Philadelphia coffee shops are open for significantly fewer hours compared to similar cities like Austin, New York, and San Diego. This trend is attributed to lower demand for late-night coffee options in the city, with local coffee shop owners stating that Philly's vibrant late-night scene already caters to most customer needs.
Philly coffee shops are open, on average, two to four hours fewer than comparable cities. Why are there so few late night and afternoon options? A one on one espresso is shown at Thank You Thank You Coffee shop on Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024, in Philadelphia Pa. The old city coffee brewer that has coffee obsessives flocking to it.What’s the best time to drink a cup of coffee? In Philadelphia, the consensus seems to be between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
These are the average opening and closing times of coffee shops throughout the city. That might sound like standard operating hours, but Philly trails behind many peer cities in total hours open and latest closing time. Across the 200+ coffee-serving businesses in Philly identified on Yelp, the average time spent open is two to four hours fewer than that of Austin, New York, and San Diego. That’s the equivalent of about six additional years to buy a cup of coffee over the average human life. And while each of these cities has at least one cafe that is open 24 hours, Philadelphia does not.‘We’ve considered other options, but have found the hours we’re currently open work best for us,’ says Barry Enders,District Manager for Philadelphia and D.C. ‘Philly is full of amazing late-night options, and there’s not as big of a demand for late-night coffee shops here … our hours reflect the times of day where Philly customers want to enjoy our coffee.’ It’s not just larger shops like La Colombe that feel they are simply meeting demand. Colleen, a barista at the Queen Village cafe, said that while the shop used to open at 6 a.m. during the work week and stay open past 5 p.m. on the weekends, their hours have shifted to a more consistent 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. ‘I think we’ve considered experimenting, but there hasn’t been a ton of interest for later coffees. People do come in at the last minute, but our hours have been working for us.
PHILADELPHIA COFFEE SHOPS HOURS DEMAND LATE NIGHT CAFE CULTURE
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