Black Turtle Coffee

Coffee shop · Rittenhouse

Black Turtle Coffee

Coffee shop · Rittenhouse

2100 Chestnut St Fl 1, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Highlights

Cozy coffee shop roasting its own beans, and offering espresso drinks, breakfast sandwiches, and muffins.

2100 Chestnut St Fl 1, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Get directions

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"Black Turtle Coffee may be small-ish, but it’s ideal when you want to write a few emails in a calm and cozy space. There are window-facing tables and bar seats—plus a few sidewalk tables when you want to people watch on a nice day. The menu is full of caffeinated essentials like cappuccinos, espressos, and drip coffees. But the Center City shop also has unique specials, like blackberry lavender, raspberry cheesecake, and mango peach lattes when you want a sugary change of pace. Grab a slice of moist coffee cake, choose your morning pick-me-up from the menu on TV screens, and decide just how productive your day will be. " - Candis Mclean, Alison Kessler

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Lucia T

Google

The matcha latte and black drip coffee were decent and really appreciated the vegan pastry option (vegan croissants, pretty yummy) that they heated for you before serving. The non dairy milk options were $1 extra though

Dude

Google

In A Nutshell: -Black Turtle Coffee is a legit coffee shop in Philly. -I tried their red eye called Hammershell & it tasted really good. -It had the right amount of caffeine too. -Their sausage breakfast sandwich was super-tasty, their sauce had a nice touch of spice too. Overall, this corner spot w/ bright big windows was the perfect way to start the day.

Melany xo

Google

Awesome little coffee shop to try! I’m usually the type to want coffee around 5pm and instead of going to the Starbucks around the corner, I ended here giving this shop a shot. I don’t regret it one bit. They had lots of food and drink options! Staff was friendly and prices are reasonable.

Cannacares LLC

Google

Great atmosphere, solid cup of coffee and the food was flavorful. The Caesar wrap was well seasoned and flavored without being too drippy like most Caesar wraps. Great execution. The French toast muffin was delicious and tasted eerily like eating a French toast stick in a good way. The chips were pretty good and I’m a picky chip eater Service was courteous and relatively quick even though the line was long Will definitely be back

Oleksii Zav

Google

Ordered 1 cortado and deliberately asked for decent latte art. And so I have recieved, although in a to-go cup. Excpected a crammed cornerstone cafe. Got a full-sized, unusually spacious cafe for Philadelphia with 2 stories of seating.

Vanshika A

Google

I was very disappointed with my visit to Black Turtle coffee today. I was excited to visit a locally owned coffee shop and support a small business. We arrived, ordered drinks, and sat down to enjoy our yummy drinks (barista was great and very nice!). About 30 minutes into sitting and chatting and enjoying our drinks, the person sitting at the next table turned around, and interrupted our conversation to tell us to quiet down as they had a phone call/zoom call. The person identified themselves as the owner - Gabriella. We told them we were having a conversation at a normal volume and we shouldn’t be expected to speak quieter due to someone else’s phone call. Gabriella doubled down and told us we needed to be quieter and began verbally attacking us and continuing to insist we were being too loud, so we told her she was being unwelcoming and rude to her customers. We then left the establishment since we were hurt, frustrated, and feeling attacked for doing nothing wrong. I have never had an experience like this before and had to share it. It did not feel good to be treated like this as a paying patron of a coffee shop. I don’t recommend Black Turtle Coffee and will not return.

Torin McFarland

Google

I haven't yet had their black coffee, so maybe that's their specialty (though my friends have reviewed that as okay, not great). I got a latte that was okay, but seemed to have less espresso (and less espresso flavor) than something comparable at Starbucks/Dunkin. The snacks looked good, and they seem to be friendly to people working there, since I usually see people filling the seats. I'd rather go to Alchemy or Vibrant (in the immediate area).

alyssa hwang

Google

Nice enough cafe to get some work done. Its biggest benefit is that it is open the latest out of any cafe I've seen so far (8 PM). They have several small tables upstairs and some more seating downstairs (a couple couches, a few medium tables). The downstairs seating area is kind of a dark basement — it is well lit but the walls are black. It could be nicer, but I like it anyway. I did see a mouse run across the floor of the basement once. Eep. Staff was really nice about it when I told them (and I have returned since then, shrug, I still like the cafe). The food is okay. They have a selection of sandwiches, breakfast, and pastries. I come here when I need to work late, not really for the food, drink, or ambience, but I still like it well enough. You should also know that the cafe offers a discount if you show them that you rated them 5 stars on Google, so their rating might be inflated. Update: I like the tropical refresher but I saw yet another mouse skitter across the floor... looks like they haven't fixed the pest problem in the last several months. Decreased one star because of it. I keep coming back because this place is one of the few cafes open past 3 PM...