Book Trader Cafe

1140 Chapel St, New Haven, Connecticut 06511 USA

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Opens Thu 7:30a

Independent
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Accepted
Outdoor
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Wifi

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“Feed your body and your mind”

Feed your body & your mind! Opened in 1998, the Book Trader Cafe is an independent used bookstore and cafe in the heart of the Yale University campus. The Book Trader Cafe offers a range of delicious gourmet sandwiches, soups, coffee & pastries as well as gently used, conservatively priced books for the general or academic reader. Plus, all the delicious sandwiches are given literary-themed names! featured on Best Sandwich in America!

Reviewed by
John P.

April 30, 2024

This cafe/bookstore is as you'd expect it to be. Really neat collection of used books and they have a community-based system for buying/selling books. If you're up to looking for some hidden... Read more

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T T.

September 27, 2023

Vibes? Good. folks were eating, or reading, or working BLT sandwich? Amazing. The horseradish mayo was savory and subtle; good amount of bacon Oat milk vanilla latte? Bad and disappointing.... Read more

Reviewed by
Mikey W.

December 05, 2023

Nice place to get some studying done, or take a break from the cold. The coffee was pretty tasty and they seemed to have some home made pastries too. Lots of great books surrounding you to get... Read more

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