{"id":204235,"date":"2023-06-13T05:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/?p=204235"},"modified":"2023-06-12T12:30:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T19:30:16","slug":"sprudge-maps-spotlight-philter-coffee-in-kennett-square-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/sprudge-maps-spotlight-philter-coffee-in-kennett-square-pa-204235.html","title":{"rendered":"Sprudge Maps Spotlight: Philter Coffee In Kennett Square, PA","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We love a cafe that is also a love story, and over the years here at Sprudge we&#8217;ve had the privilege of profiling more than a couple coffee couples along the way. That&#8217;s the scene at <a href=\"https:\/\/philtercoffee.com\/\">Philter<\/a>, a coffee shop in Kennet Square, PA, a charming old Chester County town that splits the difference between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Perhaps you&#8217;re reading this in search of a perfect coffee shop between the two\u2014look no further.<\/p>\n<p><em>Want your cafe to be considered for a Sprudge Maps Spotlight? All you have to do is\u00a0<a class=\"addbackground\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sprudgemaps.com\/add-listing\/\">register your shop for Sprudge Maps<\/a>, our user-driven compendium of coffee shops around the globe. And the best part is, it\u2019s completely free!\u00a0<a class=\"addbackground\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sprudgemaps.com\/add-listing\/\">Sign up today<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sprudge Maps is presented by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lamarzocco.com\/\">La Marzocco<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/baristaseries\/\">Pacific Barista Series<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As told to Sprudge by Chris Thompson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduce yourself to our readers\u2014tell us about your cafe!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The definition of Philter is: a potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person. I met my wife while I was working in a coffee shop and planning to open one of my own. She is a teacher and would come in to grade papers. I would joke that I slipped her a love potion.<\/p>\n<p>When it came time to name the shop I was looking to find something that would capture that piece of our story and what I hoped Philter could be. The goal was to open a place where people could fall in love with coffee, the community, and maybe even their future partner. In the last nine years, we\u2019ve been fortunate to do exactly that.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CsHf8Xbp0gO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CsHf8Xbp0gO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by philter (@philtercoffee)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>What equipment do you use in your shop?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For espresso, we use a <a href=\"https:\/\/simonelliusa.com\/products\/ns-mythos-grinder.asp\">Nuova Simonelli Mythos<\/a> grinder and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lamarzoccousa.com\/machine\/kb90\/\">La Marzocco KB90<\/a> espresso machine. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mahlkoenig.us\/products\/ek43\">Mahlk\u00f6nig EK43<\/a> handles all batch brewing on a <a href=\"http:\/\/WWW.FETCO.COM\">FETCO<\/a>, and manual brews on <a href=\"https:\/\/goat-story.com\/products\/gina-coffee-maker\">Goat Story Ginas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which roaster or roasters do you serve?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We work with <a href=\"https:\/\/ceremonycoffee.com\/\">Ceremony Coffee Roasters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the neighborhood like where you&#8217;re located? What&#8217;s some other cool stuff \u00a0nearby?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are in Kennett Square, PA., a small borough with a population of about 6,000. We are are halfway between Philly and Baltimore, about an hour away from both.<\/p>\n<p>Locally, we have beautifully scenic drives and nature preserves. In town all of our shops, restaurants, and several breweries are individually owned. Within a 10-minute drive we have world renowned gardens and museums.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s something cool or unique about your cafe you want folks to know?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d say that it\u2019s cool and unique to find a shop that has such a focus on providing top notch coffee experience in a small town that most would consider the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>We get plenty of coffee people who make the trip to see us, and I love that. It\u2019s really cool, though, when someone just happens in expecting the typical coffee shop and is excited to find us doing things the right way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CsJFSuDO3mv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CsJFSuDO3mv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by A Little More (@littlemoreksq)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a community organization or charity you&#8217;d like to shout-out as part of this feature?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d like to highlight a school that has had a major impact on my life. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.girardcollege.edu\/about\/values-vision\/\">Girard College<\/a> is a Scholarship funded five-day boarding in Philadelphia school academically capable kids from single-parent households, providing a path out of poverty through education.<\/p>\n<p><em>Want your cafe featured in a Sprudge Maps Spotlight?\u00a0<a class=\"addbackground\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sprudgemaps.com\/add-listing\/\">Register your shop for Sprudge Maps<\/a>, our user-driven compendium of coffee shops around the globe. It\u2019s completely free.\u00a0<a class=\"addbackground\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sprudgemaps.com\/add-listing\/\">Sign up today<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sprudge Maps is presented by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lamarzocco.com\/\">La Marzocco<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/baristaseries\/\">Pacific Barista Series<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sprudgemaps.com\/listing\/philter-coffee\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-164282\" src=\"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/maps.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/maps.png 260w, https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/maps-150x150.png 150w\" alt=\"Find Us On Sprudge Maps\" width=\"260\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Top image by <a href=\"https:\/\/ashtynekphoto.com\/\">Ashtyne Kole<\/a> for Philter, used with permission<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philter Coffee in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":1,"featured_media":209097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4217,22371],"tags":[3228,5499,29060,7227,29062,23320,29059,19829,9004,7483,15277,7902,29061,22028,22441,7161],"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}