Every Thing Goes Book Cafe and Neighborhood Stage
“Once I brought my son, who's 8, to the drum circle and we totally enjoyed it.”
“It has open mikes and some really unique free shows at night.”
“I feel a real sense of community which almost doesn't exist in this part of the country.”
Every Thing Goes Book Cafe and Neighborhood Stage
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Inexpensive
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Besides my arrival at the surprisingly slick ferry terminal, Every Thing Goes was my first taste of Staten Island, and I'm come back here for this alone.
This hybrid cafe / performance space / book store / record store is quirktastic, full of amazing gems at reasonable prices. Walking around the multiple levels of ETG with my fresh-brewed mint iced tea in one hand, I marveled at what was in front of me. There were VHS cassettes of "Titanic" and "What Women Want", still sealed in plastic. Walls were filled with vinyl, from Johnny Cash to Rick Skaggs, from to "Disney's Family Reunion" to the soundtrack of "Perfect" with Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta. Cozy chairs were abound, so those that wanted to crack open a book can, indeed, do so. A crickety screen door led to a back porch area, lined with funky chairs, plants, and ivy. Ignore the buildings around you,and you certainly forget that you are in any urban environment, more so that you are, perhaps, at some funky hippie bookstore up in the Hudson Valley or the Berkshires.
Can I live there? Like…in the store? Please?
Friendly owners and staff, great tea and snacks, and a super chill cafe space even if you're not into the used and vintage bookstore section of the store. They have a neat little stage that looks like it would play well for stuff like readings, acoustic music and other low key performances. This is one cafe worth checking out in Staten Island.
To be honest we were planning to have a closer look at statue of liberty so took Staten island ferry (which judging by the crowd I suspect many people were there for the same reason), Upon arrival at Staten island I decided to not be a typical tourist and see what the island has to offer. So I made my wife and brother to travel one stop on subway (which is very slow and we had a long wait for the train to move). went we got to this place, at the front of the shop we thought it is closed as it was dark inside. But when we realized it is open we were surprised to see a book reading session. So as silently as we could we ordered coffee and a cake which was ok but not amazing. what we loved was the crowd and the ambiance of this place. They have a great collection of books. My brother even stumbled upon some old Russian classics. This is not a place that I will go back but the visit was so pleasant and surprising that I felt 4 star gives it justice. worth a visit if you are nearvy
This is a pretty cool place, that reminds me of my teen years. We used to hang out at coffee shops, drinking all kinds of weird coffee concoctions and reading (yes READING) aloud the hilarious smut sections of the books. I am very nostalgic.
They make a darn good cappuccino and they have tons of very interesting and sometimes off-the-wall books; for example: Soviet Russia cookbooks! I found "Into The Wild" on paperback for $2. I've been wanting to read that one!
I really like their jam sessions too. I feel a real sense of community which almost doesn't exist in this part of the country. I was taken back to my Oregon hot springs adventure, where ANYthing Goes.
Will be back!
Try the maestro sandwich with a warm fresh bagel, it's amazing! I've been in here about four times now, had mixed reception. One of the guys is super friendly, while some of the others either don't acknowledge you right away or don't engage at all. I order a peppermint tea which is great, they sell the tea by the ounce (about 3$ each I believe). The hummus and carrots are also fresh and taste amazing. I spend up to about 3 hours each time here reading (hard to do sometimes with conversations between patrons however it's fun to hear their plans for St George festival), and using wifi to write and do emails. There are some times when homeless people come in for heat but they handle it somewhat diplomatically. There is a calendar of events that they promote to build community. It's such an eclectic mix of books available and old vhs or records, pretty much enough to keep you entertained for an entire afternoon wandering through or just people watching.
This place gets a 5 stars for the cafe portion of their services. I haven't had a chance to explore the used books or attend any events so I cannot speak to those areas. I was going to go do some reading and writing at the library and opted to check this place out on the way. Reminds me of the laid back coffee shops out west.
I'm sitting here now after having had a really yummy bagel prepared with bananas, honey and cream cheese… messy but oh so damn yummy for someone with a sweet tooth like mine.
The service is very laid back and earth-friendly. Hippie clothes and motifs abound. The menu is limited but seems wholesome:
Iced Teas: 1.25/1.75
Apple Juice: 1.25-3.00 (varies)
Soup of the Day: 2.75/3.75
Bagel with cc, honey, bananas 2.50
Hummus with chips or carrots 3.50
misc baked goods on the counter.
There was metered parking out front.
I read the one review mentioning the Ganas Cult.. looked it up and figured who gives a damn… live and let live. I'm kinda glad they're here serving up coffee and offering a cultural experience to an otherwise bland rural part of NYC.