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5331 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20781
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DRINKS 🍺
COFFEE ☕️
- Coffee$4.25
Regular coffee - smooth with a bold body & a bright citrus acidity; notes of caramel. Medium dark Roast. Decaf coffee - spice-like aromas, pleasant flavors of fig, dates & raisins; medium body with a smooth finish. Dark roast
- Espresso$3.50
Regular - low acidity espresso, with hints of nuts and smooth after taste. Sweet finish. Medium dark roast.
- Cappuccino$4.50
- Hot Chocolate$4.50
- Iced Coffee$4.50
- Americano$4.50
- Big Daddy$6.00
Directions: 2 sugar in the raw packets 3 shots of espresso (1 double / 1 single) Stir sugar and espresso together. Pour milk over top. Garnished with half packet of sugar in the raw.
- Macchiato$4.50
- Cafe Au Lait$4.50
- Cafe Medici$4.50
- Cortado$4.00
- Milk/Syrup Shot
- Red Eye (Coffee + 1 Espresso Shot)$5.50
- Black Eye (Coffee + 2 Espresso Shots)$6.50
- State 51 - 12oz. Regular Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Smooth with a bold body & a bright citrus acidity; notes of caramel. Medium dark roast.
- Democracy - 12oz. Decaf Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Spice-like aromas, pleasant flavors of fig, dates & raisins; medium body with a smooth finish. Dark roast
- Renaissance - 12oz. Espresso Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Low acidity espresso, with hints of nuts and smooth after taste. Sweet finish. Medium dark roast.
LATTES ☕️
- Blue Matcha Latte$6.00Out of stock
Butterfly pea powder, lavender syrup and choice of milk. Choice of hot or cold. What is Butterfly Pea Powder? Butterfly pea flower tea, is a caffeine-free herbal tea, or tisane, beverage made from a decoction or infusion of the flower petals or even whole flower of the Clitoria ternatea plant.
- Spiced Chai Latte$6.00
In house: Hot: 12oz mug / Cold: 14oz pint To-Go: Hot: 12oz paper mug / Cold: 12oz plastic logo cup Directions: 3oz chai concentrate 3oz milk choice Steam together in tin if hot. Shake together over ice if cold. Garnish with powdered cinnamon
- Latte$4.50
- Mocha Latte$6.00
- Big Daddy$6.00
Directions: 2 sugar in the raw packets 3 shots of espresso (1 double / 1 single) Stir sugar and espresso together. Pour milk over top. Garnished with half packet of sugar in the raw.
- Pumpkin Spice Latte$6.00
Directions: 3 pumps (3/4oz) Monin Pumpkin syrup 2-3 shakes powdered cinnamon Double espresso shot Pour milk over top.
- Sweet Spice Latte$6.00
Directions: 3 pumps (3/4oz) Monin organic caramel syrup 2-3 shakes powdered cinnamon Double espresso shot Pour milk over top
- Matcha Latte (Tea)$6.00
In house: Hot: 12oz mug / Cold: 14oz pint To-Go: Hot: 12oz paper mug / Cold: 12oz plastic logo cup Directions: 1 teaspoon matcha powder 6oz milk choice Steam together in tin if hot. Shake together over ice if cold.
- Hot Cider$4.50
- Thin Mint Latte$6.00
Directions: 1 pump ghirardelli black label (Dark chocolate) 2 pumps (1/2oz) Monin peppermint syrup Double espresso shot Stir syrup and espresso together in mug. Pour milk over top.
- Dirty Chai Latte$6.00
- White Chocolate Latte$6.00
- Turning Violet Latte$6.00
Directions: 3 pumps (3/4oz) Ube syrup 1 pumps (1/4oz) lavender syrup Double espresso shot Pour milk over top Garnish with rose petals
HOT TEA 🍵
ICED COFFEE🧋
SODA+ 🥛
- Stubborn Cola$3.50
- Stubborn Zero Calorie Cola$3.50
- Sierra Mist$3.50
- Stubborn Black Cherry Tarragon Cola$3.50
- Stubborn Orange Hibiscus Soda$3.50
- Stubborn Root Beer$3.50
- Schweppes Ginger Ale$3.50
- Club Soda$3.50
- Lemonade$4.00
- Lem/Pom$4.00
- Lavender Lemonade$4.00Out of stock
- Iced Tea$3.50
- Ginger Beer$4.00
- Tonic Water$3.50
- Arnold Palmer$4.00
- Shirley Temple$4.00
- Wild Bay - Kombucha (Non-alcholic)$7.00
- Acqua Panna Still Water Bottle$5.00
- S. Pellegrino Sparkling Water Bottle$5.00
- Milk$5.00+
JUICE 🍋
DESSERT 🍰
DESSERT
- Mini Apple Pie w/ Vanilla Ice Cream$8.00
Warm, homemade mini apple pie, vanilla ice cream. (Vegetarian) Possible Allergies: Dairy, Gluten.
