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Cafes linked to award-winning baristas

Cafes connected to baristas who placed at national or world barista competitions, such as through their affiliation at the time.

26 cafes

26 cafes listed on CafePicks.
Based on the results published by the competition organizers.

Cafes in this theme

Cafes with photos first · Highest placings first (cafes from the same group are spread out)

Exterior of Sarutahiko Coffee Ebisu, with the shop name sign on a brick wall and a glass-door entrance

Sarutahiko Coffee Ebisu

Ebisu

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

The Ebisu flagship store, with an annex retail store a short walk away for choosing beans and equipment.

Interior of KOFFEE MAMEYA Kakeru, with a wall of bean shelves framed by vertical wooden slats and a white counter in front

KOFFEE MAMEYA Kakeru

Kiyosumi-Shirakawa

JCIGSC 2025 Champion · Akira Zushi (affiliation at the time)

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

Sign of Leaves Coffee Roasters, a rusted metal nameplate hung on a green-tiled wall

Leaves Coffee Roasters

Ryogoku

JBrC 2025 2nd · Yasuo Ishii (founder)

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

Entrance of Brewman Tokyo Ginza, with a wooden door framed by blue tiled walls and a plant out front

Brewman Tokyo Ginza

Ginza

JBrC 2023-2024 2nd · Hikaru Ono (Brewman Tokyo)

A standing coffee stand in Ginza where you order while watching coffee being brewed across the counter.

Interior of GLITCH COFFEE & ROASTERS, with a wooden counter, leather-upholstered stools and baristas making coffee at the back

GLITCH COFFEE & ROASTERS

Jimbocho

JBrC 2024 3rd · Daisuke Fujisaki (Glitch Coffee & Roasters)

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

Counter of PHILOCOFFEA Omotesando, with drip equipment and kettles lined up under indirect lighting

PHILOCOFFEA Omotesando

Omotesando

JCIGSC 2019 3rd · Yousuke Miyamoto (Philocoffea · RUDDER COFFEE シャポー船橋店)

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

Interior of THE ROASTERY BY NOZY COFFEE, with a roaster and silver ducts at the back and a tall table with stools in front

THE ROASTERY BY NOZY COFFEE

Omotesando

JBrC 2014/15 3rd · Keisuke Shimada (affiliation at the time)

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

Octagonal Sarutahiko Coffee logo sign. Photographed at the Atre Ebisu West Side Store of the same brand

Sarutahiko Coffee Marunouchi Nijubashimae Station

Marunouchi

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

Sarutahiko Coffee in Marunouchi FOOD HALL, where you can order Wasanbon milk soft serve.

Interior of GLITCH COFFEE Nihonbashi, with a coffee roaster in the foreground and baristas and customers at the counter at the back

GLITCH COFFEE Nihonbashi

Nihonbashi

JBrC 2024 3rd · Daisuke Fujisaki (Glitch Coffee & Roasters)

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

Octagonal logo sign of Sarutahiko Coffee. Photographed at the brand's Atre Ebisu West Side Store

Sarutahiko Coffee Ikebukuro

Ikebukuro

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

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

Exterior of GLITCH COFFEE GINZA, with a black wooden door and a window counter showing the chandelier-lit interior

GLITCH COFFEE GINZA

Ginza

JBrC 2024 3rd · Daisuke Fujisaki (Glitch Coffee & Roasters)

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

Interior of Sarutahiko Coffee Atre Ebisu West Side Store, with an octagonal logo sign and wooden shelves of beans and sweets

Sarutahiko Coffee Atre Ebisu West Side Store

Ebisu

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

A cafe in Atre Ebisu with chairs that you can sink into.

Entrance of Sarutahiko Coffee Shibuya Dogenzakadōri, with an octagonal logo sign and wooden seating seen through the glass

Sarutahiko Coffee Shibuya Dogenzaka-dori

Shibuya

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

A shop at the entrance to Dogenzaka-dori in Shibuya where you can take a break in Japanese-style tatami seating.

Octagonal Sarutahiko Coffee logo sign. Photographed at the Atre Ebisu West Side Store of the same brand

Sarutahiko Coffee Shinjuku Lumine 1

Shinjuku

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

A shop where you can order coffee paired with Tikitaka Ice Cream.

Octagonal Sarutahiko Coffee logo sign. Photographed at the Atre Ebisu West Side Store of the same brand

Sarutahiko Coffee Shimokitazawa

Shimokitazawa

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

A Shimokitazawa café where you can order a float topped with ice cream over cold brew iced coffee.

Octagonal logo sign of Sarutahiko Coffee. Photographed at the brand's Atre Ebisu West Side Store

Sarutahiko Coffee The Bridge Harajuku Station

Harajuku

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

A shop in front of the Harajuku Station Meiji-jingu Exit ticket gate serving the location-exclusive coffee line “The Bridge.”

Octagonal logo sign of Sarutahiko Coffee. Photographed at the brand's Atre Ebisu West Side Store

Sarutahiko Coffee Atre Akihabara 1

Akihabara

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

Sarutahiko Coffee at Atre Akihabara 1 offers location-exclusive menu items.

Octagonal logo sign of Sarutahiko Coffee. Photographed at the brand's Atre Ebisu West Side Store

Sarutahiko Coffee & Oquinho Kameido

Kameido

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

A Kameido café where you can choose Oquinho bread baked in the in-store workshop to enjoy with coffee.

Interior of Sarutahiko Coffee Komazawa Daigaku Station, with the counter beneath the shop's name sign and seating in the foreground

Sarutahiko Coffee Komazawa Daigaku Station

Komazawa · Setagaya

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

A station café in front of the ticket gates at Komazawa Daigaku Station, where you can choose the location-exclusive Komazawa Blend.

Octagonal Sarutahiko Coffee logo sign. Photographed at the Atre Ebisu West Side Store of the same brand

Sarutahiko Coffee ecute EDITION Ochanomizu

Ochanomizu

WLAC 2025 2nd · Ryusei Nozawa (Sarutahiko Coffee)

A café on the 2nd floor outside the JR Ochanomizu Station ticket gates, with terrace seating overlooking the Kanda River.

Maruyama Coffee Nishi-Azabu

Nishi-Azabu

WBC 2017 2nd · MIKI SUZUKI (Maruyama Coffee)

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

UNLIMITED COFFEE BAR

Oshiage

WCIGS 2017 6th · YUKARI SUZUKI (affiliation at the time)

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

Amameria Espresso

Musashi-Koyama

JBrC 2014/15 Champion · Yuta Ueda (affiliation at the time)

A Musashi-Koyama roastery café offering beans with cupping scores of 84 or higher.

Brewman Tokyo

Yoyogi Park

JBrC 2023-2024 2nd · Hikaru Ono (Brewman Tokyo)

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

Maruyama Coffee ecute EDITION Shibuya

Shibuya

WBC 2017 2nd · MIKI SUZUKI (Maruyama Coffee)

A stand directly connected to Shibuya Station for takeaway coffee from around the world by Maruyama Coffee.

Maruyama Coffee Oyamadai

Oyamadai

WBC 2017 2nd · MIKI SUZUKI (Maruyama Coffee)

The Oyamadai shop serves soft-serve ice cream made with coffee extracted in-house.

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