Vibrant Coffee Roasters & Bakery is just off Rittenhouse Square in central Philadelphia. The tiny café has a counter, baked goods and limited space; the park is nearby for a takeaway coffee.
The menu includes espresso drinks, seasonal lattes with house-made syrups, a chocolatey medium roast and a rotating fruity light roast on batch brew. There are beans to buy, sourdough baked goods, toast and egg sandwiches.
Vibrant has two other Philadelphia cafés, on South Broad and Lombard. The Broad Street shop bakes bagels, buns and cookies there and gets its croissants from Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse is the small bakery café for a coffee to take into the square.
Coffee
Vibrant serves house-roasted espresso and batch brew at its Rittenhouse café, with beans to take home. The menu includes a chocolatey medium roast and a rotating, fruitier light roast.
Try the batch brew for a fruity light roast, or order an espresso drink to taste the coffee with milk. The menu also includes signature lattes.
Filter
The Rittenhouse café serves filter as batch brew and sells beans to take home. Vibrant’s Lombard café offers more pour-over options.
Ask which coffee is on batch brew and what beans are available to take home.
Food
Vibrant makes sourdough baked goods including croissants, danishes, cinnamon buns, bagels and bread, as well as toasts and egg sandwiches.
A pastry goes well with coffee, while toast and egg sandwiches offer a more substantial breakfast.
Service & Room
The Rittenhouse café is very small and better suited to a short stop than a long work session. Rittenhouse Square is nearby if you prefer to take your coffee outside.
The menu offers a choice of roasts alongside signature drinks, pastries and beans.
Why Filter Notes shortlisted Vibrant Coffee Roasters & Bakery
Vibrant serves house-roasted coffee and sourdough pastries in central Philadelphia, with beans to take home. The café is small.