Vernick Coffee Bar

4.9

308 Reviews

$30 and under

Café

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2 people

22 Dec 2024

19:00

Booked 3 times today

Good for business meals
Vegetarian-friendly
Innovative

With Vernick Coffee Bar, James Beard award-winning Chef Greg Vernick partners with Four Seasons Hotel at Comcast Center to deliver a modern coffee bar and café as his second venture in Philadelphia. Featuring a takeaway bakery and barista counter along with a full-service 40-seat café, Vernick Coffee Bar serves up a menu of expertly prepared dishes and in-house baked goods all with the high impact, global flavor combinations Chef Vernick has become known for.
Vernick Coffee Bar is situated on the second level of the new Comcast Technology Center and overlooks the tree canopies in the building’s public lobby. Reservations are available in the full-service café for both breakfast and lunch. The takeaway area includes open seating for up to 48 guests, an excellent walk-in destination for all day dining. Vernick Coffee Bar is open Monday-Friday.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Café, American, Breakfast
Hours of Operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–2:30 pm
Phone number
(215) 419-5052
Website
http://www.vernickcoffeebar.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Chef Greg Vernick
Private party facilities
For reservations for groups larger than 6, please contact the restaurant directly.

Location
1800 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Area
Center City
Cross Street
On 18th, between Arch Street and JFK Blvd
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Broad Street Line: City Hall StationMarket-Frankford Line: 15th Street StationRegional Rail: Suburban Station
Additional
Gluten-free Options

Miso Mushroom SoupUS$8.00
toasted nori oil, enoki mushroom
Butternut Squash SoupUS$8.00
aged balsamic, rosemary oil
shaved honeycrisp apple & fennel saladUS$14.00
pecorino toscano
Grilled Heart of RomaineUS$15.00
aged cheddar, figs, buttermilk vinaigrette
Yellow Fin Tuna PókeUS$28.00
marinated cucumber, warm jasmine rice, sesame-soy dressing
Wild Mushroom & Avocado Grain BowlUS$19.00
green goddess, red endive, faro
Chilled Shrimp & Soba SaladUS$25.00
miso glaze, crispy shallot, cilantro
King SalmonUS$27.00
red coconut curry, sweet potato, mustard greens, candied peanut
Grilled Chicken PaillardUS$25.00
panzanella salad, roasted garlic dressing

Any Dish Can Be Complemented by Adding the Following

ChickenUS$10.00
ShrimpUS$12.00
SalmonUS$12.00
7-Minute EggUS$3.00
TofuUS$4.00
AvocadoUS$4.00

Dessert

Carrot Cake PieUS$6.00
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip CookieUS$5.00
Pastry TowerUS$18.00
chef's choice of pastries

What 308 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.9

4.9 based on recent ratings

4.9Food
4.8Service
4.9Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

Diners' Choice Awards

Philadelphia County
Best Overall
Philadelphia County
Best Food
Philadelphia County
Best Ambience
Philadelphia
Best Overall
Philadelphia
Best Food
Philadelphia
Best Service
Philadelphia
Best Ambience
Philadelphia
Innovative
Philadelphia
Healthy

