(215) 569-1970

113 S 18th St
Philadelphia, PA 19103 39.9513 -75.1702

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Neighborhoods: Center City, Center City West

Hours:

Mon-Fri 7:30am-6pm

Sat 7:30am-8pm

Sun 7:30am-4pm

Price:

$

Parking:

Street

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What People Are Saying About La Cigale

The Editor

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The Scene – Gold and green Provencal pottery painted with olives, tall tables with stools and barisiti with accents--these are the essential ingredients of this narrow cafe. Though La Cigale does a good noisette and croissant business each morning, it gets most crowded with business people during the lunch hour. – – The Food – Croissants, chocolatines (that's chocolate croissants to non-Francophones), chocolats chauds and espresso make for an impeccably delicate but quick breakfast. Hearty soups change daily: beefy lentil vegetable on chilly days, lighter tomato…

2 Star Rating: Below Average

06/04/07

Gruff service, stale bread

by gm22233

I wanted to pickup a quick sandwich and regretted going here. The lady at the counter was gruff and never anything such as "thank you" or "you're welcome." My sandwich bread was stale and even though it was put in a panini press, I couldn't tell that it was when I ate it. I tossed half my expensive sandwich in the trash.

  • Pros: None! there are other quick eateries near Rittenhouse.
  • Cons: Food is not fresh

The Details on La Cigale

Know Before You Go:

On the other side of Broad Street, a sister cafe.

Category:

Coffeehouses, Restaurants

Payment Methods:

Cash

Restaurant Special Features:

Breakfast, Business Breakfast

Cuisine:

French

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