Alena's is a cafe and bakery in Germantown that serves great breakfast and sandwiches.

Porcos is a small sandwich shop with mostly porchetta on the menu, plus a full on-site bakery.

A La Mousse is a French-Asian bakery with delicious (and very pretty) desserts.

Mayflower is a small, cash-only bakery in Chinatown with 90-cent chicken curry turnovers that you need to try.

Lost Bread Co. is only open on the weekends, but you should make the trip for a loaf of their homemade bread or a pretzel shortbread cookie.

Hello Donuts is a coffee and donut shop in Kensington that does some of the best vegan pastries in the city.

Ants Pants is an all-day Australian cafe in Queen Village that has a solid weekday brunch.

Cafe Y Chocolate is a Mexican bakery in South Philly with a great brunch menu.

Mighty Bread Company’s shop in South Philly is only opened on weekends and usually sells out by noon, but you should go for their sourdough alone.

K’Far is an all-day Israeli cafe from the people who run Zahav, and while it’s better known for breakfast, it also serves an excellent dinner.

Bloomsday is an all-day cafe that turns into a wine bar at night and has an attached bottle shop with a great wine selection.

Milkcrate Cafe is a coffee shop and record store with a solid breakfast and free wifi.

Herman’s Coffee is an indoor/outdoor coffee shop in South Philly.

The Monkey & The Elephant is a coffee shop in Fairmount with a great back patio.

The Ultimo in Newbold is both a coffee shop and a bar, with a wall full of beer fridges.

Elixr’s huge coffee roastery in Callowhill is a great place to get work done, especially after doing one of their “coffee omakases.”