The Green Line Cafe

This is the best value for money latte I’ve found in this neighborhood, which is why I’ve been there a dozen times in the past month! The barista who is there on weekday mornings really knows what he is doing– his lattes are perfect! They also have a good selection of regular coffee as well.
With regards to food, their bagels are super fresh, although I wasn’t as impressed with the croissants. They have muffins and some ready-​to-​go sandwiches/​salads that I haven’t tried yet. There is a lot of seating to quietly sip your coffee while you browse the internet with their wifi. Overall, I would highly recommend this place– it is part of my everyday morning routine!

Quality, strong coffee in a jiffy. Breakfast items can be a bit pricy, but they are worth it and they have many options for vegans etc.

I like the other Green Line Café located on Baltimore street more. It’s just a bummer that the Baltimore location doesn’t have wifi, and is a bit more cramped. There are a lot more places to sit in this Green Line, but it tends to be more students and hipsters, compared to families at the other location. Apparently baristas work at both locations because I have seen them rotate. I really think paying the extra money for fair-​trade coffee is worth it. I’m not a coffee aficionado, but I can tell the difference in their coffee compared to Starbucks.

I like this place, I really do — lots of room, free wifi and good coffee. The problem? It’s always FREEZING in here — summer, winter, doesn’t matter. Always painfully cold, which makes me think they turn up the AC to keep folks from staying too long or to keep them buying hot lattes… either way it’s very uncool.

Good coffee and more space than most coffee shops in the area. Nothing particularly stood out as exceptional here, but I am not a coffee shop frequenter, either. The décor was nothing amazing either, but it was generally pretty clean. There’s even a few outdoor tables if that’s your thing.

I orderd Coffee Late, but it was cold. The place is very wonderful and the prices is very cheap !

I am usually not in this area, but was for work, so I needed a coffee fix. Green Line is a spacious place to unwind and relax to do work. I decided to get an iced coffee with a french toast bagel. My coffee was good and hit the spot for the morning. My bagel took a bit longer… probably cause the barista was gabbing away about bands to a buddy. I think I would of never gotten my bagel if I did not walk up there. The place is decent when you get what you want, as long as you’re not forgotten about.

Neighborhood feel coffee shop full of hipsters and grad students. Lots of good snack options (tried the blueberry donut and want to try the potato salad) with reasonably priced coffee beverages. We went with the café au lait and loved it! Free wifi as well.
If you want to get away from the students /​university city, this is the coffee shop to go to. Quiet, somewhat hidden, but also upbeat with light music and locals enjoying coffee on weekends.

Second time here. The lattes do not disappoint!

Exceptionally RUDE customer service. I know this Green Line tends to have many people studying so I came here to do some work and to study. There were maybe about 6 other people in the café at the time, all of whom were quietly on their laptops or reading books. It would have all been wonderful, if it were not for the annoying 90s rap songs playing on the speakers. I kindly asked the cashier to turn the volume of the music down and he, in an extremely rude fashion, made a show of turning the volume down by ONE. It made absolutely no difference. His level of rudeness was beyond unacceptable. Needless to say, I left and will not be going again.

Strong coffee, always full of people, good hours, great pastries. Nice down to earth café, staff is great.

This café has been a life saver for the past couple of weeks. I live just a minute away, so whenever I’m feeling distracted at home, I hop on over to Green Line and get on my study grind!
I honestly don’t know too much about coffee, but I’ve ordered a latte here a few times and never had any complaints. I’ve also tried their teas — peppermint tea and lemon tea — which were both very warm and soothing.
The only complaint I have is their dim lighting (I had to use my wonderful photo editing skills to brighten up the picture I posted). I usually get here pretty late and stay here until they close (9pm on Mondays-​Saturdays, not 10pm!), and my eyes start to really hurt by the time I leave. But other than that, this is a great café to meet up with friends or to study by yourself!

In theory this place is cool in terms of the menu, the building, and the style. In practice, the staff there has a huge attitude. As another poster said, there is a lot of eye rolling and disrespect. The standard in this part of Philly is friendly service, so this location needs to get up to speed.

Love it! Love it! Cutest Barista ever!

Turkey, bacon, and cranberry mayo. Go there. Eat one. Everyday. Snag a latte. Do some homework. Talk to Omar. Run from Omar

I LOVE the coffee here! It’s sweeter and also a lot cheaper than Hub Bub. Studying can be tricky when it’s loud, but overall if you’re tolerant of background noise, this is a great venue to sit and enjoy some good coffee and food.

Their Chai Latte was the worst I’ve ever had.
Diluted foamed milk with syrup and no chai taste whatsoever.
This was served with a side of eye-​rolling self-​righteous hipster attitude.

Coffee is decent (I’ve only ordered lattes), but their house-​made chai mix is AWFUL. Granted, I did order it with almond milk, so that probably affected the flavor as well, but seriously, it was the worst chai I’ve ever tasted. Good bagels (although not enough cream cheese for 60 cents) and the packaged dairy-​free/​nut-​free cookies they sell are also tasty.
They are understaffed, always just one person taking/​making orders, so one time after waiting a few minutes I had to remind them about my bagel, which they had completely forgotten, which sucked because I was in a rush. Another time I received a lukewarm latte, and later heard the barista telling another customer that their machine wasn’t working properly-​not sure why she didn’t tell me that when I made my order.
However, the indoor seating is nice, and the corner window view is lovely. Also, I love the group of old men that drink coffee together at an outside table almost every afternoon-​it gives the place a very nice neighborhood feel. Wish they had more outlets/​plugs. Cash-​only with an atm inside.
TLDR; good place to sit and hang out, but the drinks & service could be better.

The vegan cookies! So good! It’s a little pricy, but you get a lot, so it evens out. I had the Mexican Chocolate, the Chocolate Chip, and the banana oatmeal cookie! I gotta say the Mexican Chocolate was the best! It wasn’t too spicy, but enough so you got a little kick to your aftertaste. All the cookies were a little crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside – just the way I like it! :)
The seitan sandwich was ehh… but I have yet to try the famous Sweet Potato Wrap. It looks like its a winner so ill have to try that sometime.
The place itself was cute, kinda small so it’s a good on the go kind of place. Very friendly people too :)

I never really saw myself as having a «favorite coffee shop» or identifying so strongly with a café… until I started coming into this Green Line location.
The staff has always been incredibly helpful, friendly, funny, and nice. The drinks are good and fairly priced. The food is great (I stick mostly with bagels and the occasional muffin.)
My favorite menu item is the multigrain bagel — it’s nutty, flavorful, and so delicious. I look forward to ordering it every chance I get.
Yes, the tables are ultra wobbly (you are likely to spill your hot coffee.) Yes, it can get a bit crowded at the counter while the barista makes drinks. Yes, people seem to park here for a few hours. But, having said all of that — it feels like a cozy, inviting, and relaxing place to spend a quiet Saturday morning.
(I’m aware I sound a little bizarre praising a café, but I love it so much and I’m so happy that it’s a ~30 second walk from my apartment.)