Roomy, relaxed cafes where time slips by
13 cafes
Photos first, then by strength of the trait
Blue Bottle Coffee Aoyama Cafe
Aoyama
Light roast, Dark roastBright acidityThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu
A Minami-Aoyama cafe with large windows overlooking the trees.
Roasted COFFEE LABORATORY Shibuya Jinnan
Shibuya
Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastRoomy and relaxedFood & sweetsGreat latte menu
A roastery café in Jinnan Flag serving biscuit pancakes.
FUGLEN ASAKUSA
Asakusa
Light roastBright acidityRoomy and relaxedFood & sweets
An Asakusa café serving Norwegian heart-shaped waffles.
Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Flagship Cafe
Kiyosumi-Shirakawa
Light roast, Dark roastFood & sweetsEasy first visitThoughtful interior
A spacious flagship cafe renovated from a former warehouse, where you can watch baristas brew coffee.
Blue Bottle Coffee Daikanyama Cafe
Daikanyama
Light roast, Medium roast, Dark roastBright acidityRoomy and relaxedEasy first visit
A Daikanyama café where you can watch coffee being brewed from the raised bar counter.
BERTH COFFEE TOKYO
Nihonbashi
Laptop-friendly
A coffee stand with a rounded counter projecting toward the street at the entrance to CITAN.
VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS NEWoMan TAKANAWA
Takanawa
Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityThoughtful interiorGreat latte menu
A café at NEWoMan Takanawa with a view of a custom large table by Carlo Scarpa.
ONIBUS COFFEE Nakameguro Sanchome
Nakameguro
Light roast, Medium roastBright acidityNeighborhood favoriteThoughtful interior
A SANU NOWHERE café where you can sit on large stones.
BYRON BAY COFFEE COMPANY KIYOSUMISIRAKAWA
Medium roastFood & sweets
A café in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa with views of Kiyosumi Garden from the large second-floor windows.
Coffee Dojo Samurai
Kameido
Dark roastFood & sweets
A Kameido shop with armor and swords on display, where you can sit in a rocking chair at the counter.
Raw Sugar Roast
Setagaya
Light roastBright acidityChat with the barista
A roastery café in Kyodo where you can spend time watching the roasting machine behind the ordering counter.
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
Light roastBright acidityCalm atmosphereFor a special day
Alchemist’s first location in Japan, where structural beauty and quiet intersect.
