Talk coffee with the barista

Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsEasy first visit

A roastery where you can watch the roasting machine and choose a cup while consulting with the barista.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly counter seatsThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

A shop with a U-shaped counter around the barista in a space that retains the exterior of a warehouse.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsEasy first visit

An experiential bean salon in Shimokitazawa where you can roast and brew the beans you buy yourself.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityStanding / takeawayEasy first visit

A beans salon in Azabudai where you create a one-of-a-kind original coffee.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityStanding bar & benchesGreat latte menu

A shop where you can spend time in a cave-like underground space at GREEN TERRACE Omotesando.

Bright acidityRoomy and relaxedEasy first visitFood & sweets

A roastery where you can watch beans being bagged on the 4th-floor Coffee Pack Line.

Light roastGood for a long stayEasy first visitNeighborhood favorite

At the counter on the 1st floor, baristas prepare each cup in front of you while you chat with them.

Light roastBright acidityEasy first visitFood & sweets

A coffee bar where you can share your preferences and consult a professional barista on how to enjoy your coffee.

Calm atmosphereFood & sweetsFor a special day

The world’s first flagship store of Italy’s Vannelli Coffee, in Omotesando.

Light roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsThoughtful interior

A roastery café in Honjo where you can enjoy coffee while listening to the sound of the roasting machine.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsGreat latte menu

A coffee shop in Shibuya Higashi that retains the interior and exterior of COFFEEHOUSE NISHIYA.

Medium roast, Dark roastGreat latte menu

STREAMER's first location is in Shibuya 1-chome.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityStanding / takeawayEasy first visit

At a small counter in Jingumae, consult with the barista on choosing beans.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidity

A coffee stand on the 1st floor of Taishodo Building in Shiba, with indoor benches and an outdoor terrace.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsThoughtful interior

A kissaten (old-style coffee house) in Tomigaya with no menu, where you can describe your preferences and have a coffee made just for you.

Medium roastBright acidityMostly table seatsFood & sweets

A roastery café renovated from a former warehouse, overlooking a leafy plaza.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

A cafe next to Yoyogi Park where you can order sugar waffles with ricotta cheese and house-made jam.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityNeighborhood favoriteThoughtful interior

At VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS in Ebisu, you can sample coffees to find your preference before choosing.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityStanding bar & benchesThoughtful interior

An Otemachi café bar where you can look over brass-and-glass display cases and consult the staff when choosing beans.

Light roast, Medium roastGreat latte menuLaptop-friendly

A Nakameguro café where you can bring back an empty bottle on your next visit and continue with a refill.

Light roast, Dark roastMostly counter seatsThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

A zero-waste café and bar in Jinnan that makes use of even what is left after brewing.

Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsGreat latte menu

A roastery on the 1st floor of KITTE Marunouchi, where coffee is served in golden Arita ware cups.

Light roast, Medium roastMostly counter seats

Great latte menu

A Gaienmae shop serving Hong Kong street food egg waffles with ice cream.

Light roastBright acidityEasy first visit

A Jimbocho coffee stand where you can choose beans while consulting with the barista.

Light roast, Medium roastMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

In Edo-Fukagawa, this shop receives bread daily from Fukuzumi’s “Kotori Pan.”

Light roast, Medium roastNeighborhood favoriteFood & sweetsThoughtful interior

A Nishihara, Shibuya-ku shop with an adjoining gallery that hosts artist exhibitions and pop-ups.

Light roastMostly counter seatsEasy first visitGreat latte menu

One by One Coffee's second location, with about 10 seats, on the 1st floor of the Matsuwa Building.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityNeighborhood favoriteFood & sweets

A semicircular space in Ikenoue that uses original brick materials to evoke “earth.”

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityGreat latte menuEasy first visit

A Shibuya café on the approach to Hikawa Shrine that can be visited as a coffee bar.

Light roastBright acidity

A black roastery in Nihonbashi with two motorcycles and large speakers on display.

