Penshops In New York

[Dutchpen]

I'm going to New York soon and I was wondering which penshops I have to visit.

I know fountainpenhospital on Warren st. I will definetly visit this store.

 

Are there any more pen shops?

 

Thanks

Lennard

[Shaporama]

Art Brown International Pen store, on West 45th Street, just off 5th Avenue. There's also a Montblanc boutique on Madison Avenue in Midtown if that's your thing.

[Maurizio]

I second the motion for Art Brown Pen Shop. This is a great place with lots of fountain pens of course; they have a much larger ink selection than the otherwise excellent Fountain Pen Hospital. They have an "ink book" for all the inks in the shop that they'll let you browse through so you can see what the inks looks like on paper. They also have a wide selection of stationary, Rhodia, Clairefontaine, Quo Vadis, Moleskin & various others, & a section (somewhat dwindled lately) of calligraphy pens & accessories. Certainly a great shop to visit.

[bitterwonder]

Remember that Fountin Pen Hospital is closed on Sarurday.

[JeffPDX2]

I second the motion for Art Brown Pen Shop. This is a great place with lots of fountain pens of course; they have a much larger ink selection than the otherwise excellent Fountain Pen Hospital. They have an "ink book" for all the inks in the shop that they'll let you browse through so you can see what the inks looks like on paper. They also have a wide selection of stationary, Rhodia, Clairefontaine, Quo Vadis, Moleskin & various others, & a section (somewhat dwindled lately) of calligraphy pens & accessories. Certainly a great shop to visit.

I was in NYC 3 weeks ago and made a point to go to Art Brown's (I was in mid-town, and Fountain Pen Hospital was too long a trek given my time constraints). I agree with both Maurizio and Shaporama: wonderful place, great pen selection, friendly staff, wide range of ink (the complete Iroshizuku line), paper......what more could you want? :-)

[studiohead]

Due to my schedule, I will be driving from Nashua, New Hampshire to JFK in New York. Are any of the mention locations worth a detour into Manhattan and finding parking before my flight at 8:30pm on a Thursday? Would love to drop in but I already see many very nice pens on my 3 local B&M Stores plus those I visit in Japan.

[ziptrickhead]

Fountain Pen Hospital isn't just closed on Saturday but all weekend if I remember correctly. They open really early on weekdays though for those last minute gifts for the people at City Hall .

 

I'll have to agree with the above sentiments that Art Brown is one of my favourite pen stores in NYC because they have a huge selection of pens and pen related items like paper and ink. There's also Altman Luggage in the Lower East Side. They have a decent pen counter hidden in the far end of the store. Altman closes early on Fridays and all of Saturday though (owners are Jewish).