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Cups & Chairs

A contemporary tea lounge that combines the concepts of a café, tea shop, and boutique business. You can select from more than 55 kinds of loose leaf tea, pastries, salads, sandwiches, soups… and Philly Fair Trade Roaster coffee!

The Pickled Heron

3 blocks from the Berks stop of the El. Todd Braley and Daniela D’Ambrosio are at the helm with their extensive culinary experiences utilizing locally-sourced ingredients whenever possible, bringing a French bistro to Frankford–with some awesome coffee, friendly staff A beautiful dining room to book for your private party.

Industry Restaurand & Bar

The owners of Good Dog Bar set up shop for those neglected restaurant/hospitality workers (and the rest of us) that often have no place to go after their shifts, serving great creative prepared food emphasizing local sources, local micro-brews, and awesome locally-roasted coffee! Inbibe in a beautiful dining room slathered with reclaimed bits of Philly’s […]

South Square Market

Neighborhood supermarket with a local slant; includes a full-service deli, extensive line of bar mixers, unique products.

Greensgrow Farm & Market

Greensgrow is a nationally recognized leader in urban farming and is open to the public year round. Green roofs on composting toilets, washing machines stripped down to spin-dry lettuce, honey bees perched on top of a biodiesel shed, a neighborhood lawn replaced with an heirloom tomato garden, plants grown to measure lead uptake, Milkshake the […]

Catch & Release Merchants

Looking for a store where local & domestic products are sold, like clothing, giftware, artisnal products, and fair trade/organic coffee ?

Ten Thousand Villages, Chestnut Hill

Toast

If you like Chhaya Cafe on East Passyunk, you’ll love this bright airy corner cafe. Besides serving our great Guatemalan coffee brewed, pour-over, french press–however you’d like it–they serve brunchy foods mornings and into the afternoon.

Sweet Elizabeth’s Cakes

Think of the most incredible cupcakes you ever had, next to one of our just-roasted brews–that’s what you can expect! Spectacular wedding cakes if you’re lookin’.

South Street Bagels

Open 24/7 making bagels ’round the clock & serving our fresh coffee & cold brew.

Global Crepes & Local Shakes

Incredible sweet and savory crepes, always-fresh brewed coffee if you’re on the go, unique teas, and NO cheesesteaks! Even kids-friendly.

Cosmic Catering @ Lloyd Hall

Cosmic Blend coffee is roasted exclusively for them, with great fresh comfort food made with locally grown and sourced ingredients.

Vedge Restaurant

A Vegetable Restaurant is an understatement–written up nationally as probably the pre-eminent vegetarian restaurant in the country, the only non-veggies in this place are working and dining. Our coffee and espresso is always flowing, along with unique preparations of local and organic produce outstandingly prepared.

Morris House Hotel

A true colonial mansion nestled in the middle of center city, just a block from Independence Hall. This registered national historic landmark has been renovated into a Philadelphia luxury boutique hotel, which offers the coziness of a bed and breakfast, in an 18th century setting, combined with the luxuries of today. An absolute jem.

M Restaurant at Morris House

M Restaurant is an intimate, beautiful spot right in the heart of Center City, Philadelphia. They serve an affordable menu of locally-sourced seasonal, creative dishes in a cozy bar and restaurant in an elegant outdoor garden. A beautiful place for a private party of 12 to 100, yet still intimate for a romantic dinner for […]

Pumpkin Restaurant

Pumpkin restaurant is an intimate BYOB with a menu that changes daily, serving fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. A pioneer of South Street West, decor utilizing salvaged remnants of Philly’s past. Consistently great.

The Farm and Fisherman Restaurant

“This BYOB exemplifies the best of the farm-to-table movement,” according to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Craig LeBan–and you’ll be hard-pressed finding a dissenting voice. If it’s local, fresh and in season… it’s here in their lovely dining room. Esquire Magazine & The New York Times said, “excellent”–and they’re spot-on.