Light roastBright acidityEasy first visitThoughtful interior

A Higashi-Ginza shop centered on a U-shaped counter surrounding the barista.

Light roast, Dark roastThoughtful interior

A coffee shop in Kamezawa guided by the idea of “one origin, two perspectives.”

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly table seats

A Hongo shop where you can order in sign language and talk with staff who use sign language.

Mostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

A small café in Sangubashi serving handmade banana bread.

Light roastBright acidityMostly counter seats

A standing coffee stand in Sendagi that makes use of a sushi restaurant counter.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsThoughtful interior

A coffee stand beneath the JR Asakusabashi Station elevated tracks, lit by lamps handmade by the owner's mentor.

Light roastMild acidityMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

BERTH COFFEE's Yokokawa roastery shares its roasting machine and roasting tips.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

A small "roasting hut" in Midori, Sumida-ku, where you can enjoy coffee and cake.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly counter seatsGreat latte menu

Coffee Supreme's first location in Japan, a cafe in Kamiyamacho facing a large open frontage.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsFood & sweets

Connected directly to Shibuya Station, this shop lets you choose a cup by sharing your preferences at its six-seat counter.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly table seatsThoughtful interior

A Kuramae roastery where you can taste all beans on sale before choosing a bag you like.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastNeighborhood favoriteGreat latte menu

A Kuramae roastery where you can choose from light, medium, and dark roasts while looking at the roaster inside.

Light roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendly

A coffee stand with Scandinavian furniture where you can order homemade cheesecake.

Mostly counter seats

Bright acidityThoughtful interior

The Tokyo location of Shanghai roaster Terraform Coffee Roasters.

Light roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereFor a special day

An Asakusa café blending Nordic and Japanese style, with sofa seating in Karimoku chairs.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityTiny (under 10 seats)

A shop where you can check the aromas of different coffees and receive recommendations through conversation.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastNeighborhood favoriteFood & sweets

A shop by the railway crossing in a row house serving taiyaki with house-made anko and specialty coffee.

Food & sweetsThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

A Mukojima café where you can drink coffee while viewing artworks.

Light roastThoughtful interior

KIELO COFFEE's roastery at the foot of Kototoi Bridge.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityRoomy and relaxedEasy first visit

A Sakura-Shinmachi café with a roasting room in a residential area behind Sakura Jingu.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityRoomy and relaxedEasy first visit

A coffee and bar in Takanawa where you can share your mood and preferences and have a barista recommend a cup for the day.

Light roast, Medium roastKnown for its quietThoughtful interior

A coffee tasting room with no menu, where the barista selects a cup based on conversation.

Light roastMostly counter seatsThoughtful interior

A coffee stand with terrace seating at SMI:RE YOYOGI in Yoyogi.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereFood & sweets

A roastery and coffee shop on the 1st floor of Hilltop Square, roasting small batches in-house.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seats

At Sendagaya's MAME, choose a cup using the wall's color-swatch panels as a guide.

Mostly counter seatsThoughtful interior

A cafe and bar in Kuramae converted from a former rice milling shop over 100 years old.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereFood & sweets

Maruyama Coffee in Nishi-Azabu serves freshly made galettes with 100% Nagano-grown buckwheat flour.

Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendlyEasy first visit

A family-run Itabashi shop that removes defective beans one by one.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereNeighborhood favorite

A “community center for coffee” in Komae that also holds seminars on brewing.

Light roast, Medium roastMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

At this small roastery next to Ryodenji temple, surrounded by forest and spring water, you can watch roasting up close.

Light roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereFor a special day

Alchemist’s first location in Japan, where structural beauty and quiet intersect.

Light roastBright acidityStanding bar & benches

Lonich,'s Kuramae shop imports coffee from Yunnan, China directly.

