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THE ROASTERY BY NOZY COFFEE

THE ROASTERY BY NOZY COFFEE

Omotesando

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.

KOFFEE MAMEYA Kakeru

KOFFEE MAMEYA Kakeru

Kiyosumi-Shirakawa

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.

OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Shimokitazawa

OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Shimokitazawa

Shimokitazawa

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.

OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Azabudai Hills

OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Azabudai Hills

Azabudai

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

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

PHILOCOFFEA Omotesando

PHILOCOFFEA Omotesando

Omotesando

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.

STARBUCKS RESERVE ROASTERY TOKYO

STARBUCKS RESERVE ROASTERY TOKYO

Nakameguro

Bright acidityRoomy and relaxedEasy first visitFood & sweets

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

LIGHT UP COFFEE Shimokitazawa

LIGHT UP COFFEE Shimokitazawa

Shimokitazawa

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.

Leaves Coffee Roasters

Leaves Coffee Roasters

Ryogoku

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.

REC COFFEE | Rekku Coffee Shibuya Higashi

REC COFFEE | Rekku Coffee Shibuya Higashi

Shibuya

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.

STREAMER COFFEE COMPANY SHIBUYA

STREAMER COFFEE COMPANY SHIBUYA

Shibuya

Medium roast, Dark roastGreat latte menu

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

KOFFEE MAMEYA

KOFFEE MAMEYA

Omotesando

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityStanding bar & benchesEasy first visit

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

PASSAGE COFFEE

PASSAGE COFFEE

Mita

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidity

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

Kissa ROSTRO

Kissa ROSTRO

Yoyogi Park

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.

Little Darling Coffee Roasters

Little Darling Coffee Roasters

Aoyama

Medium roastBright acidityMostly table seatsFood & sweets

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

VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS YOYOGI PARK

VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS YOYOGI PARK

Yoyogi Park

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.

VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS EBISU

VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS EBISU

Shibuya

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.

Horiguchi Coffee Otemachi One

Horiguchi Coffee Otemachi One

Otemachi

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.

SWELL COFFEE ROASTERS

SWELL COFFEE ROASTERS

Nakameguro

Light roast, Medium roastLaptop-friendlyGreat latte menu

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

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Shibuya

Light roast, Dark roastMostly counter seatsThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

A zero-waste café and bar in Jinnan that makes use of even materials after extraction.

Saza Coffee KITTE Marunouchi

Saza Coffee KITTE Marunouchi

Marunouchi

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.

Selection Coffee

Selection Coffee

Nihonbashi

Light roast, Medium roastMostly counter seats

GLITCH COFFEE & ROASTERS

GLITCH COFFEE & ROASTERS

Jimbocho

Light roastBright acidityEasy first visit

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

Arise Coffee Roasters

Arise Coffee Roasters

Kiyosumi-Shirakawa

Light roast, Medium roastMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

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

PADDLERS COFFEE

PADDLERS COFFEE

Yoyogi-Uehara

Light roast, Medium roastNeighborhood favoriteFood & sweetsThoughtful interior

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

One by One Coffee Ginza

One by One Coffee Ginza

Ginza

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.

COFFEE COUNTY Tokyo

COFFEE COUNTY Tokyo

Shimokitazawa

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

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

WOODBERRY COFFEE Shibuya

WOODBERRY COFFEE Shibuya

Shibuya

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.

GLITCH COFFEE Nihonbashi

GLITCH COFFEE Nihonbashi

Nihonbashi

Light roastBright acidity

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

GLITCH COFFEE GINZA

GLITCH COFFEE GINZA

Ginza

Light roastBright acidityEasy first visitThoughtful interior

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

Rendeaf Coffee

Rendeaf Coffee

Hongo

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.

yoshida coffee sangubashi

yoshida coffee sangubashi

Yoyogi Park

Mostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

A small café in Sangubashi serving handmade banana bread.

nano-coffeeroaster Asakusabashi

nano-coffeeroaster Asakusabashi

Asakusa

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.

OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Sakura-Shinmachi

Sakura-Shinmachi

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

A Sakura-Shinmachi café with a shared roaster where you can roast coffee yourself.

OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Takanawa

Takanawa

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityRoomy and relaxedFood & sweets

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

KURO MAME TOKYO

Azabudai

Light roast, Medium roastKnown for its quietThoughtful interior

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

UNLIMITED COFFEE BAR

Oshiage

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.

Brewman Tokyo

Yoyogi Park

Light roastMostly counter seatsThoughtful interior

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

Vannelli Coffee

Omotesando

Calm atmosphereFor a special dayFood & sweets

Vannelli Coffee’s first flagship store in the world, originating from Italy, is in Omotesando.

uni sendagaya

Sendagaya

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.

MAME TOKYO

Sendagaya

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsFor a special day

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

Maruyama Coffee Nishi-Azabu

Nishi-Azabu

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

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

Jikabaisen Coffee-ya CAFFE BERNINI

Shimura

Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendlyEasy first visit

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

Horiguchi Coffee Komae

Komae

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereNeighborhood favorite

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

CONZEN COFFEE

Machida

Light roast, Medium roastMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

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

Alchemist Aoyama

Shibuya

Light roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereFor a special day

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

Urban Coffee Roaster Tokyo

Aoyama

Great latte menu

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

TAOCA COFFEE Minami-Aoyama

Aoyama

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereEasy first visit

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

One by One Coffee Tokyo

Ebisu

Light roastMostly counter seatsGreat latte menu

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

FINETIME COFFEE ROASTERS

Kyodo

Light roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

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

GRAND CRU CAFÉ GINZA

Ginza

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seats

A Ginza café where you can leave a purchased bottle at the shop and return later to continue enjoying it.

Cafetenango

Fukasawa

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.

Horiguchi Coffee Tamagawa Takashimaya S・C

Futako-Tamagawa

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 UP COFFEE Kichijoji

Kichijoji

Light roastEasy first visitThoughtful interior

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

Raw Sugar Roast

Setagaya

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 UP COFFEE Mitaka

Mitaka

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.