Busboys and Poets
Busboys and Poets is a community gathering place, First established in 2005 Busboys and Poets was created by owner Anas Andy Shallal, an Iraqi-American artist, activist and restaurateur. After opening, the flagship location at 14th and V Streets,
NW, the neighboring residents and the progressive community, embraced Busboys, especially activists opposed to the Iraq War. Busboys and Poets is now located in three distinctive neighborhoods in the Washington Metropolitan area and is a community resource for artists, activists, writers, thinkers and dreamers.
Busboys and Poets is a restaurant, bookstore, fair trade market and gathering place where people can discuss issues of social justice and peace. Each Busboys and Poets location should enhance the community allowing them to bring together a diverse clientele reflective of the surrounding neighborhoods. Busboys and Poets creates an environment where shared conversations over food and drink allow the progressive, artistic and literary communities to dialogue, educate and interact.
For more information, please visit http://www.busboysandpoets.com