La Colombe Coffee.

Hands down winner, in this reviewers opinion, for coffee. La Colombe, Rittenhouse Square, is the best in the city. I love the coffee and the way it's sold. It's the un-Starbucks. When you walk into a La Colombe cafe you notice a few things. It's understated decor', not different from any hip coffee shop and the line of coffee buyers. Then, when you get in the line, you notice that there is no menu board, menu sheets or menu indicators of any kind. That's because they serve coffee, espresso, cappuccino, lattes and that's it. After you have been there once you know, so who needs menus? There are croissants in two or three flavors, depending on the day. Oh, and 1 pound bags of coffee. No mugs, t-shirts, CD's, coffee makers or sandwiches, or bric-a-brac of any kind. Coffee for a buck-fifty.

It's always, fresh, hot and very good. Know what you want when you are asked by the highly-trained baristas, they'll move on to the next guy if you hesitate too long.

I promise you nobody does it better than La Colombe. Check out their website, it's an impressive company. http://www.lacolombe.com/