Desforra Cafe — Restaurant in Philadelphia

Desforra is a new coffee shop on the corner of N 3rd and Cambridge. The owners and cook collaborated on the menu and offer some food choices that coincide with their own cultures so you have Mexican, Dominican, and Portuguese options. The coffee is amazing in an area with some formidable competition, but what sets this cafe apart are the pastries and the owner's hospitality. It's a place where new patrons walk in and are made to feel like regulars. I wish nothing but the best for this business and know they will quickly become a...

How lucky are we to have Desforra in the neighborhood!! I stopped in just for a pasteis de nata, but because of the atmosphere I had to grab a sandwich and a coffee and stay a while. The prego no pão was cooked to perfection, the pasteis was flakey, and the coffee! THE COFFEE!! This is the place to go for some specialty beans. Can’t wait to come back—Celeste and Pedro are sure to make this a local institution.

UPDATE: returned the next day for the steak tacos and the chicken tacos and the portions are GENEROUS. Will...

checked this place out for breakfast today. menu was down, owner suggested a steak and egg sandwhich on a portugese roll which was one of the best breakfasts ive had in northern liberties or philly for that matter. espresso was excellent. ended up getting about a dozen pastries to go for my office. great service, owner was cool, and most importantly the food was excellent and tasted like someone's mom made it for me when i was over for dinner. ...