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64 shops listed on CafePicks under “Dark roast.”
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Hatsudai

Dark roastMild acidityTiny (under 10 seats)Neighborhood favorite

A roaster café in a back alley of Hatsudai serving dark-roasted beans roasted in-house over an open flame.

Counter of Horiguchi Coffee Otemachi One, with a stacked-stone counter under the shop name sign and brewing equipment lined up

Horiguchi Coffee Otemachi One

Otemachi

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

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

Rows of glass jars of coffee beans on the shelves at Shigeno Coffee Kobo.

Shigeno Coffee Kobo

Oshiage

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

A direct-fire coffee shop where you can consult with the owner to choose from very light to dark roasts.

Entrance of OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Home, with open wood-framed doors and wooden shelves of beans and tools inside

OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Home

Sangenjaya

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly table seatsFor a special day

At OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Home in Sangenjaya, you can choose flowers and vases to take home.

Exterior of OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Laboratory, with a steel-framed glass storefront and wooden benches out front

OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Laboratory

Sangenjaya

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

A Sangenjaya coffee stand with freshly roasted beans on display.

Entrance of Ammonite Coffee Market Hongo, with a sign bearing the ammonite logo and a potted plant out front.

Ammonite Coffee Market Hongo

Hongo

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

A spot in Hongo-sanchome where you can order house-made pudding with caramel sauce.

Storefront of % Arabica Tokyo Azabudai Hills B1, a bright interior with white counters and rows of "%" logos.

% Arabica Tokyo Azabudai Hills B1

Azabudai

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

A % Arabica in the basement of Azabudai Hills, where the interior is reflected upside down in the mirrored ceiling.

Neon sign of Brooklyn Roasting Company Tokyo International Forum, with "BROOKLYN" in white and "ROASTING COMPANY" in yellow

Brooklyn Roasting Company Tokyo International Forum

Marunouchi

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastPower outlets & Wi-FiLaptop-friendlyGreat latte menu

A café on the 1st floor of Tokyo International Forum Building A, where you can enjoy a latte made with your choice of two daily rotating beans.

Storefront of Double Tall Coffee Bar Shibuya cocoti, with a small counter under a yellow awning and a chalkboard out front

Double Tall Coffee Bar Shibuya cocoti

Shibuya

Medium roast, Dark roastStanding bar & benchesGreat latte menu

A Shibuya stand offering original chocolate roasted from cacao beans to suit the season.

Exterior of Blue Bottle Coffee Shibuya Cafe, with a glass-walled ground floor framed by wooden louvers and a sign with the bottle logo

Blue Bottle Coffee Shibuya Cafe

Shibuya

Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityEasy first visitThoughtful interior

A two-story café integrated with Shibuya Ward's Kitaya Park, with views of greenery.

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

Sarutahiko Coffee Ikebukuro

Ikebukuro

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsEasy first visitThoughtful interior

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

Exterior of KITASANDŌ COFFEE Kitasando Honten, with white metal benches and chairs on a wooden deck and the glass-fronted shop behind

KITASANDŌ COFFEE Kitasando

Kita-Sando

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

A Kita-Sando coffee stand where you can choose a cup from more than 10 specialty coffees.

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

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

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

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastGreat latte menu

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

Light roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

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

Storefront of Turret COFFEE Tsukiji, with a large houseplant, red benches, and a blackboard in front of the entrance

Turret COFFEE Tsukiji

Tsukiji

Dark roastStanding bar & benchesThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

A backstreet stand where a Turret truck connected to Tsukiji Market is on display inside.

Counter of OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Front, with bean packages and a grinder lined up beneath the shop sign

OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Front

Shibuya

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityStanding / takeaway

OBSCURA from Sangenjaya, with Front in the basement of Shibuya Tokyu Food Show.

Exterior of Kissa ROSTRO, with the shop sign under a tree and tables and stools on the wooden deck in front of the window

Kissa ROSTRO

Yoyogi Park

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

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.

LUSH-COFFEE Roaster and Laboratory

LUSH-COFFEE Roaster and Laboratory

Kita-Senju

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityPower outlets & Wi-FiLaptop-friendly

A Kita-Senju roastery serving micro lots from individual villages in Timor-Leste.

Exterior of Sumida Coffee: wooden windows with climbing vines, potted plants and a soft-serve ornament out front.

Sumida Coffee

Kinshicho

Light roast, Dark roast

A shop where you can enjoy coffee in original Edo Kiriko cups developed with artisans.

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

Sarutahiko Coffee Shimokitazawa

Shimokitazawa

Light roast, Dark roastThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

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

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastRoomy and relaxedThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

About 140 seats extend across the 2nd-floor area of Harajuku Station, in front of the Meiji-jingu Exit ticket gates.

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

Sarutahiko Coffee Atre Akihabara 1

Akihabara

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

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

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

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

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastNeighborhood favoriteLaptop-friendlyGreat latte menu

A station café in front of the Komazawa-daigaku Station ticket gates, open from 7 a.m.

Entrance of FIRST CROP COFFEE ROASTERY, with the shop name in small letters and a lamp on the wall beside a metal door

FIRST CROP COFFEE ROASTERY

Kiyosumi-Shirakawa

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphere

Enjoy drip coffee brewed with water boiled in Nanbu ironware at the 10 seats on the 2nd floor.

Entrance of Kabuki, with a potted plant in autumn colors and a leafy plant in a recessed earthen-walled doorway

Kabuki

Asakusa

Medium roast, Dark roastKnown for its quietFor a special day

A Bean to Bar kissaten (old-style coffee house) that also roasts its own cacao.

