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Cafes for a special day

Thoughtful interiors, quiet, and unhurried

16 cafes

16 shops listed on CafePicks under “For a special day.”
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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 quiet

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

KIELO COFFEE ASAKUSA

KIELO COFFEE ASAKUSA

Asakusa

Light roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereChat with the barista

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

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 seatsKnown for its quiet

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

Interior of Walkabout Coffee, with a vertical-slat wooden counter, a square ceiling light and window seats

Walkabout Coffee

Jimbocho

Light roast, Medium roastMostly counter seatsCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendly

A café in Kanda Nishikicho with floor-to-ceiling windows.

Exterior of Pharos Coffee, with the counter and seats visible through the glass, and a wooden bench and stools out front

Pharos Coffee

Jimbocho

Light roastCalm atmosphere

A coffee shop on a back street in Jimbocho, with one-third of its interior dedicated to a Taiwanese exhibition space.

Vannelli Coffee

Vannelli Coffee

Omotesando

Calm atmosphereChat with the baristaFood & sweets

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

Exterior of FUGLEN SANGUBASHI, with a wooden latticed entrance door and glass windows facing a white wooden fence

FUGLEN SANGUBASHI

Yoyogi Park

Light roastMostly counter seatsCalm atmosphere

A space finished with wood, stone, and earth, lined with custom Hoshino-yaki tableware.

Jubilee Coffee and Roaster

Meguro

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereNeighborhood favorite

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

Definitive. Kichijoji

Kichijoji

Light roastBright acidityTiny (under 10 seats)Calm atmosphere

A Kichijoji roasting base specializing in top lots from Panama.

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.

Alchemist Aoyama

Shibuya

Light roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereChat with the barista

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

PASSAGE COFFEE SOSHIGAYA

Soshigaya-Okura

Light roast, Medium roastCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendlyNeighborhood favorite

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

SPIEL COFFEE

Shin-Koenji

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendly

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

THINK OF THINGS

Kita-Sando

Calm atmosphereFood & sweets

A shop by KOKUYO’s design studio, with a café for contemplation.

Chatei Hatou

Shibuya

Medium roast, Dark roastMild acidityRoomy and relaxedKnown for its quiet

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

nadoya no kaTte

Yoyogi-Uehara

Light roastCalm atmosphere

A coffee stand in a renovated house, with seating in a sun-dappled garden.

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