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60 shops listed on CafePicks under “Neighborhood favorite.”
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Exterior of Little Nap COFFEE STAND, with an open entrance in a clapboard wall and stools lined up along the wall

Little Nap COFFEE STAND

Yoyogi Park

Medium roastStanding bar & benchesThoughtful interior

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

Exterior of OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Mart, with goods lined up in the glass window of a wood-paneled wall and wooden benches out front

OBSCURA COFFEE ROASTERS Mart

Wakabayashi

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

A shop with two counters where you can ask baristas for advice on choosing beans and equipment for home.

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 seats

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

G☆P COFFEE ROASTER

G☆P COFFEE ROASTER

Hatsudai

Dark roastMild acidityTiny (under 10 seats)Thoughtful interior

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

Exterior of LIGHT UP COFFEE Shimokitazawa, with a service window under the shop sign and a wooden bench by the entrance

LIGHT UP COFFEE Shimokitazawa

Shimokitazawa

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.

Exterior of SWITCH COFFEE TOKYO - Meguro, with open white doors, a customer seated on a wooden bench, and a potted tree

SWITCH COFFEE TOKYO - Meguro

Meguro

Light roast, Medium roastMostly counter seatsThoughtful interior

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

Storefront of PADDLERS COFFEE, with wooden stools and benches along the building, surrounded by trees and plants

PADDLERS COFFEE

Yoyogi-Uehara

Light roast, Medium roastChat with the baristaFood & sweetsThoughtful interior

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

Exterior of Switch Coffee Tokyo - Yoyogi Hachiman, with glass doors under a light blue awning and a bench and stools out front

Switch Coffee Tokyo - Yoyogi Hachiman

Yoyogi Park

Light roast, Medium roastStanding bar & benches

Exterior of COFFEE COUNTY Tokyo, with an open wooden door and a small window in a brown plastered wall

COFFEE COUNTY Tokyo

Shimokitazawa

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityFood & sweetsChat with the barista

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

Exterior of Arise Coffee Roasters, with the logo on the glass doors and a wooden bench and yellow chair under the eaves

Arise Coffee Roasters

Kiyosumi-Shirakawa

Light roast, Medium roastMostly counter seatsChat with the barista

In Edo-Fukagawa, this shop receives bread daily from Fukuzumi’s “Kotori Pan.”

Exterior of Kofinowa COFFEE NOVA, with wood-framed glass doors below "COFFEE" lettering and a wooden bench out front

COFFEE NOVA

Asakusa

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastGreat latte menuChat with the barista

A Kuramae roastery where you can choose from light, medium, and dark roasts while looking at the roaster inside.

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

Blue Bottle Coffee Sangenjaya Cafe

Sangenjaya

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityLaptop-friendlyFood & sweets

A cafe in Sangenjaya housed in a renovated former clinic.

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 roastLaptop-friendlyGreat latte menu

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

Exterior of yoshida coffee sangubashi, with a cursive "Coffee" on the black wall, a striped awning and seats out front

yoshida coffee sangubashi

Yoyogi Park

Mostly counter seatsChat with the barista

A small café in Sangubashi serving handmade banana bread.

Exterior of Coffee Session: a Thai-lettered sign, a red-framed service window and stools out front.

Coffee Session

Morishita · Chitose

Light roastBright acidity

A Morishita coffee stand surrounded by Thai pop music and miscellaneous goods.

Exterior of VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS EBISU, with the logo on the white wall, the interior seen through the glass, and a wooden bench out front

VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS EBISU

Ebisu

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityChat with the baristaThoughtful interior

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

Interior of ONIBUS COFFEE Nakameguro Sanchome, looking down on a wooden counter and plants by the large windows

ONIBUS COFFEE Nakameguro 3-chome

Nakameguro

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityGood for a long stayThoughtful interior

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

Exterior of SOL'S COFFEE ROASTERY, with a glass-fronted storefront and service window, and a bench and round sign out front

SOL'S COFFEE ROASTERY

Asakusa

Medium roast, Dark roastTiny (under 10 seats)Easy first visitLaptop-friendly

An Asakusabashi roastery serving house-made food designed to pair with coffee.

Exterior of Cafe’Sucre’: a blue door under a white awning, with a menu chalkboard out front.

Cafe’Sucre’

Hikifune

Easy first visitThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu

A coffee shop that roasts its own beans, with a rotating manager who brings their own theme each day.

Exterior of BERTH COFFEE ROASTERY Haru: a white board-clad wall with large glass windows, a wooden door, and a potted shrub out front.

BERTH COFFEE ROASTERY Haru

Oshiage

Light roastMild acidityMostly counter seatsChat with the barista

BERTH COFFEE's Yokokawa roastery shares its roasting machine and roasting tips.

A SAMUEL ROASTERS logo bag and two dressed plush toys sitting on burlap sacks of green coffee beans.

SAMUEL ROASTERS

Ryogoku

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly counter seatsChat with the barista

A small "roasting hut" in Midori, Sumida-ku, where you can enjoy coffee and cake.

Exterior of nananamoe COFFEE: a rainbow sign and a small service window under a green awning.

nananamoe COFFEE

Oshiage

Light roast, Dark roastGreat latte menu

A roastery and café in Narihira serving 100% Kona coffee from Hawaii.

