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OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Shimokitazawa

OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Shimokitazawa

Shimokitazawa

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsChat with the barista

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

STARBUCKS RESERVE ROASTERY TOKYO

STARBUCKS RESERVE ROASTERY TOKYO

Nakameguro

Bright acidityRoomy and relaxedChat with the baristaFood & 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 stayChat with the baristaNeighborhood favorite

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

KOFFEE MAMEYA

KOFFEE MAMEYA

Omotesando

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityStanding bar & benchesChat with the barista

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

GLITCH COFFEE & ROASTERS

GLITCH COFFEE & ROASTERS

Jimbocho

Light roastBright acidityChat with the barista

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

THE ROASTERY BY NOZY COFFEE

THE ROASTERY BY NOZY COFFEE

Omotesando

Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsChat with the barista

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

OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Mart

OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Mart

Wakabayashi

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

A shop with two counters where you can ask baristas for advice on choosing beans and equipment for home.

OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Azabudai Hills

OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Azabudai Hills

Azabudai

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityStanding / takeawayChat with the barista

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

GLITCH COFFEE GINZA

GLITCH COFFEE GINZA

Ginza

Light roastBright acidityChat with the baristaThoughtful interior

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

Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Flagship Cafe

Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Flagship Cafe

Kiyosumi-Shirakawa

Light roast, Dark roastGood for a long stayFood & sweetsThoughtful interior

A spacious flagship cafe renovated from a former warehouse, where you can watch baristas brew coffee.

ACID COFFEE TOKYO

ACID COFFEE TOKYO

Yoyogi-Uehara

Light roastBright acidityMostly counter seats

A Yoyogi-Uehara coffee stand where coffee is served in a wine glass.

SINGLE O RYOGOKU ROASTWORKS/CAFE

SINGLE O RYOGOKU ROASTWORKS/CAFE

Ryogoku

Thoughtful interior

A Ryogoku café with an attached roastery serving Boris’ Beans.

Blue Bottle Coffee Shibuya Cafe

Blue Bottle Coffee Shibuya Cafe

Shibuya

Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

A two-story café integrated with Shibuya Kuritsu Kitaya Park, with views of greenery.

Sarutahiko Coffee Ikebukuro

Sarutahiko Coffee Ikebukuro

Ikebukuro

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsThoughtful interiorLaptop-friendly

Sarutahiko Coffee in Ikebukuro with the bakery "Okiño" attached.

WOODBERRY COFFEE Shibuya

WOODBERRY COFFEE Shibuya

Shibuya

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityGreat latte menuFood & sweets

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

SOL'S COFFEE ROASTERY

SOL'S COFFEE ROASTERY

Asakusa

Medium roast, Dark roastTiny (under 10 seats)Neighborhood favoriteLaptop-friendly

An Asakusabashi roastery serving house-made food designed to pair with coffee.

ROAR COFFEE Ginza

ROAR COFFEE Ginza

Ginza

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastGreat latte menu

A white café in Ginza 3-chome serving house-made pudding and coffee jelly pudding.

One by One Coffee Ginza

One by One Coffee Ginza

Ginza

Light roastMostly counter seatsChat with the baristaGreat latte menu

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

SINGLE O KANDA AWAJI

SINGLE O KANDA AWAJI

Kanda

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityFood & sweetsThoughtful interior

A Kanda-Awajicho shop serving breakfast and lunch that adapt Australian café staples to Japanese style.

Blue Bottle Coffee Daikanyama Cafe

Blue Bottle Coffee Daikanyama Cafe

Daikanyama

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityRoomy and relaxedGood for a long stay

A Daikanyama café where you can watch coffee being brewed from the raised bar counter.

ONIBUS COFFEE Jiyugaoka

Okusawa · Jiyugaoka

Light roastFood & sweetsThoughtful interiorLaptop-friendly

A café where you can watch coffee being brewed across a large cedar counter.

OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Sakura-Shinmachi

Sakura-Shinmachi

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityRoomy and relaxedChat with the barista

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.

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.

Horiguchi Coffee Tamagawa Takashimaya S・C

Futako-Tamagawa

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastStanding bar & benchesThoughtful interiorChat with the barista

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

PostCoffee Offline Store

Shimokitazawa

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seats

A coffee shop in Shimokitazawa with white corrugated walls and wooden crate stools.

Jikabaisen Coffee-ya CAFFE BERNINI

Shimura

Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendlyNeighborhood favorite

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

AKHA AMA COFFEE ROASTERS TOKYO

Waseda

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

A Waseda roastery café along Waseda-dori where you can spend time looking at the roasting machine.

TAOCA COFFEE Minami-Aoyama

Aoyama

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereChat with the barista

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

LIGHT UP COFFEE Mitaka

Mitaka

Light roastNeighborhood favoriteThoughtful interiorChat with the barista

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

UNLIMITED COFFEE BAR

Oshiage

Light roastBright acidityChat with the baristaFood & sweets

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

ALL SEASONS COFFEE Ikebukuro

Ikebukuro

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityLaptop-friendlyGreat latte menu

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

HAYAKAWA coffee

Iidabashi

Light roast, Medium roastStanding bar & benchesFood & sweetsThoughtful interior

An Iidabashi coffee stand where you can drink at a counter connected to the interior when the folding doors are fully opened.

LIGHT UP COFFEE Kichijoji

Kichijoji

Light roastThoughtful interiorChat with the barista

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

GLOBE COFFEE

Musashi-Koyama

Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereNeighborhood favorite

A brick-walled shop in Nishi-Koyama where you choose roasted in-house beans over the counter.