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What is the best speciality coffee you have tasted in Tokyo?

What is the best speciality coffee you have tasted in Tokyo?

by Strange_Debt6127

32 comments

  1. Not speciality but Latte Graphic is really good coffee. They use All Press beans. (They have a store in Jiyugaoka and Machida that I know of)

  2. Unlimited Coffee Bar near Skytree is pretty good. I am no expert in coffee but the flavor profile of each drip coffee is quite interesting. They also have nice coffee cocktails.

    UNLIMITED COFFEE BAR: https://g.co/kgs/51sFn2

  4. For something similar to back home(Melb) I like Woodberry. Reminds me of Market Lane but still have their own flavor. I swear I can smell azuki beans in some of the roasts.

  6. Sadly Japanese coffee is awful. Anyone from australia or Italy will find it undrinkable.

  8. Walnuts coffee in recently opened a new store near (Shin?) Koenji station. Used to be two dudes renting out a little space north of the station on weekends, and now it looks like they got a spot of their own that they DIYd, super cool vibe and really really good pourovers. They also do natural wine if you’re into that

  10. Roast it yourself. Green beans available in many online stores. Search Rakuten or Amazon for 生豆　コーヒー, or visit Dainichi for roasters and beans https://www.dainichi-net.co.jp/products/coffee/

    Edit: Wow, shocked this got downvoted so much as it was a serious reply. It’s not that difficult to roast beans and there’s nothing like the taste of coffee from freshly roasted beans. If you truly love coffee then I seriously recommend you try.

  13. Unlimited. Excellent selection of flavor profiles and always changing ingredients for their coffee cocktails depending on the beans they use.

  14. Bongen coffee for me. It’s near ginza. The matcha espresso latte and honey latte are the best, can’t find any other cafes to top them

  15. Koffee Mameya in Shibuya – fantastic selection of specialty beans from across the globe. They even have secret menu!

    Specifically, after we explained what tasting notes we liked to the barista, he recommended a cold brew made from a bean that was not on the menu and only done in one batch. It tasted like nothing we’ve ever had and it was fabulous.

  20. In front of China Town in Yokohama there is a Vietnamese Cafe, they have really good Eggnog Cafe (& Banh Mi)

    Coffee in Japan is the only thing that got better, 20 years ago it was a Catastrophe.

  21. Specialty coffee culture is extremely strong in Tokyo and the major difference between:

    1)Leaves coffee
    2)Coffee county
    3)Light up coffee
    4)Ogawa coffee
    5)Koffee mameya
    6)Single O
    7)Glitch
    8)Coffee Wright’s
    9)Passengers coffee
    10)Onibus
    And so on

    Would be the bean selection of the style/ services. For example
    Coffee county when you buy beans you get 1 (any) drink for free or places like single O and coffee Wright’s have tasting samples before you try some.
    Leaves coffee usually focuses on the exotic ish side.

    Edit: format
    Edit 2: I still don’t know how to fix it on the phone

    Edit 3: yess too many edits but most of the list above focuses on pour overs but don’t count them out in espresso/milk based category.

  24. ★★ Ogawa Coffee Laboratory ★★

    Let me write my love letter to this place as I am totally surprised it hasn’t made it here yet.

    In house (to drink, not just the beans) they have 20 different bean choices with usually around half/half single origins verses blends, each of them with charts indicating their flavor profiles.

    But here’s the exciting part. These can ALL be prepared as an (1) espresso (including all the variations like Americano, latte, cortado etc) (2) pour over, and (3)aeropress. Of course you can order the beans as well.

    And the prices aren’t very different from a standard coffee shop!

    They have a fantastic chart in the shop too that indicates their relative flavor profiles, and they also have quite a few specialty coffee dessert drinks (think float cocktails rather than frappes). (Also their food/dessert is wonderful!)

    Ogawa Coffee is actually a based out of Kyoto, but the laboratory is unique to a Tokyo (I was rather underwhelmed with their Kyoto locations in comparison, as they are just a lightly elevated chain coffee place). Currently, they have locations in Sakura-Shinmachi and Shimokitazawa. Sakura-Shinmachi is a proper cafe with seating, food, and great vibes, and at night, the lights go out and you drink your coffee or eat your food by candlelight! The Shimokita location offers more to do in the area, but it’s more of a takeout situation.

    I have lived in Tokyo for 10 years and been a latte snob for the last two. I hesitate to say coffee snob because I really only like milk-based espresso drinks, but I have a posh espresso machine and do the whole obsessive routine, trying new beans regularly… so I’ve gotten picky.

    Most coffee shops don’t let you choose the bean variety with espresso, so nothing has topped Ogawa with me so far. Fortunately, I live close by and bike there regularly when I want fresh air and have my latte made for me. However, the line gets long around lunch time, and weekends are WILD, so be warned!

  27. Any recommendations for a place to do a coffee tasting flight that might be a good way to sample Tokyo specific coffees?

    Any recommendations for easy to find coffee beans for aeropress that is very good but not crazy expensive?

    Any specific recs by Oimachi?

  29. Ameyoko Danke in Ueno is excellent.

    It’s tucked away in the market streets and hard to find if you’ve not been before, tiny little place with maybe only 4 seats at the bar. Owner knows what he’s doing and his cheesecake is godly, slices are usually fully reserved though.

    I did try taking a friend there but it seemed like he wasn’t out of bed yet! Maybe next time.

  30. I’ve had hundreds of coffee shops in Tokyo including Glitch, and I think the spot that takes #1 for me is “Onibus” which was in Nakameguro. Super rad spot, incredible coffee and great staff.

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