- Mini Pecan Pie w/ Vanilla Ice Cream$8.00
Warm, homemade mini pecan pie, vanilla ice cream. (Vegetarian) Possible Allergies: Dairy, Gluten.
- Mini Key Lime Pie$8.00
(Homemade)
- Chocolate Layer Cake$8.00
- Carrot Cake$8.00
(Vegetarian).
- White Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding$9.00
Served warm with coconut ice cream (Homemade)
- Vanilla Ice Cream Bowl$6.00
2 scoops of vanilla ice cream Possible Allergies: Dairy
- Coconut Ice Cream Bowl$6.00
2 scoops of coconut ice cream Possible Allergies: Dairy
- Raspberry Sorbet Bowl$6.00
2 scoops of raspberry sorbet
- Vegan Raspberry Cheesecake$8.00
Ask your server for today's selection
- Flourless Chocolate Cake$8.00
BOOKS 📚
BOOKS 📔
- Curlfriends: New in Town by Sharee Miller$12.99
New Kid meets The Baby-sitters Club in this graphic novel series opener about the Curlfriends, four inseparable Black girls who show us the meaning of true friendship--and being your true self.
- I Affirm Me by Nyasha Williams$8.99
This board book adaptation of the successful picture book is an empowering alphabet book of affirmations to inspire and remind Black children of their inner power, strength, and worth.
- Weathering by Dr. Arline T. Geronimus$19.99
Fusing science and social justice, a renowned public health researcher offers an urgent, monumental book exploring the ways in which systemic injustice erodes the health of marginalized people.
- This is the Honey by Kwame Alexander$35.00
A breathtaking poetry collection on hope, heart, and heritage from the most prominent and promising Black poets and writers of our time, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander.
- This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan$17.99
From the author of 'Before I Let Go' comes a deeply moving and personal novel about sacrifice, self-reliance, and finding true happiness from “one of the finest romance writers of our age.”
- Ink Girls by Marieke Nijkamp$15.99
From bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp and breakout illustrator Sylvia Bi, this middle grade graphic novel celebrates the power that everyone has to create change. In a vibrant city that thrives on trade and invention, two girls from very different walks of life join forces to fight censorship and protect the people they love.
- Your Voice, Your Vote by Leah Henderson$19.99
Discover both the past and present day's fight to vote with Quetta Little as she learns the power of casting your vote. The perfect companion for any young reader during election year!
- Jimmy's Rhythm and Blues by Michelle Meadows$19.99
The first-ever illustrated biography for children of legendary writer, orator, activist, and intellectual James Baldwin
- How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr.$19.99
DC native poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry.
- The Unfortunates by J.K. Chukwu$18.99
A bitingly funny debut about a queer, half-Nigerian college sophomore who, enraged and exhausted by the racism at her elite college, is determined to reveal the truth about The Unfortunates—the unlucky subset of Black undergrads who Just. Keep. Disappearing.
- The Moon That Turns You Back by Hala Alyan$17.99
A new collection from Palestinian-American poet Hala Alyan traces the fragmentation of memory, archive, and family–past, present, future–in the face of displacement and war.
- Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises by Angela Y. Davis$19.95
A major collection of essays and speeches from pioneering freedom fighter Angela Y. Davis
- My Brother, My Land by Sami Hermez$28.00
A riveting and unapologetic account of Palestinian resistance, the story of one family's care for their land, and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation.
- Chicano Frankenstein by Daniel A. Olivas$18.00
A modern retelling of the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley classic that addresses issues of belonging and assimilation. With elements of science fiction, horror, political satire and romance, Chicano Frankenstein confronts our nation’s bigotries and the question of what it truly means to be human.
