"Incredibly local. Delicious food. A real find and special independent store and cafe. Some enlightened photography book selections."
Media Men Cards & Collectibles
3719 Magazine St, New Orleans
CLOSE · 12:00 - 20:00 · +1 504-912-5290
Chaps Party Rentals
3.5
9
4400 Woodland Dr, New Orleans
CLOSE · 09:00 - 16:30 · +1 504-944-2536
"I only needed to rent some tables and chairs for a small backyard event. They delivered everything as expected. No problems"
Baldwin & Co. coffee + bookstore
5
154
1030 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans
CLOSE · 07:00 - 18:00 · +1 504-354-1741
"I purposely spent money on an Uber, while visiting beautiful NOLA, to visit a Black owned book store. I was so excited to visit and then got let down.\n\nSo, the vibe is more cafe with a lot of books, than bookstore with a small cafe. I'm a huge fan of bookstores, especially used bookstores and independent bookstores. I used to visit the greats! Green Apple Bookstore, Powell's in Portland, The Strand in NYC, Marcus Books in Oakland, Ca.,etc. I spent $12 to visit this place and had it in my itinerary as a must visit while in NOLA. I love my people and try to visit their businesses when possible. The best Black owned bookstore I've been to is Marcus Books, a great and legendary bookstore with a long history and a ton of great book options in Northern California.\n\nThere are not as many books as one would expect from an independent bookstore at Baldwin & Co. But the quality of books is good and there appears to be a high amount of Black/African-American authors showcased and I respect that. \n\nWhat disappointed me was the cafe and selection of books. The cafe showed a price of $5.65-$5.85 for a chai latte. I asked if it could be iced. The nice person at the counter said all drinks can be iced. Cool. I dig it. I ordered an iced chai latte, light on the ice. They tried to charge me around $7.85! I'm from the Bay Area and that is super steep. $8 for an chai syrup or concentrate mixed with milk, add ice, is crazy, size medium. They then explained that they charged $0.50 for ice. WTH? Why charge for ice? Then they charged me $0.40 for "light ice" because "they have to use more product". But if the drink is at most $5.85 hot, isn't less product being used when iced? Then they added like $0.70 for tax, which is ok. I just prefer places that fold the tax into the overall price up front so a $5.65 or $5.85 drink is that amount, not more. I just don't dig places that nickel and dime their customers. Charging me $0.90 for ice is a bit excessive. And it wasn't like the best iced chai. It was watery and didn't taste unique. Just a non-creamy chai iced tea latte. It felt like a watery chai tea mix, mixed with a little milk, then add ice. You can get a more creamy vibe at home with "Oregon Chai" concentrate and whole milk.\n\nI will say that they had also had a tumeric drink and another non-caffeinated healthy, I think, ashwaganda drink that looked good for those on a health kick. Plus matcha green tea. Not sure if ceremonial\nVariety of matcha: So the staff and the drink menu definitely had a more health conscious kick. They get props for that.\n\nPlenty of great seating. Nice bathroom situation with nice lotions and soaps to use once you step out of the bathrooms, it gave off a nice hotel vibe. \n\nI saw a plethora of books, most didn't pull me enough to want to spend $30 on a book at the moment. They had some books that reminded me of scholarly college level texts (one book that I liked went into detail about the transatlantic slave trade and laws and practices around its usage in America, another was about the various laws, actions taken by the U.S. government the set in place racist laws, oppression, etc.). So the selection was very nice. I just wish there were more books to choose from. The Baldwin book section was nice, but it's hard to justify spending so much on new book prints when you can get older, historical texts printed during his time, for less than mass manufactured newbies for less off eBay. \n\nIf you are into Afrofuturism, or have a young reader in the family, they had a lot of young adult readers, afrofuturism books, etc. I wanted a book about the issues that came up in our community around Hurricane Katrina (such as the dismantling of an all-AA/all-Black school board in NOLA, etc.) and I found a book I hadn't yet read that had a good reading flow to it. Kinda pricey compared to Amazon or a Kindle ebook, but I wanted to support my community during this trip and not feel like I wasted $12 + $7 visiting a cafe with a bookstore/bookstore with cafe situation. And the return trip to my hotel after the rain started was like $22!! Ugh!!\n\nWould I recommend coming to Baldwin and Co.? For one, they have what looks like a podcast recording/listening booth, so that is really cool, they have a good amount seating for the smallish space, and the vibe is youthful, think college age students that may be in local colleges that come to chill out at Baldwin and Co. If you remember "A Different World" from the late 80's/early 90's, it definitely gives off Cree Summer/Lisa Bonet, and their male friends, vibes. It's definitely got a higher consciousness vibe. So I would definitely come there to read and write/work on my writings, etc. \n\nTips: stick to hot drinks so you don't have to get into the whole ice drama. Double check their cafe prices as there may be some outdated pricing info. \n\nDefinitely promote this laid back vibe spot. Be prepared for educated and deep conversations.\n.\nAlso, I'm from NorCal, not the south. This place rocks!!"
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