The concept of this eatery combines the best of both worlds: a bookstore with a selection big enough to get lost in and a cafe and in back to grab a complementary ... neatly decorated, with unique art ...

Both Ed Berlin and Gjerde compared the concept to Louie’s Bookstore Cafe, a Charles Street hangout in the 1980s and 1990s that closed in 1999. “Everyone keeps saying, ‘Oh my god, we need a ...