Loretta’s, a café and bakery offering robust sweet and savory Viennoiserie-style pastries, seasonal breakfast and lunch staples, and a specialty coffee program in Philadelphia’s Head House Square neighborhood, has soft opened featuring coffee and pastries only. Loretta’s is located at 410 South 2nd Street.
They will be open daily from 8am until sell out during this soft opening phase. The cafe will Grand Open on Thursday, December 7th and be open for normal operating hours from 7:30AM to 3:00PM daily with the full menu (keep scrolling).
From the female-led team — helmed by Kelsey Bush, Sara May, and D’Onna Stubblefield — behind the neighboring Bloomsday and Green Engine Coffee, a lauded pastry program meets acclaimed specialty coffee service.
Loretta’s, named for Chef-Owner Kelsey Bush’s grandma, pays homage in both its concept and colorful design to all the “steel magnolias” who have carved their own paths in the hospitality industry.
Loretta’s, with an air of nostalgia across the menu, features dishes that evoke a feeling of your favorite “steel magnolia” whipping you up something from the fridge, but with the execution and dimensional flavor profile of a chef in one of the country’s foremost food cities, thanks to Chef-Owner Kelsey Bush.
A variety of house-made pastries are available daily from the team who landed on Philadelphia Magazine’s guide to Best Neighborhood Bakeries in June 2024.
Beyond pastries, Loretta’s will serve a line-up of breakfast sandwiches and hand pies, alongside some “hot and pressed” lunch sandwiches, soups, and salads.
Can’t-miss pastries include ($4-$10):
-Sticky Cinnamon Buns with cream cheese frosting
-Apple Galette with Oat Streusel (will be updated seasonally)
-Cosmic Brownies
Breakfast menu standouts include ($7-$15):
-Chorizo, Egg, Potato, and Cheese Hand Pies
-Breakfast Hoagie with frittata egg, bacon, banana pepper aioli, and Cooper sharp cheese
-Bagel Sandwich with South Philly cream cheese (a blend of pickled broccoli rabe, peperoncini and pickled red onions), cucumbers, sprouts, and tomato (option to sub baba ganoush to make it vegan)
Signature lunch items include ($10-$16):
-Spoon Salad with “shredduce” and kale mix, pickled carrots, and marinated chickpeas with the option to add chicken
-Lancaster Italian with mortadella, prosciutto, Lebanon bologna, burrata, and banana-pepper aioli
-Meatloaf Patty Melt with red wine onion jam, thousand Island dressing, sharp cheddar
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