Press
National Geographic
"Pick up a coffee at premium roaster Persimmon, then disappear inside the cavernous Jinxed: a shoppable museum stocking everything from antique maps to Tiffany-style lamps."
The New York Times
"Grab a coffee at what, I believe, is the city’s largest La Colombe, or the L.G.B.T.Q.-owned Persimmon Coffee near the corner of Frankford and East Girard."
Eater
"The independent coffee shop focuses on serving and selling one single-origin coffee monthly."
Philly’s Favorite Coffee Pop-Up Finds a Home (2022)
"Since it launched in 2020, Persimmon Coffee has been Philly’s most in-demand roving coffee pop-up. With a new brick-and-mortar, it’s here to stay."
Sprudge
"They were a 2022 Best New Cafe finalist at the Sprudgie Awards for good reason, and should be a major point of emphasis for coffee lovers exploring Philly."
“Speaking of good coffee, let's move to Philadelphia. Has been one of the great North American coffee scenes for the last twenty years. And guess what? They got a new cafe. I'm talking about Persimmon Coffee. When we ran their build-out, we got so much feedback from Philadelphia natives who were like, thank you. Thank you for mentioning Persimmon Coffee, because it is truly wonderful. Fishtown is a particularly central neighborhood for cool food and beverage stuff. This cafe looks like it's really kind of raising the bar there for cool coffee stuff. It looks like the coffee is really serious, too. This is a must-see. It’s a must-visit. If you are in the city of Philadelphia for any reason, put this bigly on your list. This is one of the cafes that a lot of the times—build-outs, good build-outs, inspire a lot of wanderlust and desire for travel.”
"We are as excitable as anyone else when it comes to a great new cafe, and over the years the Build-Outs program has paid off ten fold when it comes to putting essential new spots on the national radar. We think this is one of those cafes, right in the middle of one of the country’s most interesting food and beverage neighborhoods."
Yelp
"Persimmon Coffee blossomed from a pandemic project to a thriving coffee business."
Thrillist
"If you’re looking for a new coffee shop to get your morning fuel, look no further. Persimmon Coffee has been making the rounds for the last couple of years as a pop-up, roasting their own beans and pouring it into minimalist drinks. The drinks and beans are well-balanced, and the space in Fishtown leans into their Japanese- and Korean-inspired design roots: it’s an airy, minimalist space with big windows and small stools for quickly sipping your drink and snacking on bites from the pastry case."
"Persimmon is all about the rituals of coffee and the community that can spring up around a shared love of something. Now, with a permanent home base, I’m excited to see the team double down on the sense of inclusion and calm joy they’ve been bringing to Philly since they got their start early in the pandemic."
"Existing prior to this as a series of pop-ups, collaborations and online retail, Persimmon has grown its footprint slowly, focusing on community-building and some really good, really interesting coffee. But this shop is what they’ve been building toward since their pandemic beginnings, and I’m excited to see what they can do."
"Less a coffee pop-up than a Japanese/Korean lifestyle brand, Persimmon has been appearing all over the city with limited runs of its own single-origin coffee, perfect cups of pour-over and Japanese flash chilled coffee, and a line of apparel that can only be described as high coffee fashion."
"For now, Persimmon is a pop-up, but their limited drops of beans and simple, precise pour-overs, are inspired by the exacting standards and minimal aesthetic of Japanese cafes."
6abc Action News
Daily Coffee News
"While persimmons won’t typically ripen on the tree until autumn or winter, Philadelphia’s Persimmon Coffee is ready to serve this summer with the opening of its first brick and mortar cafe."
"As a company born amidst the stress of the global coronavirus pandemic alongside a time of racial reckoning in the United States, Persimmon Coffee emerged explicitly as a lifestyle brand inspired by acts of courage and kindness."