- The Jinn Daughter by Rania Hanna$17.95
From Virginia-based author Rania Hanna comes a stunning debut novel and an impressive feat of storytelling that pulls together Middle Eastern mythology, magic, and ancient legend in the gripping story of a mother’s struggle to save her only daughter.
- Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler$30.00
From global icon Judith Butler comes a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politics around the world.
- Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin$22.00
Drawing from the work of visionaries—including Black feminists, climate activists, Afrofuturists, and troublemakers of all sorts—Imagination: A Manifesto explores the possibility and practices required to imagine and create more just and habitable worlds.
- Horse by Geraldine Brooks$19.00
A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice
- Black Women Taught Us by Jenn M. Jackson$30.00
Fearless essays that reclaim the work and words of Black women activists, abolitionists, and movement makers who have long fought for liberation and justice—from an essential new voice in Black feminism.
- How to Live Free in a Dangerous World by Shayla Lawson$29.00
Poet and journalist Shayla Lawson offers daring and exquisitely crafted essays, where they journey across the globe, find beauty in tumultuous times, and powerfully disrupt constraints of race, gender, and disability.
- Smoke Kings by Jahmal Mayfield$19.99
In the vein of Get Out and Razorblade Tears, a feast of noir fiction and probing social commentary that asks us to consider what would happen if reparations were finally charged and exacted.
- When Moon Blooms by Aida Salazar$8.99
As a child admires the moon, their mother imparts ancestral knowledge of the moon's phases and their relationship to nature and humanity.
- Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange$29.00
From the author of the breakout bestseller There There, Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through three generations of a family in a story that is by turns shattering and wondrous.
- James by Percival Everett$28.00
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.
- The Black Box by Henry Louis Gates Jr.$30.00
A magnificent, foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves, in resistance to the lies of racism and often in heated disagreement with each other, over the course of the country’s history.
- Get Off My Neck by Debbie Hines$27.95
A deeply revealing exposé of the American prosecutorial system and its historic and present racial inequities—and how we can transform the system to one of fairness and justice.
- There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib$32.00
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—from acclaimed author, a gifted poet, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib.
- H is for Hope: Climate Change from A-Z by Elizabeth Kolbert$24.99
In twenty-six essays - one for each letter of the alphabet - the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction takes us on a hauntingly illustrated journey through the history of climate change and the uncertainties of our future.
- Tender Reminders by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah$19.99
This powerful deck of 50 cards offers validation, support, encouragement to anyone who has endured racial trauma--from the author of Racial Wellness.
- Our Hidden Conversations by Michele Norris$35.00
Award-winning journalist Michele Norris offers a transformative dialogue on race and identity in America, unearthed through her decade-long work at The Race Card Project.
SWAG 🔖
- Pride T-Shirt$22.00
- Busboys Hat$22.00
Embroidered grey baseball cap with white Busboys and Poets logo - 100% bio-washed twill - Low-profile, 6 panel hat with pre-curved visor - Adjustable self-fabric back with buckle closure
- Resist Hat$22.00
- Resist Beanie$17.00
Ready made for fall and winter, this resist beanie will keep your conscious head warm
- Resist T-Shirt$22.00
- Stainless Steel Water Bottle$15.99
17 ounce Busboys and Poets water bottle
- State 51 - 12oz. Regular Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Smooth with a bold body & a bright citrus acidity; notes of caramel. Medium dark roast.
- Democracy - 12oz. Decaf Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Spice-like aromas, pleasant flavors of fig, dates & raisins; medium body with a smooth finish. Dark roast
- Renaissance - 12oz. Espresso Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Low acidity espresso, with hints of nuts and smooth after taste. Sweet finish. Medium dark roast.
Sunday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Monday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Tuesday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Wednesday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Thursday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Friday | 8:00 am - 11:00 pm |
Saturday | 8:00 am - 11:00 pm |
Busboys and Poets is a community where racial and cultural connections are consciously uplifted. A place to take a deliberate pause and feed your mind, body and soul. A space for art, culture and politics to intentionally collide. We believe that by creating such a space we can inspire social change and begin to transform our community and the world. (*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have a medical condition).
5331 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781