Light roastMild acidityGreat latte menu

A shop serving coffee from Harupan Village, Nepal, alongside stories of its production.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereEasy first visit

A single-floor shop in a Minami-Aoyama backstreet with seating along a concrete wall.

Light roastMostly counter seatsGreat latte menu

A coffee counter at the back of an Ebisu shop where you can choose a half cup.

Light roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

A roastery café in Kyodo renovated from a detached house over 50 years old.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seats

A Ginza café where you can leave purchased beans at the shop for 2 weeks, then return to enjoy the rest.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityGreat latte menuEasy first visit

A 10-tsubo shop centered on coffee bean sales, with “the neighborhood’s garden” as its concept.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seats

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityNeighborhood favoriteGreat latte menu

A Fukasawa coffee shop specializing in Central American coffee, where you can sample and choose beans before buying.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastStanding bar & benchesEasy first visitThoughtful interior

At standing tables on B1 of the Tamagawa Takashimaya South Building, guests can try coffee while talking with the staff.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityTiny (under 10 seats)Easy first visit

A Numabukuro roaster where the owner recommends a cup based on your preferences.

Light roastEasy first visitThoughtful interior

The Kichijoji shop overlooks the park, with outdoor chairs and steps available for seating on sunny days.

Light roastBright acidityGood for a long stay

A roastery café in Kyodo where you can spend time watching the roasting machine behind the ordering counter.

Light roastNeighborhood favoriteEasy first visitThoughtful interior

At the Mitaka location, seating in front of the roasting machine lets you spend time in the roastery space.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityGreat latte menu

A coffee shop in Tomigaya where you can choose beans to buy and take home.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsNeighborhood favoriteThoughtful interior

A coffee roastery in a corner of an electronics shop where you can take home beans while watching them being roasted in front of you.

Light roast, Medium roastCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendlyNeighborhood favorite

PASSAGE COFFEE in Soshigaya, with bench seating and tables in the back.

Medium roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsGreat latte menu

A Nakameguro café where you can enjoy house-made sweets and sandwiches with coffee.

Light roast, Medium roastRoomy and relaxedLaptop-friendlyThoughtful interior

A roastery with seating around a two-story roasting factory atrium.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityEasy first visitLaptop-friendly

An Ikebukuro café where you can enjoy classic pudding at window-side bench seating.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsLaptop-friendlyNeighborhood favorite

SPIEL COFFEE in Shin-Koenji has an exterior reminiscent of a British pub.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastKnown for its quiet

A Ginza coffee shop where you can spend time listening to jazz through a tube amplifier.

Medium roast, Dark roastTiny (under 10 seats)Food & sweets

A cafe in Kita-Shinjuku in a building renovated from what was once a market cafeteria.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsNeighborhood favoriteThoughtful interior

A small coffee stand in Musashi-Sakai serving espresso caramel roll cake.

Light roast, Dark roastBright acidityTiny (under 10 seats)Neighborhood favorite

A small coffee shop in Asagaya where staff ask about your preferences and recommend a cup.

Light roastBright acidityMostly table seatsThoughtful interior

A shop in an underground space in Shinjuku serving cups selected by farm, variety, and processing method.

Light roastBright acidityTiny (under 10 seats)For a special day

A Kichijoji roasting base specializing in top lots from Panama.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityEasy first visitFood & sweets

WOODBERRY COFFEE’s flagship store, spanning floors 1–4 with a roasting room.

Light roastBright acidityKnown for its quietNeighborhood favorite

A shop that practices Farm to Cup, from farms in Nepal to roasting in Tokyo.

Light roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsNeighborhood favorite

A Hikifune roastery bringing unusual ingredients and new coffee culture.

Thoughtful interior

Opposite the National Stadium, this coffee stand also serves Taiwanese oolong tea.

Light roast, Medium roastGreat latte menu

A café and lab in Asakusabashi where you can try grinding with mills you are interested in.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastNeighborhood favorite

Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsGreat latte menu

Light roastMostly counter seatsGreat latte menu