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Cafes for a special day

Thoughtful interiors, quiet, and unhurried

13 cafes

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Social Good Roasters CHIYODA

Social Good Roasters CHIYODA

Jimbocho

Medium roast, Dark roast

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

Kabuki

Kabuki

Asakusa

Medium roast, Dark roastKnown for its quiet

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

OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Home

OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Home

Sangenjaya

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly table seats

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

Walkabout Coffee

Walkabout Coffee

Jimbocho

Light roast, Medium roastStanding bar & benchesLaptop-friendlyThoughtful interior

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

Pharos Coffee

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.

FUGLEN SANGUBASHI

FUGLEN SANGUBASHI

Yoyogi Park

Light roastMostly counter seats

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

Terraform Coffee

Kita-Sando

Bright acidity

MAME TOKYO

Sendagaya

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsChat with the barista

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

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

A cafe with an on-site roastery in Soshigaya, where you can spend time watching the roasting machine up close.

SPIEL COFFEE

Shin-Koenji

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsLaptop-friendlyNeighborhood favorite

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

Vannelli Coffee

Omotesando

Calm atmosphereChat with the baristaFood & sweets

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