308 Reviews

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Eleanor
VIP
Philadelphia
29 reviews
5.0
29 reviews
Dined on 4 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Taisha is the most wonderful greeter and server. Always makes you feel welcome. This is a beautiful, pretty quiet place for lunch. Food interesting but I always order from the coffee bar, which is delicious.
Vernick Coffee BarResponded 2 days ago
Hi Eleanor, Thank you for joining us here at the coffee bar! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit with us here at the Vernick Coffee Bar. It’s always our goal to provide a warm atmosphere, seasonal dishes and delicious coffee, and we’re glad that came through in your overall experience. Tiesha is one of the best and we are so happy that she helped in curating such a great environment for you. We look forward to welcoming you back this winter to enjoy our seasonal lattes and pastries! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience. See you back soon! Warm regards, Benjamin Rossano Vernick Coffee Bar Manager
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Peter
VIP
Philadelphia
33 reviews
5.0
33 reviews
Dined on 25 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Service and food exceptional especially the dessert tower. Beautiful ambiance.
Vernick Coffee BarResponded 2 days ago
Hi Peter Thank you for joining us here at the coffee bar! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit with us here at the Vernick Coffee Bar. It is our goal to provide quality service and food and I am glad that it shined through in your meal. The pastry tower is always a fan favorite! If there’s anything else you’d like to try or any suggestions you have, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We look forward to welcoming you back this winter to enjoy our seasonal lattes and pastries! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience. See you back soon! Warm regards, Benjamin Rossano Vernick Coffee Bar Manager
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Neil
VIP
Philadelphia
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on 29 October 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I really enjoyed the freshness and mix of flavors in the tuna bowl. They have great lattes too.
Vernick Coffee BarResponded 2 days ago
Hi Neil, Thank you for joining us here at the coffee bar! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit with us here at the Vernick Coffee Bar. It’s always our goal to provide a warm atmosphere, seasonal dishes and delicious coffee, and we’re glad that came through in our tuna poke bowl and lattes for you. If there is anything we can do to improve your next experience with us, please let us know. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience. See you back soon! Warm regards, Benjamin Rossano Vernick Coffee Bar Manager
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Roberta
Philadelphia
17 reviews
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on 16 October 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always a great experience at Vernick Coffee Bar. Delicious food, beautiful atmosphere, outstanding service, and one of the very few restaurants in the city where you can actually hear the conversation at your table.
Vernick Coffee BarResponded on 12 December 2024
Thank you for joining us here at the coffee bar! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit with us here at the Vernick Coffee Bar. It’s always our goal to provide a warm atmosphere, seasonal dishes and delicious coffee beverages, and we’re glad that came through in your overall experience. If there’s anything else you’d like to try or any suggestions you have, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We look forward to welcoming you back this fall to enjoy our seasonal lattes and pastries! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience. See you back soon! Warm regards, Benjamin Rossano Vernick Coffee Bar Manager
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Betsy
Philadelphia
19 reviews
5.0
19 reviews
Dined on 23 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was a terrific work lunch experience. The service was excellent - speedy, accurate, friendly and professional. Our food was very tasty and prepared beautifully.
Vernick Coffee BarResponded on 12 December 2024
Thank you for joining us here at the coffee bar! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit with us here at the Vernick Coffee Bar. It’s always our goal to provide a warm atmosphere, seasonal dishes and delicious coffee, and we’re glad that came through in your overall experience. We are glad to be a choice place for a good work lunch for those in our surrounding community. If there’s anything else you’d like to try or any suggestions you have, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We look forward to welcoming you back this fall to enjoy our seasonal lattes and pastries! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience. See you back soon! Warm regards, Benjamin Rossano Vernick Coffee Bar Manager
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Kathy
VIP
Philadelphia
50 reviews
5.0
50 reviews
Dined on 19 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The dining area is open, airy and perfect location for a business lunch- my reason- but any reason is good! Soups were delish- butternut squash with rosemary and miso- salads divine- grilled romaine with figs and shaved fennel/apple. Menu nice size with good selection for all tastes. Service super friendly, attentive, and purposely staged soups then salads so we had adequate time for all. Highly recommend and they do reservations for lunch!
Vernick Coffee BarResponded 2 days ago
Hi Kathy, Thank you for joining us here at the coffee bar! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit with us here at the Vernick Coffee Bar. It’s always our goal to provide a warm atmosphere, seasonal dishes and delicious coffee, and we’re glad that came through in your overall experience. If there’s anything else you’d like to try or any suggestions you have, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We look forward to welcoming you back this winter to enjoy our seasonal lattes and pastries! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience. See you back soon! Warm regards, Benjamin Rossano Vernick Coffee Bar Manager
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Naomi
Philadelphia
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 17 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Never disappoints. Best location downtown for lunch.
Vernick Coffee BarResponded on 12 December 2024
Thank you for joining us here at the coffee bar! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit with us here at the Vernick Coffee Bar. It’s always our goal to provide a warm atmosphere, seasonal dishes and delicious coffee, and we’re glad that came through in your overall experience. If there’s anything else you’d like to try or any suggestions you have, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We look forward to welcoming you back this winter to enjoy our seasonal lattes and pastries! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience. See you back soon! Warm regards, Benjamin Rossano Vernick Coffee Bar Manager
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Jennifer
Philadelphia
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 22 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was delicious and service was impeccable. We were actually working and eating lunch and they were kind enough to put us in the corner while being very attentive.
Vernick Coffee BarResponded on 20 September 2024
Hello Jennifer, Thank you for joining us here at the coffee bar! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit to Vernick Coffee Bar. It’s always our goal to provide a warm atmosphere, seasonal dishes and delicious coffee, and we’re glad that came through in your overall experience. We are especially glad to continuously see the space used for business meals and working lunch's. If there’s anything else you’d like to try or any suggestions you have, please don’t hesitate to let us know. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! Warm regards, Benjamin Rossano Vernick Coffee Bar Manager
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Deborah
VIP
Philadelphia
96 reviews
5.0
96 reviews
Dined on 7 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
One of my favorite spots for lunch. Excellent food, service and setting. Always enjoyable. The mushroom avocado grain bowl is delicious!
Vernick Coffee BarResponded on 20 September 2024
Hello Deborah, Thank you for joining us here at the coffee bar! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit with us here at the Vernick Coffee Bar as well as to hear that it is one of your favorite spots. We strive to provide a warm atmosphere, seasonal dishes and delicious coffee, and we’re glad that came through in your overall experience. Our Mushroom Grain Bowl is one of our staple dishes and I am glad to hear that you enjoyed. If there’s anything else you’d like to try or any suggestions you have, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We look forward to welcoming you back this fall to enjoy our seasonal lattes and pastries! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience. See you back soon! Warm regards, Benjamin Rossano Vernick Coffee Bar Manager
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barb
VIP
Philadelphia
64 reviews
4.0
64 reviews
Dined on 21 June 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
Always a wonderful place for a leisurely, special lunch. This time, however, service was poor. It was as if our wait person didn’t want to see us. Had to request dessert menu and then bill another wait person. Not your usual level of service.
Vernick Coffee BarResponded on 20 September 2024
Hello Barb, Thank you for joining us here at the coffee bar! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit with us here at the Vernick Coffee Bar. It’s always our goal to provide a warm atmosphere, seasonal dishes and delicious coffee, and we’re glad that came through in your overall experience. I am sorry to hear that the service was not up to your standard and I ensure you that we will share this feedback with the team and use is to improve on the next time that you plan to join us here at the coffee bar. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience. See you back soon! Warm regards, Benjamin Rossano Vernick Coffee Bar Manager
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Vernick Coffee Bar is rated 4.9 stars by 308 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

