Interiors worth the trip

Light roastGood for a long stayChat with the baristaEasy first visit

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

Light roast, Medium roastMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

A coffee stand open to the streets of Meguro, with fully opening windows.

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

A Komazawa café with natural light and large windows overlooking the greenery of Komazawa Park.

Light roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsChat with the barista

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

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityStanding bar & benchesEasy first visit

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

Medium roastStanding bar & benchesNeighborhood favorite

A narrow coffee stand near Yoyogi Park where you can spend time listening to music on records.

Easy first visit

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

Light roast, Dark roastBright acidityGood for a long stayGreat latte menu

A Minami-Aoyama cafe with large windows overlooking the trees.

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.

Light roastBright acidityRoomy and relaxedGood for a long stay

An Asakusa café serving Norwegian heart-shaped waffles.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsGreat latte menu

A café on the 1st floor of NEWoMan Shinjuku where you can have coffee while choosing beans and lifestyle goods.

Light roast, Medium roastNeighborhood favoriteFood & sweetsChat with the barista

A Nishihara, Shibuya-ku shop with an adjoining gallery that hosts artist exhibitions and pop-ups.

Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityEasy first visitGreat latte menu

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

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

A cafe directly connected to Shinagawa Station, with Kanazawa stone used for the floors and walls.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsEasy first visitLaptop-friendly

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

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

Connected directly to Shibuya Station, this shop lets you choose a cup by sharing your preferences at its six-seat counter.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsGreat latte menu

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

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastGreat latte menu

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

Light roastBright acidity

A Tomigaya café bar surrounded by furniture and wallpaper from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Dark roastStanding bar & benchesGreat latte menu

A three-level Harajuku shop made from three stacked 20-foot containers.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityNeighborhood favoriteFood & sweets

A semicircular space in Ikenoue that uses original brick materials to evoke “earth.”

Light roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsGreat latte menu

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

Dark roastStanding bar & benchesGreat latte menu

A backstreet stand where a turret truck associated with Tsukiji Market is on display inside.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityStanding bar & benchesFood & sweets

A takeaway-only shop on the 1st floor of Shibuya AXSH, with ceramic cups available for drinking in front of the shop.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityGreat latte menuEasy first visit

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

Medium roastRoomy and relaxedLaptop-friendlyFood & sweets

A cafe in Kanda Nishikicho where you can use the 6th-floor kids’ space with preschool children.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly counter seatsChat with the baristaGreat latte menu

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

Light roast, Dark roastGood for a long stayFood & sweetsEasy first visit

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

Mild acidityCalm atmosphereGreat latte menu

A shop that layers two espresso rings over cold milk without ice.

Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityStanding bar & benches

A coffee stand along the Meguro River promenade serving the “Reuben” on campagne bread.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly table seats

A Kuramae roastery where you can taste all beans on sale before choosing a bag you like.

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.

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

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

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.

Light roastBright acidityEasy first visitChat with the barista

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

Medium roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsGreat latte menu

A coffee stand along the Shibuya River where you can choose baked goods at the counter.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastLaptop-friendlyFood & sweetsGreat latte menu

A renovated café incorporating elements of vintage, mid-century, and NY pop art.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityLaptop-friendlyNeighborhood favorite

A cafe in Sangenjaya housed in a renovated former clinic.

Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsGreat latte menu

A shop facing Minami-Ikebukuro Park, where you can drink coffee on the cork bench in front of the café.

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.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityStanding bar & benchesFood & sweets

A coffee stand in Takanawa with gluten-free banana pound cake.

Light roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsFood & sweets

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

Light roast, Dark roastGreat latte menu

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

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastRoomy and relaxedGreat latte menu

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

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityFood & sweetsGreat latte menu

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

Dark roastMostly counter seats

A small café in Shoin-Jinja-mae where you can spend time looking at the blue espresso machine.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityGreat latte menu

On the 2nd floor of NEWoMan Shinjuku, outside the ticket gates, this shop serves pour-over coffee made with beans roasted in Kita-Kamakura.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityGreat 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.

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

A café in Ebisu Garden Place with American cherry wood and stainless-steel furniture.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityChat with the baristaGreat latte menu

A cafe next to Yoyogi Park where you can order sugar waffles with ricotta cheese and house-made jam.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityChat with the baristaNeighborhood favorite

At VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS in Ebisu, you can sample coffees to find your preference before choosing.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityGood for a long stayGreat latte menu

A café at NEWoMan Takanawa with a view of a custom large table by Carlo Scarpa.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityGood for a long stayNeighborhood favorite

A SANU NOWHERE café where you can sit on large stones.

