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From #BookTok to celebrity book clubs to high-profile literary film adaptations, it’s safe to say that reading hasn’t been this great over the years. So it’s no big surprise that our favorite nerdy pastime is also starting to make its way into the world of nightlife.

Over the years, bookshops have housed cozy cafes where you can while away the hours over a latte or a mug of Earl Gray with your new purchase. But lately, many bookstores are getting their liquor licenses and doubling as bars, each with its own unique perspective. You can pair Burgundy with Baudelaire in Paris, drink some Irish whiskey while working with “Ulysses” in Melbourne, or read about American history over a local cider at one of the most architecturally significant intersections in the US.

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Here are seven bookstore bars we’re adding to our reading lists this year.

Rough Draft Bar and Books: Kingston, New York

Unsurprisingly, New York City is a major hub for literati lounges, with standouts including the East Village. Book Club Bar And owned by a black woman Liz’s Book Bar in Brooklyn. For one of the most charming examples, however, go 100 miles up the Hudson River to Kingston, the state’s first capital. Rough draft bars and books Sits at the “Four Corners” – the only intersection in America where all four buildings were built before the Revolutionary War.

The rough draft stone building dates from 1774, and houses the Kingston Academy, cabinet makers, a newspaper and a radio station. Now, it falls somewhere between a neighborhood bookstore and a rustic tavern, where you can imagine the Founding Fathers drinking pints while trading edits on their pamphlets. The rotating list of beers, wines and ciders is local and creative, meaning you can find drinks like beet-infused rose cider. Wayside Cider in the Catskills.

Open until midnight seven days a week, of Leopold Describes itself as a “night owl-friendly neighborhood bookstore.” The hours are perfect for a shop just a few blocks from the University of Wisconsin campus. Tourists will especially like the selection here: the shelves are organized not by style but by country of origin. For example, Japanese cookbooks share space not with other cookbooks but with Japanese novels and poetry collections for a complete picture of the culture.

That cosmopolitanism extends to wines sold with bottles from unexpected places like Lebanon, Macedonia, Georgia and India. (Join house sommelier MJ Hecox for Friday “office hours” to learn more and try samples.) The bar — lined with a lush tropical-plant-and-macaw wallpaper — offers a wide range of cocktails, from black walnut Manhattans to gelato. -based grasshoppers in a series of clever $5 shots.

Assouline’s often triple-digit statement coffee table books are a culture lover status symbol, so it’s no surprise that the publisher’s London flagship store is something of a scene. Sitting on Piccadilly near the Royal Academy of Arts and Fortnum & Mason, Maison Assouline Housed in a Grade II-listed former banking hall since 1922 and boasting the sumptuous Swans Bar.

You can order posh classics like the Dirty Gibson (with a honey-balsamic-onion garnish) and the 72 British pound ($96) Eau de Martini, which comes with a caviar bump. There’s also a selection of travel-themed cocktails inspired by places like Italy’s Lake Como and Australia’s Byron Bay, topped off with garnishes like edible surfboards and cityscapes.

Named for a character in James Joyce’s “Ulysses”. Melbourne Bookstore Bar The inner suburb of Northcote has one main focus: Ireland. Shelves are lined with classics, contemporary novels, plays and collections of poetry originating from the Emerald Isle. The Celtic theming continues behind the bar, which aims to house the city’s largest collection of Irish whiskey — plus bottles from Scotland, Japan, the US and Tasmania.

If you don’t want to sip whiskey neat, there’s a compact collection of cocktails, including Irish coffees and hot toddies, which you can order with either traditional or malted whiskey. Look out for special events like the St. Patrick’s Day Party on Bloomsday and a complimentary glass of Redbreast potstill (with book purchase) – a day dedicated to Joyce.

Popular with tourists and locals alike, this Mexico City Mini-Chain Has branches around the city, some of which have their own cafes. After dark, you’ll want to head to a location in Zona Rosa (the city’s borough) to drink on-site. Bukowski’s Bar. It pays homage to bohemian writers and their relationship—the good, the bad, and the ugly—with alcohol. (The pseudonymous poet Charles Bukowski notoriously romanticized his alcoholism.)

The venue also doubles as an inviting jazz and blues club. Different nights of the week mean music from a house jazz trio, Broadway standards by a pianist, or even an open-mic night.

Its wine list is mostly natural, organic and small-batch, with bottles from Hungary, Greece and Georgia. The shop is also home to a pop-up Hanloh Thai foodHosted by culinary artist-in-residence chef Lalita Kewsawang. Regulars can join the wine club, which offers two bottles per month, notes on how to pair with food and literature, discounts on books and free monthly tastings.

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