Cafe & Coffee % Arabica Tokyo Azabudai Hills
Garden Plaza A B1F, 5-9-1 Toranomon, Minato City
A sharply minimal coffee bar inside Azabudai Hills.
Tokyo · considered
For coffee
worth crossing town for.
Twenty independent cafés, roasters and coffee bars selected for their point of view—not merely their postcode.
Explore cafes ↓A quieter way into the city
Nomae Tokyo
Good coffee gives the city a different rhythm.
Tokyo is dense with places to drink coffee. This is the smaller list: focused roasters, quietly distinctive counters, and rooms that reward a detour.
The first twenty
Cafes
20 SELECTED PLACES
BONGENCOFFEE Ginza
2-16-3 Ginza, Chuo City
A compact Ginza coffee bar with a quietly ceremonial atmosphere.
Fuglen Tokyo
1-16-11 Tomigaya, Shibuya
Coffee, cocktails and Scandinavian baking in a wood-panelled room with vintage furniture.
GESHARY COFFEE HIBIYA
Yurakucho Toho Building, 1-6-3 Yurakucho, Chiyoda City
Polished espresso drinks, pastries and sandwiches near Hibiya.
GLITCH COFFEE & ROASTERS
3-16 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda City
A destination for house-roasted, single-origin coffee and precise brewing.
iki Roastery & Eatery
1-4-7 Tokiwa, Koto City
A relaxed roastery and all-day cafe close to Kiyosumi-Shirakawa.
Kitasando Coffee
Sunny Side Up Building 1F, 4-12-8 Sendagaya, Shibuya
A compact contemporary coffee shop with sandwiches and a terrace.
KOFFEE MAMEYA
4-15-3 Jingumae, Shibuya
A minimalist coffee counter known for deeply knowledgeable service and bean selection.
KOFFEE MAMEYA Kakeru
2-16-14 Hirano, Koto City
A reservation-led coffee experience in a focused, intimate setting.
Leaves Coffee Roasters
1-8-8 Honjo, Sumida City
A roastery-led cafe in Honjo for seasonal coffees and careful brewing.
LIGHT UP COFFEE Shimokitazawa
2-29-12 Daita, Setagaya City
An approachable specialty-coffee stop in Shimokitazawa.
Little Nap Coffee Stand
5-65-4 Yoyogi, Shibuya
A compact coffee stand for drinks, baked treats and a pause by the park.
nadoya no katte
3-19-3 Nishihara, Shibuya
Hand-drip coffee in a calm, residential Tokyo setting.
THE ROASTERY BY NOZY COFFEE
Reveur Jingumae, 5-17-13 Jingumae, Shibuya
A stylish roastery bar with a changing choice of beans and espresso drinks.
Onibus Coffee
2-14-1 Kamimeguro, Meguro City
A small Nakameguro roastery cafe with a strong house coffee programme.
Passage Coffee
Taishodo Building 1F, 5-14-16 Shiba, Minato City
A minimalist specialty-coffee stop built around ethically sourced single origins.
Single O Ryogoku Roastworks/Cafe
3-21-5 Kamezawa, Sumida City
A roastery and cafe from the Sydney-born Single O coffee programme.
Turret Coffee
2-12-6 Tsukiji, Chuo City
A compact Tsukiji cafe for espresso and detailed latte art.
VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS EBISU
3-9-12 Higashi, Shibuya
A spacious Ebisu outpost for California-style specialty coffee.
WOODBERRY COFFEE SHIBUYA
2-20-18 Higashi, Shibuya
A Shibuya specialty-coffee bar from Tokyo roaster Woodberry.