Interior of GINZA BONGEN, with bean packages and a pine bonsai on the counter beneath a coffered ceiling

GINZA BONGEN

Ginza

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastStanding bar & benchesThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

A Ginza coffee stand in a Japanese-style space with bonsai, charred cedar, and a coffered ceiling.

Interior wall of Torahebi Coffee, with the shop name painted large alongside a coffee cup and coffee beans

Torahebi Coffee

Shibuya

Dark roastGreat latte menu

Torahebi Coffee's flagship shop in Shibuya PARCO offers beans treated with its own aging process.

Interior of KITASANDŌ COFFEE Roastery, with a maroon-tiled counter and the word "Roastery" on the wooden wall

KITASANDŌ COFFEE Roastery

Mita

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityPower outlets & Wi-FiLaptop-friendly

A roastery cafe in Mita where you can watch the activity in the on-site roasting room.

Roaster at Social Good Roasters CHIYODA, a black and gold roasting machine in front of the shop name written on the wall

Social Good Roasters CHIYODA

Jimbocho

Medium roast, Dark roastThoughtful interior

A roastery café with an attached roastery where you can spend time watching the hand-picking process.

The blue bottle logo of Blue Bottle Coffee. Photographed at the Shibuya Cafe of the same brand

Blue Bottle Coffee Harajuku Cafe

Omotesando

Light roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsFood & sweets

A Harajuku cafe where you can place your drink in recesses in the stainless-steel wall.

Exterior of ROAR COFFEE Ginza, with the shop name on a white wall and a bright interior visible through the glass

ROAR COFFEE Ginza

Ginza

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastEasy first visitGreat latte menu

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

Exterior of VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS ROPPONGI, with the sign over the entrance of a glass-walled building and tables and chairs lined up out front

VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS ROPPONGI

Roppongi

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

A street-level shop in Roppongi with floor-to-ceiling glass, where you can sit on the terrace overlooking the lawn next door.

Horiguchi Coffee Setagaya

Setagaya

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

A classical kissaten (old-style coffee house) in Chitose-Funabashi, where each piece of furniture, cup, and plate has a different design.

Café de l'Ambre

Ginza

Medium roast, Dark roast

A Ginza coffee-only shop serving coffee brewed with hand-sewn nel filters.

GLOBE COFFEE

Musashi-Koyama

Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereEasy first visitNeighborhood favorite

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

Shimura Denki Coffee Roastery

Nerima-Kasugacho

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.

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.

Kaffavel Coffee Roast Labo

Sakura-Shinmachi

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roast

Horiguchi Coffee Uehara

Yoyogi-Uehara

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidity

A specialty shop on the Uehara Nakamichi Shopping Street where you can pick up and try coffee equipment.

Juichibo Coffee

Ginza

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastKnown for its quietChat with the barista

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

TAOCA COFFEE Minami-Aoyama

Aoyama

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereEasy first visitChat with the barista

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

Maruyama Coffee Nishi-Azabu

Nishi-Azabu

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereChat with the barista

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

Amameria Espresso

Musashi-Koyama

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityNeighborhood favoriteThoughtful interior

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

CAFFE BERNINI

Shimura

Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendlyEasy first visit

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

CAFE FACON Nakameguro

Nakameguro

Medium roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsGreat latte menuChat with the barista

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

Cafe Bach

Minami-Senju

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereNeighborhood favoriteFood & sweets

A kissaten (old-style coffee house) in Nihonzutsumi serving thick-cut toast made with homemade English bread.

Cafetenango

Fukasawa

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityNeighborhood favoriteChat with the barista

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 visitChat with the barista

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

Mi Cafeto Atre Kichijoji

Kichijoji

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidity

A café and shop directly connected to Kichijoji Station, where you can choose coffee for home or gifts from a wide selection of varieties.

% Arabica Tokyo Azabudai Hills 4F

Azabudai

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastThoughtful interior

An Azabudai Hills 4F shop with a terrace featuring Chemex-shaped picnic tables.

TORIBA COFFEE TOKYO

Yaesu

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsThoughtful interior

TORIBA COFFEE's first café-style shop, with seating not available at the Ginza shop.

PostCoffee Offline Store

Shimokitazawa

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

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

Mermaid Coffee Roasters Ikebukuro

Ikebukuro

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

A café surrounded by paintings from around the world and antique furniture, from B1 to the 4th floor.

KITASANDŌ COFFEE Lab.

Shibuya

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastStanding bar & benchesGreat latte menu

A Shibuya stand operated as the “laboratory” of the Kitasando main shop.

waku coffee roaster

Gakugei-Daigaku

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

waku coffee roaster roasts coffee daily on the in-store roaster.

Jubilee Coffee and Roaster

Meguro

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereFor a special dayNeighborhood favorite

Roasted daily in Shirokanedai. A coffee roaster near the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum.

Coffee Katano

Sumiyoshi

Dark roastMild acidityMostly counter seats

A coffee specialty shop brewing with copper pots and servers made by Fukido of Tsubame, Niigata.

Maya Coffee Roaster

Higashi-Jujo

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastNeighborhood favoriteChat with the barista

CURRY RICE COFFEE

Ikebukuro

Medium roast, Dark roast

Sarutahiko Coffee Chofu Roasting Hall

Chofu

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastRoomy and relaxedFood & sweetsThoughtful interior

A café where you can view the roasting area from inside.

Sarutahiko Coffee Ebisu Annex

Ebisu

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roast

An Ebisu shop focused on selling coffee beans.

Chatei Hatou

Shibuya

Medium roast, Dark roastMild acidityRoomy and relaxedFor a special day

A Shibuya kissaten (old-style coffee house) that serves coffee in a cup matched to each customer's character.

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