Madis Coffee Roasters receives Philadelphia license for 210 S. 12th St.

Overview

Updated 53 minutes ago

A city license record filed Nov. 14 lists Madis Coffee Roasters as the licensee for a 30-plus-seat food-serving business at 210 S. 12th St. in Philadelphia.

The record is one approval. It does not show that the café has every approval it needs or that it is serving customers. It follows a June lease announcement for the ground floor of a new residential tower, where the company said it was targeting a mid-July opening.

Why it matters

The license documents a café space in a fully leased new tower, but it does not show whether the café is serving customers.

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Key Indicators

30+

Licensed seating category

City license category is Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS).

1,984 sq ft

Retail space

Ground-floor space in the 210 S. 12th St. tower, per the June lease announcement.

4th

Location count in June

Madis described the 210 S. 12th space as its fourth café in the June lease announcement.

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Organizations Involved

Madis Coffee Roasters

Coffee roaster and cafe chain

Licensee for 210 S. 12th St. food-serving license

Philadelphia coffee roaster and café operator with a first shop near Drexel University and a fourth location announced in June 2026.

MPN Realty

Commercial real estate brokerage

Brokered lease for Madis at 210 S. 12th St.

Commercial real estate brokerage that announced the 210 S. 12th St. lease.

City of Philadelphia

Municipal government

Issued the Nov. 14 license record

City government whose business license dataset contains the Nov. 14 record.

Timeline

November 2022 November 2026

3 events Latest: Yesterday

November 2026
City license record lists Madis at 210 S. 12th St.
Latest License

Philadelphia's business license dataset shows a Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) license first issued to Madis at the address.
Yesterday
June 2026
Lease announced for 210 S. 12th St. retail space
Lease

MPN Realty said Madis signed for a 1,984-square-foot ground-floor space and targeted a mid-July opening.
June 2nd, 2026
November 2022
Madis opens first café near Drexel University
Expansion

The company launched its first location at 3527 Lancaster Ave. near Drexel University.
November 2022

Scenarios

Madis confirms 210 S. 12th St. café is serving customers

Possible Resolves by Q1 2027

Discussed by: Madis Coffee Roasters' locations page and Philadelphia business license records

If the café is operating, the company would list 210 S. 12th St. among its locations with hours, or a news report would confirm customers are being served. The Nov. 14 license record alone does not show that.

License remains the only public sign of the 210 S. 12th café

Possible Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: OpenDataPhilly business license dataset

The city record could stay active while the company makes no public announcement about the address. That would leave the license as the only public paper trail.

City suspends or revokes the 210 S. 12th license before service begins

Unlikely Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: OpenDataPhilly business license dataset

A license can be suspended or revoked for code, inspection or administrative reasons. The dataset would show a status change. No such change appears in the Nov. 14 record.

Historical Context

One moment from history that rhymes with this story — and how it unfolded.

November 2022

Madis Coffee Roasters launch near Drexel University (2022)

Madis Coffee Roasters opened its first café at 3527 Lancaster Ave. near Drexel University. The shop became the starting point for a local coffee brand that later added a roastery and cafés in Old City and near Rittenhouse Square.

Then

The first shop gave the company a base in University City.

Now

By June 2026, Madis had signed a lease for a fourth location at 210 S. 12th St. and targeted a mid-July opening.

Why this matters now

The Nov. 14 license record is the latest public step in that expansion from a single Drexel-area shop.