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Lee's Coffee

Inside WorkPlay · Birmingham, AL

Coffee.
Cocktails.
All day.

Lee’s is your neighborhood coffee shop and spirit lounge inside WorkPlay, serving Non-Fiction Coffee, handcrafted cocktails, and everything in between from open to close.

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A blush-pink cocktail held up beneath glowing amber glass lamps in the lounge at Lee's Coffee in Birmingham
An iced latte layered with chocolate drizzle and toffee crumble on a sunlit patio table

Welcome to Lee’s

Coffee, cocktails,
and community

Tucked inside WorkPlay, Lee’s Coffee is your new favorite neighborhood hangout to start your day or wind it down. Serving up Non-Fiction Coffee, handcrafted cocktails, and a cozy atmosphere, Lee’s is where creativity and connection come to life.

Whether you’re grabbing a quick latte before a show, catching up with friends, or working away from your desk, Lee’s is designed to make you feel right at home.

The Lee's Coffee mascot, a smiling coffee cup in sneakers waving hello

The friendliest cup
in Birmingham

You’ll find this face on the window out front, on the tees by the bar, and somewhere in every good night that starts here.

An iced latte with cold foam and a mini cinnamon roll beside Lee's Build Your Own Latte menu

The coffee

Birmingham's Non-Fiction Coffee, more than 90 syrups, and plenty of ways to make your drink your own.

A cocktail being poured into a coupe glass at the bar at Lee's

The bar

A full bar from open to close. Order a classic, try one of our house specialties, grab an espresso martini, or tell us what you like and let us make you something.

The dining room at Lee's Coffee, with round tables, lounge seating, and warm lighting

The space

Whether you're looking for a third space to work or a spot to hangout with friends, we have space for you to settle in and stay a while.

After dark

Birmingham’s coffee
& spirit lounge

Grab a latte, an espresso martini, a classic cocktail, or whatever fits the moment.
Latte at 9PM? Absolutely.
Espresso martini at 10AM? We don’t judge.

Happy hour

$8 cocktails

Until 6pm · Every day we're open. Regularly $12.

Every week at Lee’s

There’s always
something on

All events →
  • Wednesday · 7PM

    Games & Crafts Night

    Grab a game from our shelf, bring a craft you're working on, or pick up one of our craft kits available for purchase. Come make something, meet some people, or just hang out and enjoy a drink while you create.

  • Saturday · 8PM

    Karaoke Night

    Grab the mic and sing it out with a room full of people ready to cheer you on. No judgment, no pressure, just a good time!

The space

Room to work, linger,
or take the mic

A sunny patio out front, a record corner in the back, a listening room lined with gig posters, and tables built for laptops at 9AM and card games at 9PM.

The bar and dining room at Lee's Coffee, with a laptop open at a tableDaytime patio seating along the walkway outside Lee's CoffeeEvening patio lounge seating with string lights at Lee's CoffeeBlack cafe tables and chairs on the patio outside Lee's Coffee

Find us

Located inside WorkPlay

500 23rd St S
Birmingham, AL 35233

Walk through the gate off 23rd Street South and look for the patio with the string lights and the cartoon coffee cup in the window.

Hours

Monday
Closed unless there's an event
Tuesday
7:30AM – 6PM
Wednesday
7:30AM – 10PM
Thursday
7:30AM – 10PM
Friday
7:30AM – 10PM
Saturday
10AM – Midnight
Sunday
10AM – 6PM