Papél New York

I’m a big fan of cards. Like, I’m the greatest card sender ever. Ever. So naturally, this store is my shit.
It’s full of cute and full of whimsical paper goodies.
Large prints for framing and tons of letterpress cards for every holiday. Their Valentine’s selection is super adorbs!
Loved this little store and will def be back.

Nice selections of cards but I felt the sales associate was a bit cold and unfriendly. Would I visit this store again, only if I was in the neighborhood. There’s definitely other stores that provide great products and the customer service to match, but this one is lacking.

Cool little indie card/​stationery shop in a thriving neighborhood that offers great gift options and, if nothing else, a nice way to kill some time if you’re early or someone’s late to a rendezvous nearby.

i needed many
sentimental paper bits
this was a mecca
two engagement fetes
right after one another?
these cards are like art
bathroom privilege
in new york establishments:
something to revere
Bottom line: the owner was so helpful and wonderful, they had a well-​curated yet extremely wide selection of cards for whatever occasion you need to commemorate, and all sorts of extra goodies to spice up your gift-​giving experience. And she let me use the bathroom. Who does that these days? Only angels.

I used papel for my save the dates and wedding invitations. They have a great selection and Raegan is absolutely amazing through every step of the process. She is accessible, thoughtful and essential in helping you achieve whatever your vision you want to have for your wedding. She also has fabulous taste. I recommend using papel for all of your events. They also have beautiful cards and stationary as well!

I’ve started making it a habit to only buy my cards here now — everything is so lovely and it motivates me to send more cards, which is a very good thing. It’s the sweetest place and the owner is super nice. Light years ahead of the vaguely sterile/​odd vibe I got at Paper Source.

A delightful stationary shop that always has interesting new things from local artisans and you can’t find at the big stationary chains. They always have beautiful window displays to admire and the inside is cheery and light-​filled.

This is a unique and efficient paper store. You’ll find exactly the right cards for the season and of course thank you and birthdays as well.
If you’re looking for something a bit more edgy or artsy than Paper Source, then check this place out. The owner is also very nice, and she gives you the feeling of being in a store created by people rather than by a company.

Loved everything about this store. Reminds me of a smaller paper source. Love love love all the cards.

What a sweet and thoughtful stationary store. They had a great selection of holiday cards, including a full table of Hanukkah cards. The set-​up is simple and lovely. The individual cards are also obviously curated very nicely. Prices are comparable to other stationary stores. Just love it.

We just moved to Cobble Hill this year and bought our wedding invitations at Papel. Raegan, the owner, is helpful, patient, knowledgable and warm. We had checked out a number of shops in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn before this one and we chose Papel from the second we walked in.
We knew that we wanted hand calligraphy letterpress and that it was going to be expensive. Raegan went above and beyond to help us find something similar for less money. She never tried to upsell us (which is rare in the wedding business) and always gave us as many options as possible to get the best bang for our buck. We tried to order something less expensive than what we wanted and didn’t love it as much, so Raegan did whatever necessary to change our order back to the original company at no expense to us!
Our invitations came out perfect and gorgeous and we would recommend Papel to everyone. It is the perfect neighborhood shop, down to the details of setting us up with a local calligrapher and letting us use their back table to put together a few straggler invitations to mail.
Our invitation process was the most pleasurable and least stressful part of planning the entire wedding and this is thanks to Raegan and her staff at Papel. I can’t rave enough about it.

Raegan helped us design our letterpress wedding invitations and we were thrilled with the results, which received many compliments. She was warm, friendly, creative and very responsive to our needs. I also appreciate that she didn’t push us to buy pieces we didn’t need. Papel is a great store in general, and I will continue to shop there when I need a fabulous card or gift.

Favorite store in cobble hill. I’m a sucker for all of their inappropriate cards and collection of random goods.

My fiancé LOVES getting cards (more than flowers if you can believe it), and this is my go to for getting her unique letterpress cards. They have a great selection, and everything in the store is very high quality. I tend to go here over Paper Source, and I hear they have a good selection of wedding invitations!

Papel is wonderful Paperie store on Court in Cobble Hill. The shop has every type of card that you can think of. They also have wrapping paper, books, calendars… etc.
The shop owner is wonderful and very helpful with invitations.