22 Dec 2024

19:00

Booked 3 times today

1800 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Additional information

Cross Street
On 18th, between Arch Street and JFK Blvd
Area
Center City
Hours of Operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–2:30 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Café, American, Breakfast
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Broad Street Line: City Hall StationMarket-Frankford Line: 15th Street StationRegional Rail: Suburban Station
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Chef Greg Vernick
Additional
Gluten-free Options

Website
http://www.vernickcoffeebar.com/
Phone number
(215) 419-5052
Private party facilities
For reservations for groups larger than 6, please contact the restaurant directly.

Vernick Coffee Bar

Make a booking

Additional information

Menu

Main

Miso Mushroom SoupUS$8.00

Butternut Squash SoupUS$8.00

shaved honeycrisp apple & fennel saladUS$14.00

Grilled Heart of RomaineUS$15.00

Yellow Fin Tuna PókeUS$28.00

Wild Mushroom & Avocado Grain BowlUS$19.00

Chilled Shrimp & Soba SaladUS$25.00

King SalmonUS$27.00

Grilled Chicken PaillardUS$25.00

Any Dish Can Be Complemented by Adding the Following

ChickenUS$10.00

ShrimpUS$12.00

SalmonUS$12.00

7-Minute EggUS$3.00

TofuUS$4.00

AvocadoUS$4.00

Dessert

Carrot Cake PieUS$6.00

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip CookieUS$5.00

Pastry TowerUS$18.00

What 308 people are saying

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Diners' Choice Awards

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