FRIEDA — Restaurant in Philadelphia

Surrounded by historic sites, attractions, and gardens, this cafe is the perfect spot for breakfast, brunch, or lunch. (By the way, you can get breakfast until 3:00 pm!!!)

The food is varied and tasty. You can get just a croissant and coffee or a full meal. Frieda offers everything from spectacular avocado toast with smoked salmon to omlets to quiche to sandwiches to salads and more. They also offer gluten-free bread. All the selections are terrific. While we ate at the cafe, we even got some goodies to go for later.

The interior space is bright and comfortable. There's a small shop carrying jams, assorted food items, and more. There are spaced tables for those wishing to eat indoors. For those preferring to eat outside, there are several sidewalk and street tables surrounded by nice plantings.

Frieda does not offer full table service. Instead, you go to the counter inside to place your order. When your food and beverages are ready, they bring it to your table. They also check back to make sure you have everything you need and to clear plates. (By the way, they use paper plates and wood utensils ... all compostible.) The service is friendly and helpful. The kitchen is surprisingly quick.

Parking can be tricky. While my wife and I walked there, a friend drove over. With no street parking available, she parked in the garage at 2nd & Sansom.

The prices are reasonable. Given the quantity and quality of the food, it's definitely...

I stopped in while in town for a conference and fell in love! I wish I was a local so I could visit more often. We ordered avocado toast, tuna salad on toast, and a quinoa bowl. All three were delicious, filling, and we felt great after eating so we could continue walking around. We also ordered two croissants to go—the almond chocolate croissant is possibly the best croissant I have ever had in my life and that was after sitting in my hotel room overnight. One of the employees brought us over two additional pastries, on the house, when we finished eating and chatted with us for a few minutes. The entire staff was just so friendly and seemed genuinely happy to be there. Before we left, I took a look at the website and read about Frieda’s mission. What a beautiful concept! I work for a community revitalization organization that works with vulnerable seniors and so many of the people we serve are in need of income and community. I know how much they would love to be a part of something like Frieda! On the way out, I stopped to look at the items they had for sale and purchased the strawberry mint jam, peach chai jam, and lemon curd. Holy cow—SO good! Additionally I got a beautiful pair of earrings that I immediately put on. I just cannot say enough great things about this place....

This very much reminds me of a place I would go to in Paris for brunch.

Simple is more.

The food was fantastic. We sampled many different things off the menu and everything was perfectly balanced and plated well.

The small water glasses that also are used when ordering a cortado are very fitting for a place like this, yet they are so attentive that you lr water glass will never run dry.

Anything that had a level of sweetness, such as brioche french toast, or mini pancakes, were not really sweet which is what you would normally get in America.

The almond croissant is simply one of the best I've ever had.

The decor is very modern and simple but yet attention to details such as the egg foam underneath the tables to absorb sound coming from the concrete floor.

It's this attention to detail that you will find in the service and the food.

I highly recommend this place.

UPDATE We came back the next morning because we loved the food so much, and it's close to where we were staying. They open at 08:00, but it's only coffee and pastries until 09:00. So if you go for breakfast, you have to wait until 09:00. I wish this was...