Midtown Scholar Bookstore Café

Located in a dramatically renovated 1920s theater building - 5 blocks north of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, at Third and Verbeke Streets, across from the historic Broad Street Market, The Midtown Scholar Bookstore is the nation's largest academic used bookseller, with over one million books online. It has 200,000 new, used, rare, & discount books in two buildings. Its Famous Reading Café offers exceptional organic, fair-trade teas, coffees, and espressos imported by Counter Culture Coffee. Its Yellow Wall Gallery features works by local artists. Now with a new wing for children's and young adult books, "The Little Scholar," plus an in-store bakery. And introducing Robinson's Rare Books and Fine Art prints on the lower level, with a contemporary print gallery. Weekly programming includes live acoustic music, author talks, book signings, free lectures, community events, poetry readings and book clubs. Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, from 10am to 6pm.