I’m a huge fan of airport coffee. In a so-bad-it’s-good way, like watching or . Once you set your expectations right, you can really appreciate a good cup of bad airport coffee. But you know what’s even better than bad airport coffee? Good airport coffee. And in Philadelphia, that’s exactly what Elixr Coffee Roastery who just opened a modern coffee shop at Philadelphia International Airport.
The newest café, opening between Terminals B and C, is Elixr’s seventh retail outlet, and like the others, it will serve classic and specialty coffee drinks — think espresso-based drinks like lattes and cappuccinos, as well as filtered options — as well as baked goods and other lithe snacks from local bakeries.
The PHL location was created in cooperation with Jackmont Hospitalitya hospitality and restaurant management group that focuses on airport retail outlets. Elixr joins other airport coffee businesses managed by Jackmont, such as Green Beans Coffee, although they are the first specialty-focused brand in the portfolio.
“Since Elixr began operations in Philadelphia, we are especially proud to expand to our newest location in PHL, one of the busiest locations in the region,” said [Elixr co-founder Evan] Inatome. “We are travelers ourselves and know how convenient and crucial a great cup of coffee is away from home.”
Elixr now joins another Philadelphia-based coffee brand La Colombe with locations inside PHL. Which honestly seems a little unfair. While most international airports can’t even muster a single halfway decent coffee shop, PHL has plenty.
Normally at this point I would criticize the Iggles, which is my duty as a Cowboys fan, but instead I will say that I am now eagerly awaiting another opportunity to visit the City of Brotherly Love. The coffee scene is great, the food is great, and the underground music scene is probably one of the best in the country. And now, with really good coffee at the airport, a trip to Philly can start right away. Or it can lend a hand speed up the departure after you accidentally make a demeaning Yuengling-fueled comment or two about how much of a piece of trash Jalen Hurts is.
