La Colombe Coffee Workshop — Restaurant in Philadelphia

I can never say enough about my favorite coffee in the world. When it comes to my Oatmilk latte, no one makes it better then La Colombe. Starbucks doesn't hold a candle to this coffee house. I wish there were more locations, especially in the north New Jersey area where we live. The closest location for me is the Bryant Park location on 40th and 6th Avenue in NYC. My wife and I had the recent privilege to visit the Philadelphia flagship store and boy it did not disappoint. Located in a gorgeous refurbished warehouse in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philly, this coffee house is a restaurant, bakery and bar rolled into one. Plenty of seating for family, friends or even if you want to bring your computer to get some work done. They have a weekday half-price happy hour, serve breakfast lunch and dinner. Also included are classes in espresso, latte and other home brewing procedures. A tasting room is also located in the back area. We had breakfast that was out of this world, I kid you not.😁 I had these amazing Castle Valley breakfast grits w/bacon, spinach, fried eggs, roasted tomatoes with everything bagel seasoning. Best grits north of the border.👌🏼 My wife ordered the French Drip, roast beef, caramelized onions, aged white cheddar, horseradish cream and coffee au jus on a seeded bun. Of course 2 large oatmilk lattes with cinnamon topped with whipped cream.🤤🤤 It was hard to find the main food menus for this place because they do not have it on La Colombe's main website or even Google had limited main food menu items. I was able to locate the detailed menus with pictures on Yelp. I do know the company was sold in 2023 to Chobani and the original co-founder Todd Carmichael is still the CEO I believe? I hope Chobani does not mess with the La Colombe brand, because it works well just the way it is. Time will tell. I highly recommend you check out the locations when visiting Philly. The staff was very knowledgeable and accommodating. Well enough of my babbling on, you will love them, trust me. Enjoy coffe...

Best café I've been to yet, and I frequent them! I ordered an iced vanilla latte, a chocolate croissant, and the ham and butter sandwich. The sandwich was fantastic and filling with the side of crispy chips and pickle spear. The ham was a little smoky and had depth in flavor complimented by the fresh baguette and butter, pretty good for the price ($12.50 I believe, you could eat it for lunch and be satisfied). The chocolate croissant was buttery and flaky (and huge! definitely a size and quality worth $4.50) and the latte itself might be the best one I've ever had. The vanilla wasn't overpowering -- I could enjoy the subtle sweetness paired with the lovely fresh double shot of the La Colombe Nizza blend, all tied together beautifully with the fat of whole milk. The espresso itself was some of the best I've had and was fully worth the $6.50. The old building with high ceilings and raw brick create a lovely atmosphere, the sun streaming in for lovely natural lighting. The plates provided are a lovely vegetal pattern and I was in love with them, and the entire space had a beautiful brownish red earth tone vibe broken up by the people within and a few plants scattered about. Such an amazing atmosphere. And of course the staff. I wish I caught names, they were all very kind to me and happy to answer my questions and made sure my sandwich went into the kitchen before it closed (as I had arrived 2 minutes before). Truly a wonderful coffee workshop. I wish I lived closer, but maybe it's better for my wallet that I don't, I'd be...

I was there as a tourist a few days ago and happened to forget my bag with my passport in it, I only noticed that after they closed, I can there about 15 minutes after closing time (6:15 pm) and saw the barista was still there closing. I knocked and knocked and knocked and he just kept his face down to ignore me. An old guy (the manager maybe?) was outside next to me and my friend who came with me and told us - they aren’t going and not allowed to let you in now, they’re closed! And we told him that’s ok we just need my bag, he gave us so much attitude about me asking to get my bag and wasted about 10 minutes of arguing and making up excuses even though I was almost begging on my knees because my passport was there and my flight was the next morning, he told us to come back tomorrow or that he would “ship you your passport” and I told him that’s not possible because I’m leaving the next morning abroad. Even when he caught the baristas attention and he opened the door for him he had an attitude and told us that even though he knows what bag were talking about and where it is he “couldn’t promise” he’ll give it to us. I was shaking out of fear I won’t get to my flight and home after I’ve been stuck anyway for over a week because my flight was cancelled.

Other than that - bad vibes from the barista at the cash register from the begging. I came there because I like their coffee and they have a tap for water and seltzer water.

Not going back there again after what I...