Baltimore Magazine has named us one of its 50 Favorite Stores and we're proud to receive such an honor after just opening the store in April 2007.
Here's what they had to say:
"Kooky, yet lovable - put(s) the charm in Charm City...this is no ordinary bookstore...truly fabulous coffee...hip, high-energy...unusual gifts...and Baltimore's only full line of the almost impossibly delicious MarieBelle chocolates."
Before that, Baltimore Magazine named us the Best In-Store Performance Venue in the city in its 2007 Best of Baltimore issue.
"...brews a strong cup of coffee and stocks a solid selection of fiction and nonfiction...the shop also hosts an impressive performance series...in a cozy, intimate setting."
Baltimore Chop: Bookstore, espresso bar, and coming soon, an art gallery.
Our first day of official business April 9th, 2007 - Opening Day at Camden Yards.
We are the ONLY Baseball bookstore in the WORLD and we are proud to be the only general Independent bookstore in downtown Baltimore. Break the chains and keep your bucks in Baltimore! And please support all the city's independent bookstores and businesses.
We are located at 625 Washington Boulevard, zip code 21230, at the corner of Washington and Emory Street, just across from Camden Yards, Sliders and Pickles, and just a few rowhouses up from Sunoco gas station on Russell/Greene street.
New Hours, not including music nights
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m.-2 p.m. (or later, all seven days, if dem Os have a night game, or just if we feel like it which is most nights. We've hardly closed on time yet!)
Questions? Book orders? Call us at (410) 752-4487!
Coffee:
How good is our coffee? Rave reviews have been pouring in, with one happy customer calling it "Probably the best cup of coffee I've ever had." There are no airpots with coffee sitting around for hours - each cup is made to order, Americano-style, with only the highest quality organic, micro-roasted, fair-trade, shade-grown beans. We also now offer organic milk if you choose - how many coffee shops do that?
Other drinks
Our chai is an amazing blend that you won't find anywhere else in Baltimore, and chai-lovers give it extremely high marks. And for you vegans, vegetarians and others, we have soy milk (at no additional cost either, unlike many places), as well as vegan "butter" and "cream cheese."
Food
We are now proud to serve Attman's deli sandwiches: Extra Lean Corned Beef, Pastrami, Turkey, Chicken Salad and probably the best Shrimp Salad ever!
9 kinds of incredible Patisserie Poupon Pastries, best French bakery outside Paris!
12 kinds of bagels, including unusual flavors like the Black Russian.
Lox and Pickled Herring to go with them!
Amazing spinach quiche & bacon quiche
Many deals abound:
Buy a new book, and get a FREE advance reading copy. Many great titles to choose from. It's buy one, get one free!
20% off New York Times bestsellers. All day, every day.
Plus, surprise deals changing daily. Come see us...
If you're not in Baltimore, no worries. We already have customers all over the world and we ship your books for cheap!
