Build Coffee

Build Coffee is a coffee shop and bookstore in the Experimental Station on the South Side of Chicago. Surrounded by community-driven non-profits and civic journalism projects, Build is designed as a hub of great coffee and radical collaboration.

We've curated reading lists below of our top sellers and selections from our neighbors in the Experimental Station. A portion of any book purchased through this site, including any book from the enormous catalog you can explore through the search bar above, go directly toward supporting Build. We appreciate you!