Welcome to The Flying Saucer. We are an independent coffee shop located in the fairmount section of Philadelphia. We feature live jazz a very eclectic blend of music and an eclectic mix of regulars. We offer outdoor seating, a few bike racks a big dog bowl for the pups and easy access to Septa bus [...]
26th & Brown…
Brown is between Fairmount Ave & Girard Ave!
If you’re walking ,take Pennsylvania Ave. to 26th St., hook a right up the hill and walk two blocks!
If you’re on a bike be a little more adventurous!
Mail a postcard to us and we’ll buy you a coffee! Really! But it has to be mailed, no forgetting to mail it and then bringing it in.
Address it to: 2545 Brown St. Philadelphia, PA 19130
… If it’s a realy good one (and by good we mean bad) you may get 2 fee coffees!!!!
Philadelphia,PA(Spring ,2001)- Seven years ago, Northeast resident, Roz Bratt could be found in Olde City’s Mellon bank-as its coporate teller. Today, instead of counting money, she counts cookies-and other delicacies-as owner/baker of Homemade Goodies at [...]
Someone is unhappy. Someone also is unhappy at The Flying Saucer. Here’s a link to a blog that has some really crappy things to say about the Mighty Flying Saucer… Check it out, and if you feel like leaving a good comment perhaps we’ll pay you in free coffee!! That’s right a BRIBE!!!!
http://www.cafetableaux.com/the-flying-saucer-cafe
Boy Girl GirlOLYMPIA, WA–Marissa Quirk, 21, that girl from the coffee shop, was spotted Monday at McCoy’s Tavern with Greg Clarke, 23, the good-looking hipster guy from the record store. “I go into Crazee Espresso and Rainy Day Records a lot, so when I saw them at McCoy’s together, I was like, ‘It figures they [...]
BLURBALICIOUS: Described by Doug Wallen (Philadelphia Weekly) as “sultry yet versatile” and by Dena Marchiony (Philadelphia Songwriters Project) as “a wonderful new songwriter with great lyrics and catchy, interesting musical hooks”, Alexandra Day is a neighborhood girl gone good. She will be playing a set of original material from her CD “No Castles No Moats,” [...]
The Fairmount Arts Crawl started out as a local neighborhood event in November 2004. It began when a few neighborhood artists were discussing the lack of art galleries in Fairmount. Since a few local businesses regularly had featured artists, the idea formed that an event could be created which would partner more businesses with local artists. [...]
by: Jon Gestl
One look at a line at the local Starbucks in the morning and you don’t need to be convinced of the huge amount of coffee consumption in the U.S. The National Coffee Association found in 2000 that 54% of the U.S. adult population drinks coffee daily. Guess [...]
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