Black Turtle Coffee

Great service with awesome coffee and food options. best study spot on chestnut plenty of space up/downstairs

Finally stopped by for some coffee at this place. I didn't expect so much space inside for a Center City Coffee Shop but there is a basement level to the place. To be honest, the drip coffee was pretty expensive. It was like 4 bucks for drip coffee. The coffee was ok. It did taste a bit weird and different than I usually like.

I know there's a target market for this business, but I am not it. Didn't realize that a small cup of drip coffee would be $5 without the taste to justify the pricing. Just my opinion, and clearly others like this place...

I'd put BTC in the, "ultra-expensive" café category. It was $18.50 for an Iced Canadian Maple Latte and a Dirty Chai. Inside has a few tables as well as downstairs seating. Aside from paying the proximity-to-Rittenhouse tax, it's a decent cafe option depending on your needs.

Getting into Philly at 8:46am via Amtrak, I found myself in desperate need to find a coffee shop with ample seating but not too much noise to take a 9:30am zoom call so that my boss would think I am still in New York ahahahaa.I rushed over to Alchemy, which is a highly rated coffee shop just down the street, but that place felt like a Doctors office and was packed with people jamming away at their laptops with the charger plugged in. Idk, vibes were off in there...some coffee shops just be doing too much these days...I had mentally bookmarked Black Turtle Coffee on the way as a viable second option, so did a quick reverse pivot like a prime Allen Iverson and started walking back that way. Upon entry, I knew this was exactly what I was looking for:Ample seating, music audible but low enough, and a handful of other people in here just posted.I was seated with my laptop open, noise canceling WH-H910N headphones on by 9:20 and CRUSHED that zoom call powered by this Black Turtle Coffee black americano. My one gripe was that $5 seemed a bit expensive for an americano, but I'm used to nyc prices so I didn't even think about that until I started typing this lmao. I just tap my apple pay and let Jesus take the wheel.I sit here, my dear reader, jamming away at my laptop with the charger plugged in just LOCKED in and vibing. Black Turtle Coffee is a fantastic place to come get some work done, write pointless food reviews, or just spend some time with yourself. We don't spend enough time with ourselves these days smh.IG @jnov_Tiktok @jnov__

I am undoubtedly a coffee junkie and since moving to Philly recently, I've been very excited to try out as many of the coffeehouses here as I can. One of the first I visited, and by far my most regular coffee haunt so far is Black Turtle Coffee at the corner of Chestnut and 21st. Atmosphere 7/10Black Turtle is a smallish coffee shop that can become a little cramped when there are a lot of people inside, though this is not unusual for coffee shops here in the city. I often do work when I go to a coffee shop, and if it weren't for the tables outside, a nice bonus, I wouldn't always find a space to work in. Otherwise, the interior is nicely and contemporarily decorated, and their cool little multi-colored turtle shell logos dot the scene.The Coffee 10/10Black Turtle has a nice menu of delicious hot and iced coffee drinks to choose from, and I especially love their cafe mocha. This is one of the few coffeehouses I've been to here that offers coconut milk as an alternative to other milks, and that is a big bonus for me.Service 10/10Undoubtedly the biggest reason why Black Turtle has become my virtual daily go-to for coffee is its employees. In the many times I've been there, I have yet to not be greeted with friendly smiles and conversation whenever I go in there. As someone brand new to Philadelphia that knows no one, it's become the one place in town where I almost feel as if do. Kudos to Dalton, Elliot, Kenny, Josh, and every other Black Turtle employee for spreading the sunshine! Highly recommended!

I got the iced blackberry lavender latte. It was $8.65 not including tip. This was for a medium iced latte. That's crazy! Even the most expensive latte in the city is around $6-6.50. Didn't even have lids for a medium iced drink! Just bubble lids. Cannot believe I just spent $9 on this. Also, the drink was not good. Burnt espresso taste and the flavorings didn't work with a coffee. I would be down to try something different if it weren't $9 a coffee!

The coffee is good, service is nice and reasonably fast (not lightning quick). It's comfortable to sit there but it is not a perfect place to work because the internet access seems to be choked a bit, I can't access some websites like canvas or Google scholar, which makes me think they want us to focus on coffee not settle in for a two hour plus work session

Stopped by this spot between the Mutter Museum and Barnes & Noble and i loved everything about it! It's a tiny little cafe that serves coffee, pastries, and probably some other items. The service was pretty quick and the food was amazing! I ended up ordering the S'mores Latte which actually tasted like s'mores! I also got a warmed croissant and it was very soft and buttery. The aesthetics are really cute inside. They also have a rewards program via Square. Would definitely recommend for a quick pick-me-up if you're in the area!

this is the best caramel latte I've had in Philly and they always make it super quick! also a really nice ambiance to work in :)