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Milkcrate Cafe

$$$$

400 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia
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Since most of us can’t work without a good playlist blasting in our ears, working at a coffee shop that also doubles as a record shop seems like a no-brainer. Here you’ll find tables whose surfaces are vinyls, window seating for people-watching, and bagels, breakfast sandwiches (vegan options as well), salads, and tacos being all coming out of the kitchen until 3pm. It’s a place where you could end up sending your last email of the day on an early Friday and heading to Happy Hour at Cheu or another Fishtown spot. They serve everything from iced coffees, teas, macchiatos, and a few espresso drinks that will get you more amped up than the Pink Floyd albums on the wall.

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