Jon Dietrich
November 2025
Very happy to have a bookstore in Brookland! I’m looking forward to seeing them expand their selection. The upcoming events seem interesting! Welcome to the neighborhood!
Bol Worker Owned Cafe & Bookstore
- 1822 N. Capitol St. NW, Washington, DC 20002 Directions
- bol.coop
About
Bol Worker Owned Cafe & Bookstore is an independent bookstore in Washington, DC combining a bookstore and café. With a 5-star rating from 16 reviews, this bookstore serves the local reading community.
Reviews
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Benjamin Douglas
February 2024
Stupendous! This is a ridiculously cute little bookstore nestled in an excellent coffee shop. They have a great selection of books---left-oriented, but also a wide range of fiction and some interesting stray used finds. And I've been to events here: an open night Palestine fundraiser, great book talks, political organizing meetings, events about music history. In the daytime, there is space to grab coffee and a pastry and chill with one of the books. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Divyanshi Wadhwa
February 2024
This is my favorite bookstore! They have a wonderful collection of curated books. The recommended picks are fun to browse through. I can count on Bol to introduce me to a range of new and diverse group of authors. Located in a cafe (which serves excellent coffee) is an added bonus!
Gabriel Savir
November 2025
I love Bol!! Such a beautiful space, amazing community, they know how to get down
Usman Liaquat
February 2024
Bol is simply amazing! I discovered the bookstore through an event they organized for Dr. Nicole Fabricant’s book (on organizing against unequal land use and pollution - it’s called Fighting to Breathe). They have an awesome set of speakers/events year-round. They also have an amazing collection of books and I was introduced to authors I had not heard of before but whose work I deeply enjoyed reading!
