Yellow Bird Café is a casual, cozy, and quiet coffeehouse in Harrisburg, PA, offering a welcoming place to enjoy quality coffee, tea, breakfast, lunch, dessert, and more. Located at 1320 N 3rd St, this homey café combines satisfying food and drinks with a distinctive local touch, featuring works by local artists throughout the space.
Whether you are beginning your day with breakfast, meeting someone for brunch, stopping in for lunch, or looking for a comfortable place to enjoy a dessert, Yellow Bird Café provides a relaxed setting with a trendy yet approachable feel.
The menu includes great coffee, a strong tea selection, comfort food, healthy options, quick bites, small plates, sandwiches, salads, vegan options, and vegetarian options. Customers can choose from dine-in, takeaway, delivery, and on-site services, making it easy to enjoy the café whether you have time to stay or need something convenient.
Yellow Bird Café is also well suited for solo dining and working on a laptop, with Wi-Fi and a restroom available for added comfort. Catering is offered as well, providing another way to enjoy the café’s breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dessert selections.
Accessibility and convenience are important parts of the experience, with wheelchair-accessible seating and reservations accepted. Payments are made simple through credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments.
With a rating of 4.60 out of 5 based on 498 reviews, Yellow Bird Café has earned strong customer appreciation for its coffeehouse atmosphere, food, drinks, and local character. To learn more or make plans to visit, call +1 717-635-8991.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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Food & Drinks
Provolone, pepperoni and roasted green peppers
Ham, apple, swiss and spicy brown mustard
Cheddar, roasted jalapeños and cream cheese
Provolone, cheddar and swiss
All natural peanut butter and strawberry jelly
Oven roasted turkey, ham, swiss, pickles and house made garlic aioli
Spinach, artichokes, brie and house made chimichurri
Every third friday of the month we will be a part of third in the burg. A local artist will have their work featured on our gallery wall and their opening will be that evening from 6-9 pm. (The kitchen will be closed).
Salami, pepperoni, olives, provolone, green peppers and tomatoes mixed with small shells in a red wine vinaigrette
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Add one of our homemade sides to your meal. Our fresh sides change daily (please ask for today's selection).
Hear from our valued guests
We’ve been big fans of Yellow Bird since it opened. The owners are wonderful people and they’ve often donated and catered for local causes. This is a great spot to meet a friend and enjoy some excellent food in a wonderful atmosphere. We enjoy seeing the different art work that’s adorning the walls each time we visit. There are board games and a kids chalk board which have allowed the adults to get a conversation in when we’ve taken our children along. The bread is always delicious and the baked oatmeal is a family favorite. Give this one a try, you won’t be disappointed.
We used Yellow Bird Cafe for catering and had a wonderful experience. Stephanie was so easy to work with. I highly recommend. Thank you for helping to make our retirement luncheon a success.
Bacon cooked well, big breakfast sandwich with really good bread, music is the perfect volume, large number of tables, excellent vibes
Yellow Bird Café is not just for brunch, it’s a great stop for breakfast, lunch, or café snacks throughout the day. Weekday mornings offer a calm, cozy vibe for coffee and chats, while weekends bring a busier, social atmosphere. Their breakfast sandwiches, fresh pastries, and fruit bowls are especially tasty, and the portion sizes are generous without being heavy.
Hidden gem with a concise menu that offers delicious and homemade food! The English muffin sandwiches were absolutely delicious! The decadent, hot chocolate is everything it describes to be and the cold brew just as delicious. Gives you quaint, small town, simple vibes 🤍. Handful of seats, great prices,board games and books on the shelves, & easy street parking on a Sunday. Highly suggest!
I regrettably almost didn't come because the menu looked a little boring online. The food and pastries are all definitely great quality (and I believe homemade)! We had the BLT gone wild, mushroom barley soup, a breakfast sandwich, and a curried chicken salad sandwich, and molasses/ginger cookie, which each had small touches (homemade pan bread, fresh grapes in curry chicken salad, etc.) which stood out nicely. Even the bag of chips that came on the side were local and extra tasty! The dining room is cozy and congenial, with a variety of board games available. I wish I lived in the area so I could spend some time here every weekend!
A bright and sunny cafe. The menu has lots of variety for breaking lunch and everything I've tasted has been yummy! I especially like the daily coffee and muffin specials. The special is such a reasonable price, it can't be beat. The owner and staff are super friendly and accommodating. Definitely visit!!
We were highly impressed with our experience here! We stopped in on a Sunday afternoon unexpectedly and we're glad we checked it out. It's a cute little cafe. The prices are decent, and they have a large selection of bistro/brunch style foods. We got the spinach, tomato, brie egg sandwich, Nutella and banana sandwich, and tomato soup, all of which were wonderful. We left with our bellies full and no complaints. The employees were kind as well. It took a bit of time for them to prep our food, but well worth the wait. Highly recommend!
A quiet Wednesday morning led to us having the place to ourselves. The food was really great, service was good, great playlist.
You want to open the door to Yellow Bird and enjoy this gem of a cafe. Relaxing people, interesting food, good coffee and good views. Not to mention right next to @midtown scholars bookstore so win all around!!!
Common questions about Yellow Bird Café
Yellow Bird Café is located at 1320 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17102, United States, Harrisburg, PA, United States.
You can reach Yellow Bird Café by calling +1 717-635-8991.
Yellow Bird Café has a rating of 4.6 out of 5 based on 498 customer reviews.
Yellow Bird Café features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible seating.
Yellow Bird Café features the following service options: On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in, Delivery.
Yellow Bird Café features the following highlights: Great coffee, Great dessert, Great tea selection, Serves local specialty.
Yellow Bird Café features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Solo dining, Good for working on laptop.
Yellow Bird Café features the following offerings: Coffee, Comfort food, Healthy options, Quick bite, Small plates, Vegan options, Vegetarian options.
Yellow Bird Café features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Catering, Dessert.
Yellow Bird Café features the following amenities: Restroom, Wi-Fi.
Yellow Bird Café features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Quiet, Trendy.
Yellow Bird Café features the following crowd: University students.
Yellow Bird Café features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
Yellow Bird Café features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Yellow Bird Café features the following children: Good for kids.
Yellow Bird Café features the following parking: Free street parking, Paid street parking, Somewhat difficult to find a space.
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