
MUJI Fifth Avenue (Midtown): MUJI’s own gel pens, notebooks and pen storage, a short walk from Kinokuniya by Bryant Park.
Blick Art Materials, SoHo: art supplies on the downtown crawl at 443 Broadway, one of six Blick stores in the city.
Yoseka Stationery (Greenpoint): mixes Japanese and Taiwanese brands around a central tester table and lists 2027 Hobonichi, Midori, PLOTTER, TRAVELER’S and Kokuyo Jibun Techo planners.

Which NYC stores are best for fountain pens?

Fountain Pen Hospital at 10 Warren Street is the city’s dedicated fountain pen shop; it says it has been in Manhattan since 1946. Its site describes new pens “from a few dollars to thousands”, plus inks, refills, cases and notebooks, and a Back Room of limited-edition and pre-owned pens updated every Thursday.

Pen magazine Inkstable lists Montblanc, Montegrappa, Aurora, Visconti, Graf von Faber-Castell and Caran d’Ache among its brands. It opens Monday to Friday only, 9 am to 5 pm.

For cheaper fountain pens, Kinokuniya USA has a fountain pen section in its online shop (store stock varies), and Curbed (as quoted by I Love the Upper West Side) singled out the Kaweco Sport fountain pens on the Goods for the Study pen wall. New to fountain pens? Read our fountain pens for beginners guide before you go.

Which NYC stores are best for Japanese stationery?

Kinokuniya New York, at 1073 Avenue of the Americas, is the biggest Japanese stop: Kinokuniya USA says it sells “books, magazines, and stationery from Japan”. Pen blog Unsharpen calls this branch excellent for reasonably priced Japanese stationery, especially pens and pencils.

Three smaller shops add depth. Hightide Store NYC, opened on December 19, 2025, is the Fukuoka maker’s own shop for its HIGHTIDE, Penco, Nähe and New Retro lines.

Niconeco Zakkaya in the East Village sells Japanese zakka and stationery. Yoseka Stationery in Greenpoint, started by a family with a stationery business in Taiwan, mixes Japanese and Taiwanese brands around a central tester table, as its site describes.

Before you go, see our picks of the best Japanese pens to know what to test.

Which NYC stores are best for paper and notebooks?

Goods for the Study’s West Village shop at 50 West 8th Street has the city’s best selection of notebooks and journals, according to Unsharpen. The Nolita shop leans toward pens, and the Upper West Side shop in the Ansonia sells both.

For planners, Yoseka’s site lists 2027 Hobonichi, Midori, PLOTTER, TRAVELER’S and Kokuyo Jibun Techo planners. Compare them first in our 2027 planners and Japanese notebooks guides.

Where should you buy art supplies in NYC?

Blick Art Materials is the easiest choice: its store list shows SoHo (443 Broadway), 650 6th Avenue, Union Square (111 4th Avenue), Harlem and two Brooklyn stores. Kinokuniya and Yoseka also carry brush pens and markers, but neither is an art supply store.

How do you plan a stationery crawl in NYC?

Do downtown on a weekday, because Fountain Pen Hospital closes at 5 pm and all weekend. Start at Warren Street, then go north through SoHo (Blick, and MUJI at 455 Broadway) to Goods for the Study on Mulberry Street, Hightide on LaGuardia Place, Goods for the Study on West 8th Street and Niconeco on East 10th Street.

Midtown is a short second stop: Kinokuniya and MUJI Fifth Avenue both sit in the Bryant Park area. Save Yoseka in Greenpoint for Wednesday to Sunday; Niconeco’s second shop, Loaf on Paper, is in Williamsburg at 64 Grand Street.

To-scale map of 10 New York stationery stores at their geocoded addresses, from Goods for the Study on the Upper West Side to Fountain Pen Hospital in Tribeca, with an inset for downtown Manhattan and Greenpoint — Where the stores are, drawn to scale from each address; check addresses before you go. Map data: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line and NYC Dept. of City Planning; store positions: US Census Geocoder.

Which NYC stationery stores have closed?

CW Pencil Enterprise closed its Orchard Street shop in October 2021, and Arthur Brown & Bro., the pen shop near Fifth Avenue, closed in 2013. CW Pencil’s website is now an archive, and Arthur Brown’s old domain is a parked page.

We also left out stores we could not confirm on October 24, 2026, including LAMY’s former SoHo shop at 452 West Broadway and Blick’s old Bond Street store, which no longer appears in Blick’s list.

When is the next pen show in New York?

The Empire State Pen Show runs November 7–8, 2026, at the New York Hilton Midtown. Dates, hours and tickets are in our 2026 pen show calendar; for next year, see US pen shows 2027, where Empire State has not announced dates yet.

More cities: see all our stationery store guides, city by city, from New York and San Francisco to Tokyo, Kyoto, Seoul, London, Paris, Vienna and Istanbul.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a fountain pen store in Manhattan?

Yes. Fountain Pen Hospital at 10 Warren Street has sold pens in Manhattan since 1946 and carries new, limited-edition and pre-owned fountain pens plus inks and refills. It opens Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, per its site on October 24, 2026.

Is CW Pencil Enterprise still open?

No. CW Pencil Enterprise closed its shop at 15 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side in October 2021, as The Village Sun reported, and its website now works as an archive.

Which NYC stationery stores are open on Sundays?

On October 24, 2026, Kinokuniya New York (11 am to 7:30 pm), Goods for the Study in Nolita and the West Village (open daily), Yoseka Stationery (10 am to 7 pm) and Niconeco Zakkaya (noon to 6 pm) all listed Sunday hours. Fountain Pen Hospital is closed at weekends.

Is there a Hightide store in New York?

Yes. Hightide Store NYC opened on December 19, 2025, at 512 LaGuardia Place in Greenwich Village, per Hightide's press release. Its store page lists hours of noon to 7 pm.

Is Yoseka Stationery in Brooklyn or Manhattan?

Brooklyn. Yoseka Stationery is at 63 West Street in Greenpoint, where it moved in 2020 after starting in Sunnyside, Queens, in 2018. Its event space, Yoseka Land, is across the street at 58 West Street.

Does MUJI sell stationery in New York?

Yes. MUJI sells its own gel pens, notebooks and pen storage, and MUJI USA's store page lists several New York stores, including 475 Fifth Avenue, 455 Broadway in SoHo, Chelsea, Hudson Yards and Williamsburg.

Where can I buy Hobonichi and Midori planners in NYC?

Yoseka Stationery in Greenpoint lists 2027 Hobonichi, Midori, PLOTTER, TRAVELER'S and Kokuyo Jibun Techo planners on its site, and Kinokuniya New York sells Japanese notebooks. Call ahead for a specific size, because shop stock differs from online stock.

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