Beginner
≈ 1 h 15 minSuggested range45 min – 2 h
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Creator · SET 40488
Coffee Cart
A small wheeled coffee cart has side menus and a large cup-shaped sign.
- Pieces
- 149
- Release year
- 2021
- Theme
- Creator
- Set number
- 40488
- LEGO recommended age
- 8+
- Used · indicative value
- ≈ 12.00 €
Indicative market reference published by Brickset for the stated condition. Not a launch price or a guaranteed offer: completeness, packaging and condition can change the price. Brickset ↗ · Reference checked on 28 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build Coffee Cart?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 50 minSuggested range30 min – 1 h 20 minExperienced
≈ 35 minSuggested range21 min – 56 minBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Editorial assessment: A small wheeled coffee cart has side menus and a large cup-shaped sign. A table and accessories furnish a scene beside the cart. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks, subsequent play and any alternative models are excluded. For older sets, unnumbered bags or previously mixed pieces may prolong sorting. No verified timed build: indicative values with substantial variation.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
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- LEGO · set manual ↗
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Checked: 26 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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BEYOND THE BRICKS
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Inside the set
Brick-built sign
The cup above the roof is a small three-dimensional build.
LEGO sourceRefreshment stop
A table and accessories furnish a scene beside the cart.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
Beans that are seeds
Coffee beans are seeds enclosed in the plant’s fruit, usually two per fruit.
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An arabica fruit normally holds two green seeds, commonly called beans. Roasting turns them brown; they do not ripen into brown beans on the branch. Fruit, seed and prepared drink are different stages, revealing the botany hidden by an everyday word.
Flowers before fruit
Coffea arabica bears fragrant white flowers and fruits that can be red, yellow or purple.
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Arabica is a small evergreen tree with fragrant white flowers and fruits that can be red, yellow or purple. It belongs to a diverse genus. Kew highlights threatened wild populations, connecting the familiar drink with the conservation of botanical diversity.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 26 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE
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· Selected for the subject and atmosphere
Instrumental conversation and a small-club character accompany urban and sociable interiors. It is a way to imagine the completed place being lived in.
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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