Philadelphia coffee scene

Single-origin cafés in Philadelphia

Cafés in Philadelphia that pour single-origin coffee only, no house blends. Traceable lots, named farms, seasonal rotation.

11 cafés · United States

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Callowhill

Elixr Coffee Roasters - Callowhill

Elixr's 2,000-square-foot roastery cafe in the Goldtex Building is the most expansive expression of the brand,…

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Laptop-friendly
Rittenhouse

Elixr Coffee Roasters - Rittenhouse

Elixr's original Rittenhouse location sits on a quiet side street just off Walnut, drawing a steady crowd to its…

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Single origin
South Philly

Function Coffee Labs

Positioned on the edge of Philadelphia's Italian Market, Function Coffee Labs applies a science-forward philosophy to…

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Laptop-friendly
South Philly

Greenstreet Coffee

Greenstreet roasts its own organic, directly traded beans at a separate facility in West Philly, then serves them at…

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Single origin
Queen Village

Ox Coffee

Founded in Queen Village in 2013 by two New York coffee industry veterans, Ox Coffee is one of Philadelphia's most…

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Laptop-friendly
West Philadelphia

ReAnimator Coffee - Cedar Park

Set on the ground floor of the art-deco Garden Court Apartments in Cedar Park, this ReAnimator outpost serves a loyal…

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Single origin
Fishtown

ReAnimator Coffee - Fishtown

ReAnimator's Fishtown neighborhood outpost brings the roastery's seasonal single-origin program to a compact,…

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Single origin
Kensington

ReAnimator Coffee - Roastery and Cafe

ReAnimator's original roastery cafe occupies a converted elevator factory in Olde Kensington and is the best place to…

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Single origin
South Philly

ReAnimator Coffee - South Philly

ReAnimator's South Philly location brings the roastery's precision to a neighborhood historically underserved by…

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Laptop-friendly
Graduate Hospital

Ultimo Coffee - Graduate Hospital

Ultimo brought Counter Culture Coffee to South Philly in 2009, pioneering the city's specialty movement before…

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Single origin
South Philly

Ultimo Coffee - Newbold

Ultimo's original roastery cafe in Newbold was the first specialty coffee shop in South Philly's 1900-block corridor…

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These Philadelphia cafés focus on single-origin coffee, serving traceable lots from named farms or regions rather than house blends.

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