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Save time and order online for pick-up at all Busboys and Poets locations by going to order.busboysandpoets.com on your computer, phone or tablet
Live in D.C. or Virginia and want delivery? Order online through Postmates, DoorDash or Order Ahead

We’re proud to announce A Seat at the Table: The Making of Busboys and Poets, the new memoir from our CEO and Founder, which reveals the vision, challenges, and triumphs behind opening Busboys and Poets. Packed with misadventures, unexpected triumphs, and insights on race, business and politics, Andy Shallal’s memoir takes us on a “How I Built … Continued
Speech given on February 1, 2024 in Havana, Cuba In 1927 Langston Hughes walked into a Cuba amid an emerging community of artists, intellectuals, and radicals. He saw a “sunrise in a new land [– a day – in his words]sic – full of brownskin surprises, and hitherto unknown contacts in a world of color.” … Continued
January 18, 2024 – January 25, 2024 In keeping with our ongoing mission of uplifting racial and cultural connections, Busboys and Poets is hosting Palestine Week (January 18 through January 25, 2024). This week-long series of events will offer a diverse range of programming featuring Palestinian food, music, dance, poetry, discussions, and other enriching events. … Continued
After all, what is art if it doesn’t bring you to tears and call upon your laughter in equal measure all in the course of a few lines?
Article in the Washington Post by David Montgomery on Cuban poet Nancy Morejón
An excerpt adapted from Rebecca Walker’s book, “Black Cool: One Thousand Streams of Blackness”
Olympic games callously scheduled during the holiest of months for Muslims – Ramadan