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[eatingbushwick]

Peddler Coffee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

On a mini escape from New York City, I randomly decided to drive to Philly with my best friend Johnny. Why? Because it’s the closest big city for me to feel like I’m on vacation and know that I will still find good food and coffee. 

My first stop was Peddler Coffee, listed as one of Eater’s top coffeeshops in Philly. Since I’ve never been before, I decided to take myself on a walk from my hotel this sunny Saturday morning. 

The coffeshop is super cozy with exposed brick walls and reclaimed wood counters. I love the raw tree trunk table tops and dream about having tables like these in my coffeeshop back in Brooklyn. I learned that they roast their own coffee nearby and offer a hand-full of single-origin beans that you can get Chemex’d (”pourover”). The espresso is currently a single-origin “Santa Candida” Nicaraguan. I got a Chemex of a naturally processed Ethiopian from Guji Zone. It is “darkish” roasted with a really thick and juicy body almost like a melted dark chocolate. The flavors are well-balanced with notes of strawberry and fig jam and a hint of pineapple on the finish. 

As I sit at the bar in the front window, drinking my coffee, I’m admiring the window decal of their geometric logo and enjoying how unusually warm it is on this February morning and honestly, just really excited to not be in New York City right now. 

After enjoying tasty Cambodian street food (Khmer Grill) at the new Chinatown Square and a long touristy walk around Old City, I gps’d Ox Coffee for a little pick me up. I learned that one of the owners use to roast for Stumptown during it’s original incarnation on the West Coast. Ox Coffee recently began to roast their own coffee as well, of which, I had the Rawandan as filtered drip. It was quite “easy drinking” that I almost chugged my entire mug, with notes of dried apricot, cacao and a hint of blood orange. I like how small the initial place was though it did have more space around the back, including a quaint little backyard. There is no wi-fi (yay!) and the barista was super sweet and knowledgeable and even gave us recommendations for other cool local spots to check out. And of course, nothing is better than a local’s advice on where to eat and drink!

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Greg McGarvey @ Ox Coffee #gregmcgarvey #oxcoffee #philadelphia #philly #igers_philly (at Ox Coffee)

[thatchinesekid]

@caldera.magazine invited me to talk at a panel this Saturday about art and stuff. If you want to hear me talk, if you want to hear my dumb voice, and other intelligent things from @streetsdept and Corem Coreano you don’t want to miss this. #Repost @caldera.magazine with @get_repost ・・・ SATURDAY @ 1:00PM | Come hangout and share your feelings at our first Coffee Talk! We’ll be at @oxcoffee with Jason Chen, Conrad Benner and Corem Coreano discussing barriers within the arts! (at Ox Coffee)

[jonathanliphotography]

Excited to return from our trek up to the northeast with a few bags of amazing @oxcoffee direct from @wgross. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5niFQ2pTf9/?igshid=27omjr5rbg00

[kwrutter]

@oxcoffee Weird name. Great coffee. (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuiES-AHwOj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vsixtmn1nbl

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The #madartist and his creation! ... #latteart @oxcoffee #gibraltar #coffeegram #coffeelover #phillycoffee #philadelphia #peopledelphia (at Ox Coffee)

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Back to my old haunts @oxcoffee ☕️. If you guys need anything, let me n @shiftspacedesign know ❤ http://bit.ly/2lOgTh2