“Part of the reason why I founded this place was that I wanted a space that feels like home away from home, a space that represents the multi-cultural, multi ethnic, multi-racial, and multi-age aspects of the city, a space that represents the city that I live in – Washington, DC.” – Andy Shallal

Busboys and Poets is throwing the quirkiest new year’s bash in DC – all to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank and DC Youth Slam Team

Todd Kashdan will discuss his recently launched book, The Upside of your Darkside: Why Being Your Whole Self–Not Just Your “Good” Self–Drives Success and Fulfillment at Busboys – Shirlington on December 2nd at 6:30 pm.

Now enjoy happy hour specials, like 1/2 off Small Plates from 4-7pm at all locations

In a teaming of two great Washington community institutions, we’re pleased to announce that Politics and Prose will soon begin operating bookstores at Busboys and Poets restaurants in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

Our milk and eggs are organic and local

In partnership with Union Kitchen, we are offering a sandwich created by local food truck Dirty South Deli at all Busboys and Poets locations

On Saturday, September 13, 2014, Martín Espada was presented with the 2014 Busboys and Poets Award by Sarah Browning.  The following is the text of the speech.

The Takoma Park Busboys and Poets will have a space dedicated to coworking when it opens at the end of the year, owner Andy Shallal says.

This year we will be honoring Martin Espanda with the Busboys and Poets Award at Fall for the Book

I was conceived, born, raised and now have lived as a human being cast in black for almost seventy years.  I’mo die black, too.

Rush Limbaugh found out that Teaching for Change is trying to challenge this disparity and he is hopping mad