12 cafe rooms in Philadelphia we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Philadelphia | Cafe across every city.
Philadelphia's cafe culture is led by homegrown roasters who turned coffee into a citywide craft. La Colombe, born in the city, anchors the scene with its Fishtown flagship on Frankford Avenue and its Rittenhouse location on South 19th Street. ReAnimator Coffee, with its Fishtown cafe and Kensington roastery, and Elixr Coffee on South Sydenham Street round out a serious specialty-coffee community.
La Colombe Fishtown ★ 4.8
1335 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
La Colombe Fishtown in Philadelphia is the flagship Fishtown cafe and roasting facility at 1335 Frankford, with a tasting room, a working roaster.
Elixr Coffee ★ 4.5
207 S Sydenham St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Elixr Coffee in Philadelphia is the Sydenham Street roaster cafe a block off Walnut near Rittenhouse, a third-wave room with two-bar espresso and a quiet.
ReAnimator Coffee Fishtown ★ 4.4
1523 E Susquehanna Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
ReAnimator Coffee in Philadelphia is the original Fishtown cafe at Susquehanna and Cedar since 2013, with seasonal single-origin filters and a small front.
ReAnimator Coffee Kensington (roastery) ★ 4.7
310 W Master St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
ReAnimator Kensington in Philadelphia is the roastery cafe in a former elevator factory on Master Street, the base of operations and the room.
K'Far ★ 4.7
110 S 19th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
K'Far in Philadelphia is Michael Solomonov's all-day Israeli bakery cafe at 19th near Rittenhouse, a morning room of borekas, babkas and za'atar toast.
Bloomsday Cafe ★ 4.6
414 S 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Bloomsday in Philadelphia is the Headhouse Square cafe by day and natural wine bar by night at 414 South 2nd, with espresso through 14:00 and grower wines.
La Colombe Rittenhouse ★ 4.3
130 S 19th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
La Colombe Rittenhouse in Philadelphia is the 19th Street cafe near Rittenhouse Square, the founding 1994 location and the room where the draft latte.
Old City Coffee ★ 4.1
221 Church St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Old City Coffee in Philadelphia is the Church Street cafe and roaster off 2nd in Old City since 1985, the city's longest-running small-batch roaster.
Good Karma Cafe ★ 4.1
928 Pine St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Good Karma Cafe in Philadelphia is the Pine Street independent cafe west of Washington Square, a long-running study room serving Counter Culture beans.
OX Coffee ★ 4.2
627 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
OX Coffee in Philadelphia is the South 3rd cafe in Queen Village from Lucky Coffee owners, a counter-only pour-over room with no laptops and a quiet pace.
Menagerie Coffee ★ 4.0
18 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Menagerie Coffee in Philadelphia is the 3rd Street cafe in Old City, a small front room with multi-roaster espresso and Sunday baked-goods pop-ups.
Ultimo Coffee ★ 4.4
1900 S 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19145
Ultimo Coffee in Philadelphia is the South Philly cafe at 15th and Mifflin, a Counter Culture wholesale account turned roaster with the city's careful.