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.

Light roast, Dark roastMostly table seats

A coffee stand on Kappabashi Hondori where you can enjoy coffee with a croque monsieur.

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.

Medium roastRoomy and relaxedGreat latte menu

A cafe on the 2nd floor of Toranomon Hills, with walls inspired by shoji sliding doors.

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

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

Light roast, Medium roastStanding bar & benchesLaptop-friendlyGreat latte menu

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

Light roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendly

A coffee stand with Scandinavian furniture where you can order homemade cheesecake.

Medium roast, Dark roastTiny (under 10 seats)Food & sweetsGreat latte menu

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

Light roastCalm atmosphereFor a special day

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

Light roastLaptop-friendlyFood & sweets

A two-story parlor in Kanda with antique furniture and a spiral staircase.

Medium roast, Dark roastFor a special day

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

Bright acidityRoomy and relaxedChat with the baristaEasy first visit

A roastery where you can watch beans being bagged on the 4th-floor Coffee Pack Line.

Mild acidityStanding / takeawayGreat latte menu

The Nakameguro shop along the Meguro River, marked by an ivy-covered exterior wall.

Light roast, Dark roastStanding bar & benchesGreat latte menu

A shop along the Meguro River offering drinks and food limited to the Nakameguro location for takeaway.

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

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

Light roast, Dark roastMostly counter seatsChat with the baristaGreat latte menu

A zero-waste café and bar in Jinnan that makes use of even materials after extraction.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsChat with the barista

A coffee stand beneath the JR Asakusabashi Station elevated tracks, lit by lamps handmade by the owner's mentor.

Light roastBright acidityLaptop-friendlyFood & sweets

A Hibiya shop that represents the journey of coffee from farm to cup across four floors.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityFood & sweetsEasy first visit

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

Light roastEasy first visitChat with the barista

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

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.

Light roastEasy first visitFood & sweetsLaptop-friendly

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

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityNeighborhood favorite

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

Bright acidityFood & sweetsGreat latte menu

A Hamacho café serving jaffles and banana bread with espresso butter.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityRoomy and relaxedEasy first visit

A Sakura-Shinmachi café with a shared roaster where you can roast coffee yourself.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly table seats

A shop in front of Nakameguro Station where you can drink coffee while watching the trains from inside.

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityNeighborhood favoriteLaptop-friendly

A roastery café in Yakumo where two roasting machines can be seen through large glass windows.

Light roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

A roastery café in Kyodo renovated from a detached house more than 50 years old.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsNeighborhood favoriteGreat latte menu

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.

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.

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.

Light roast, Medium roastRoomy and relaxedLaptop-friendlyGreat latte menu

A roastery with seating around a two-story roasting factory atrium.

Light roastMostly counter seatsChat with the barista

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

Light roast, Medium roastStanding bar & benchesEasy first visitFood & sweets

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

Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsNeighborhood favorite

A coffee stand in Funabashi with a concrete structure and vintage furniture.

Light roast, Medium roastStanding bar & benchesNeighborhood favorite

A stand in the Gotokuji shopping street where you can enjoy coffee standing up with chocolate chunk cookies or galettes.

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

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

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.

Light roastNeighborhood favoriteEasy first visitChat with the barista

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

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereNeighborhood favorite

A “community center for coffee” in Komae that also holds seminars on brewing.

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.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsNeighborhood favorite

A small coffee stand in Musashi-Sakai serving espresso caramel roll cake.

Medium roast, Dark roastMild acidityLaptop-friendlyGreat latte menu

A flagship café in Tomigaya where you can spend time looking at the test roaster in the back of the shop.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roast

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

Light roast, Medium roastFood & sweets

The Kabutocho shop, where you can choose homemade Basque cheesecake and pudding while looking out at the open kitchen.

Light roast, Medium roastKnown for its quietChat with the barista

A coffee tasting room with no menu, where the barista selects a cup based on conversation.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly counter seatsFood & sweets

A Tokyo Station café serving ham and cheese croissants exclusive to the Marunouchi location.

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastFood & sweets

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

Medium roastFood & sweetsLaptop-friendly

At BREWS in Tennozu, you can walk between brewing tanks and a roaster.

Light roastBright acidityMostly table seats

A shop in an underground space in Shinjuku serving cups selected by farm, variety, and processing method.

Light roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereFor a special day

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

Bright acidityFor a special day