Stephen's Cafe — Restaurant in Philadelphia

Muffins are some of the best I’ve had. Drip coffee tastes like the kind you get in a giant container at a company conference - not winning any awards but it does the job. Lattes and other mixed drinks are really good. Value for your money is comparable to the OCF on fairmount ave but you get a wide variety of interesting foods instead of typical American cafe breakfast foods. Service was good. Atmosphere will depend largely on the weather since seating is outdoors but the location near the eastern state penitentiary, a beautiful residential street and some green space makes it uniquely good.

Overall - good value for your money, a good chance of pace from typical cafe food, really nice people, it should be part of your breakfast rotation if you...

We were on hand for the official opening of Stephen’s Cafe in the heart of Fairmont. First we were greeted with samples of Shevy’s famous chocolate babka (the best in Philly). We shared an overly generous portion of tunavocado on toast with chocolate croissant, cheese danish and coffee. The croissants and pastries are prepared in their Kosher kitchen, fresh out of the oven and delicious- a wonderful addition to Fairmont and the Philly community. Check it out- we will be...

The neighborhood definitely needs a place like this. We were a little disappointed, though, that our bagels were not totally cooked inside, even though they had a wonderful crispy outside. Also, by the time we got there after 11 am there were not many options bagel-wise… We couldn’t even get the one that we actually ordered and paid for because while making the order they realized they didn’t have them. We’re rooting for this place though, and hope they can work...