I love Papel for letterpress, and creative cards and other fun little gifts. Not to mention the people who work there are friendly and lovely. So, when it was time to get a wedding invitation I knew I would go to Papel first.
I went to Raegan with no ideas a week after I got engaged and she took time to humor and school me in the world of wedding invitations. She also told me to look around and price check. I did, and thought about design and still ended up back at Papel. Raegan helped me identify the right designer and helped me develop my idea, and articulate it into an invitation that fits my fiancée and I perfectly.
It was a PLEASURE working with Raegan, she was always extremely responsive, patient, clear, and most importantly she helped me articulate my vision perfectly. It was not only stress free but Raegan made it an enjoyable process and put up with my tangential wedding venting…
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (I actually just signed up for Unilocal to recommend the place)

I’ve starting going to Papel for my greeting cards – they have the perfect Thank You notes and I even got my mama her Mother’s Day card here. The art of the hand-​written note is alive in this little store!

Papel is an independent card/​stationary store which opened up a couple years ago. I never considering shopping there but then Valentines day came around. I knew I didn’t want to get a mass produced Hallmark from the drug store. I considered making one but knew I’d just end up making something looking like an elementary school kid did it. I decided to check out Papel and I was very happy with their giant selection of very simple and elegant V-​day cards, some sweet, some classy, some funny (most of them were around $ 4). If you’re looking for custom invitations or just a more personal type card that makes someone think you cared enough to get something a little different/​special then Papel would be a great place to check out.

Nifty gifty alert! Papél has unique cards, wrapping paper and more, and you might want to avoid the holiday mayhem at the Paper Source over on Smith St. Better to support a locally owned place like this one!
I love letterpress cards. And there is such good range here from holidays to special occasions to words of encouragement… and disgust. One of my favorites is a classy little card that feature the simple little words «Fuck Off» on the front.
They also have a carefully selected arrangement of books and toys, too (a particular favorite are those wooden animals you can twist and reform). Oh and how I love the wrapping paper sold by the sheet (so much better than those unyieldy rolls).
Note: If I ever needed invitations for something magnificent, I’d surely get them done here. I almost want to plan such an occasion.
Specials on cards (the day I was there, if you bought 4 holiday cards, you got 1 free), nice staff… the perfect little card shop!

Papél has quickly become one of my favorite card shops of all time. As a stationery & letterpress nerd (read: someone who buys cards year-​round for all holidays and birthdays), I was so pleased to discover this shop when I moved to the neighborhood. It has a variety of cards for every occasion and stocks plenty of timely, beautiful options by local printers — check out Andy Pratt’s sets of cards featuring beautiful, line-​drawn cityscapes. There is an excellent selection of holiday cards right now, and a healthy variety of journals, wrapping paper, and even a smattering of books towards the back of the store. Papél offers custom printing through local vendors as well, which is a great bonus.
I had become accustomed to relying on Etsy for most of my stationery needs, but now that I know Papél is around the corner, I’ll be supporting it as well. It’s a great addition to this stretch of Court Street.

Great little shop tucked away into Cobble Hill.
I found this place on a nice Sunday walk around Cobble Hill. I am rarely in this area. I will definitely be exploring more this place. Papel has great stationary and supplies. Once you walk you will see things in a different light. It’s calming and the mood is right. You can walk around at your own pace without being attacked by someone working there.
I saw a lot of creative notebooks made out of old vinyl records, Thank You cards and even stamp sets. This place has stationary that adds that special touch of class, homemade feel to them.
When you are inside do look up. You will notice a bundle of red paper planes. It’s quite a sight to look at it.

This place is exactly what Cobble Hill has been missing.
It is filled with quality clever and gorgeous cards for every imaginable occasion. Designs are printed on velvety and lineny paper— most are made from recycled paper.
I’m kind of addicted to this store. When it came time for my fiancé and I to get invitations to our engagement party we came here and got really great service from Raegan, the store’s owner and mother of baby Francesca.
That baby gurgled and smiled as we flipped through the books filled with customizable stationary by local vendors. We choose a company located right in DUMBO!
The cards looked gorgeous and Raegan followed up with us to make sure everything was perfect.
I don’t see anybody getting that kind of service from Kate’s Paperie or Papyrus. Nor would I ever consider going anywhere else now for my stationary and greeting card needs.
Long live Papel! The best card store in New York!