Schmaltz is a neighborhood cafe in Point Breeze serving an all-day menu built around its namesake ingredient — rendered poultry fat worked into a tight, Jewish-leaning menu. Blintzes come with seasonal jam, a beet salad adds brightness, and a shawarma-spiced chicken salad sandwich has developed a following despite being a two-hander.
The latkes are the draw: crisp outside, fluffy inside, served simply with herby sour cream or built into a breakfast sandwich on a housemade English muffin with egg, cheese, and spicy hoagie mayo. An orange creamsicle iced coffee rounds out the counter menu.
The airy dining room draws a mixed crowd of stroller-pushing parents and neighborhood regulars fresh from workouts. The Philadelphia Inquirer has included Schmaltz in its restaurant coverage.
The latkes are the draw: crisp outside, fluffy inside, served simply with herby sour cream or built into a breakfast sandwich on a housemade English muffin with egg, cheese, and spicy hoagie mayo. An orange creamsicle iced coffee rounds out the counter menu.
The airy dining room draws a mixed crowd of stroller-pushing parents and neighborhood regulars fresh from workouts. The Philadelphia Inquirer has included Schmaltz in its restaurant coverage.