Exterior of off COFFEE.: a charred-wood wall with a reed-screen door, and the interior visible through the open entrance.

off COFFEE.

Hikifune

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsChat with the barista

A shop by the railway crossing in a row house serving taiyaki with house-made anko and specialty coffee.

Banda Coffee&Goods

Banda Coffee&Goods

Mild acidityCalm atmosphereFood & sweets

A Mitaka cafe guided by the idea of inspiring wanderlust.

Horiguchi Coffee Komae

Komae

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereEasy first visit

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

ONIBUS COFFEE Yakumo Roastery

Yakumo

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityLaptop-friendlyThoughtful interior

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

Horiguchi Coffee Setagaya

Setagaya

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

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

FINETIME COFFEE ROASTERS

Kyodo

Light roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsChat with the barista

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

Shimura Denki Coffee Roastery

Nerima-Kasugacho

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsThoughtful interiorGreat 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.

PASSAGE COFFEE SOSHIGAYA

Soshigaya-Okura

Light roast, Medium roastCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendlyThoughtful interior

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

Maruyama Coffee Oyamadai

Oyamadai

Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphere

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

LIGHT UP COFFEE Mitaka

Mitaka

Light roastEasy first visitThoughtful interiorChat with the barista

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

BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR COFFEE KIOSK Sendagaya

Kita-Sando

Light roast, Dark roastStanding bar & benches

CAFFE BERNINI

Shimura

Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereLaptop-friendlyEasy first visit

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

Cafe Bach

Minami-Senju

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereFood & sweets

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

IRON COFFEE Gotokuji

Gotokuji

Light roast, Medium roastStanding bar & benchesThoughtful interior

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

Amameria Espresso

Musashi-Koyama

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityThoughtful interior

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

OGAWA COFFEE LABORATORY Sakura-Shinmachi

Sakura-Shinmachi

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

A Sakura-Shinmachi café with a roasting room in a residential area behind Sakura Jingu.

STREAMER COFFEE COMPANY HIGASHI-KITAZAWA

Shimokitazawa

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereGreat latte menu

A STREAMER in front of the East Exit of Higashi-Kitazawa Station on the Odakyu Line, where you pick up your drink at the counter.

GLOBE COFFEE

Musashi-Koyama

Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereEasy first visit

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

Cafetenango

Fukasawa

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityChat with the baristaGreat latte menu

A Fukasawa coffee shop specializing in Central American coffee, where you can sample and choose beans before buying.

IRON COFFEE ROASTERY

Setagaya

Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seatsThoughtful interior

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

WAVY COFFEE ROASTERS

Ikebukuro-Honcho

Light roastCalm atmosphereFood & sweets

A Kita-Ikebukuro roastery that roasts beans in-house using a Giesen roaster.

SPIEL COFFEE

Shin-Koenji

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsLaptop-friendlyThoughtful interior

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

NORIZ COFFEE

Musashi-Sakai

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsThoughtful interiorChat with the barista

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

CONZEN COFFEE

Machida

Light roast, Medium roastMostly counter seatsChat with the barista

At this small roastery next to Ryodenji temple, surrounded by forest and spring water, you can watch roasting up close.

andoh coffee

Kichijoji

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityMostly counter seats

A coffee shop along Itsukaichi Kaido with a roaster installed inside, roasting in-house.

Zaguri Coffee

Asagaya

Light roast, Dark roastBright acidityTiny (under 10 seats)Chat with the barista

A small coffee shop in Asagaya where staff ask about your preferences and recommend a cup.

Amenokina Coffee Kichijoji

Kichijoji

Medium roastTiny (under 10 seats)Great latte menu

A mint-green specialty coffee shop where every drink is brewed as a pour-over.

YETI ROASTERY. COFFEE

Todoroki

Light roastBright acidityKnown for its quietChat with the barista

A shop that practices Farm to Cup, from farms in Nepal to roasting in Tokyo.

ROCA Coffee Roasters

Hikifune

Light roast, Dark roastMostly table seatsChat with the barista

A Hikifune roastery bringing unusual ingredients and new coffee culture.

waku coffee roaster

Gakugei-Daigaku

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityMostly counter seats

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

WOODBERRY COFFEE Gakugei-Daigaku

Gakugei-Daigaku

Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityGreat latte menuEasy first visit

A 10-tsubo shop centered on coffee bean sales, with “the neighborhood’s garden” as its concept.

Jubilee Coffee and Roaster

Meguro

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastCalm atmosphereFor a special day

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

surume

Ebara-Nakanobu

Light roast

A coffee shop in Ebara-Nakanobu known for the lemon cakes baked by its owner.

Maya Coffee Roaster

Higashi-Jujo

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastChat with the barista

townsfolk coffee Tokyo Store

Yoga

Light roast

A Yoga coffee shop centered around a large table with Mogensen's “J39” chairs.

BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR COFFEE KIOSK ROASTER

Kita-Sando

Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastStanding / takeaway

BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR's roastery, with a coffee stand where you can drink under its eaves.

Capital Coffee Honsha-ten

Hon-Komagome

Food & sweets

Sarutahiko Coffee Atelier Sengawa

Sengawa

Light roast, Medium roastThoughtful interiorGreat latte menuLaptop-friendly

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