10/08/07

Nice Espresso

by cafecritic

The espresso was nice and smooth but I asked if the sfogliatelle was baked this morning, which they have to be because if not they get stale and like rubber very easily, the girl insisted they were fresh but as she put them on the plate I broke a piece off and it tasted dry like about 3 days old. After I pointed this out the rude counter person returned my $2.75 and took the plate away. I travel the states and attend gourmet trade shows I happen to know what fresh baked quality pastry tastes like and don't appreciate being handed inferior goods.

• Pros: Good Espresso
• Cons: Stale Pastry

An Italian Market mainstay for a good cup of java.

by Contributor

In Short
There's no better way to keep warm during a winter trip to the Italian Market than to stop in at Anthony's for an espresso or hot chocolate. The interior also offers sanctuary from the squeeze and hustle of Ninth Street's vendor row: dark-wood paneling, pictures of the Italian Market's old days. Anthony's serves and sells its own bleds of coffee under the brand name Anastasio Coffee. Extremely large panini sandwiches are also on the menu.

01/01/03

Great South Philly Ambience !

by Sammy_B_2003

Anthony's has got to be the greatest, throw-back coffee house that I've ever seen. Ferrara's in New York is beautiful and great but Anthony's in South Philly is where me and my crew have our meetings over a coffee and cannolis.

At Ferrara's, you have a waitress bring you your coffee and cannoli but who needs that? In South Philly, you go get a bunch of cannolis from Isgro's on Christian St. (2 blocks away) and chow down on them over a coffee at Anthony's, which has great coffee and cappuccino. In the summer time, sit outside and watch the Italian Market shoppers do their thing.

Anthony's is excellent and the people there are outstanding.

• Pros: inexpensive, charming, great people