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# Blackbird Books and Coffee

Canonical URL: https://www.hellobooknerd.com/blackbird-books-and-coffee/

Last modified: 2026-09-26

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Grab a coffee, find a book and meet a friend in downtown Raleigh.

A small boutique bookshop with a cafe, in the Historic City Market on Blake
Street in downtown Raleigh. Specialises in banned books, LGBTQ+ literature and
diverse voices, and took full marks from both reviewers for cultural
significance and neighbourhood integration, the only shop in the record to do
so. Surrounded by restaurants in a walkable part of downtown.

At a glance: Coffee · Places to sit.

## Place details

- **Where:** [323 Blake St, Raleigh, NC 27601](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Blackbird+Books+and+Coffee%2C+323+Blake+St%2C+Raleigh%2C+NC+27601)
- **Neighbourhood:** Downtown, Raleigh
- **What it is:** Independent bookstore with cafe

## Latest BookScore

**79.5 out of 100. Very Good.**

**Go if** you want a shop with a spine, a good coffee, and somewhere to meet a friend in downtown Raleigh.

**Go elsewhere if** you are hunting deep general stock or bringing a pushchair and three children.

[Read the full review from 25 July 2026](https://www.hellobooknerd.com/blackbird-books-and-coffee/2026-07-25/).

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