Old City Coffee

A local favorite, small coffeehouse on a historic cobblestone street with free live music on occasion. Our strong brews use beans roasted at our sister site at the Reading Terminal Market. Excellent selection of carefully sourced coffee and tea by the cup or pound.

The food menu features house-made baked goods, light fare, and locally-made ice cream. Popular drinks include coffee of the day, iced coffee, hot chocolate, homemade chai, and oat matcha latte.

Ask about weekly coffee specials, UTZ certified bulk Brazilian coffee, and Buy 5, Get 1 Free deal.

Old City Coffee is a coffee shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is listed at 221 Church St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, which places it among the local businesses of Philadelphia that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as cafe, coffee roastery, coffee store, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

Coffee in the United States is served by three kinds of places: national chains with drive-thrus and mobile ordering, independent neighborhood cafes that double as a workspace or a meeting spot, and specialty shops that roast their own beans or buy single-origin lots and brew them by pour-over, espresso or cold brew. Most open between 6 and 7 a.m. on weekdays, slightly later on weekends, and the busiest hour is the commute rush before 9. A drip coffee runs a few dollars, espresso drinks and specialty pours more, and tipping a dollar or a percentage on the card reader is customary but not required. Nearly every cafe offers free Wi-Fi, though some limit laptop seating at peak times or on weekends, and outlets are often the scarce resource.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. The most common schedule is 7 am–4 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (215) 629-9292. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is oldcitycoffee.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

Customers rate it 4.5 out of 5 on Google across 508 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded coffee shops in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, in the Northeast, where four distinct seasons shape local life: hot humid summers, snowy winters that can close businesses for a day, and a dense pattern of towns where walking, transit and street parking all matter. Getting around Philadelphia is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across Pennsylvania's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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