Fukuoka, by the cup
Japan · 23 hand-picked cafés
Fukuoka punches well above its size in the specialty coffee world. The city has produced multiple Japan Barista Champions and at least one World Barista Champion, cementing its reputation as a serious coffee destination rather than a regional afterthought. The scene clusters around Yakuin, Daimyo, and Ropponmatsu, where independent roasters and precise filter bars sit within a few minutes walk of each other, making Fukuoka one of the most walkable coffee cities in Japan.
What makes Fukuoka distinct from Tokyo or Kyoto is a willingness to blend deep craft with genuine neighborhood warmth. You will find award-winning roasters pouring single-origin light roasts alongside century-old kissaten still serving nel drip by the cup, and both feel entirely at home here. The city also has a strong local identity - many roasters source beans from farms they visit personally and resist the homogenizing pull of globally trendy aesthetics.
Fukuoka is also a city in motion. New openings in 2025 and 2026 include Fuglen's first Kyushu outpost and a wave of roastery cafes expanding from their original neighborhood roots. Whether you are chasing competition-grade espresso, flannel-filtered kissaten heritage, or a seaside roastery with a surfboard out front, Fukuoka delivers it all within a compact and very walkable footprint.
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Coffee Bimi (珈琲美美)
Pouring Coffee Bimi
Founded in 1977 by Muneo Morimitsu, Coffee Bimi is one of Japan's most revered kissaten, nationally famous for its…
Coffee County Fukuoka
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Coffee County began as a roastery in Kurume City in 2013 and opened this Fukuoka branch to bring its farm-direct,…
COFFEEMAN Roasting and Planning Cafe
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Run by Takaomi Eguchi, a SCAJ-certified Coffee Meister who won the Japan Coffee Roasting Championship in 2014,…
REC COFFEE (Yakuin Station Shop)
Founded by two-time Japan Barista Champion Yoshikazu Iwase, REC COFFEE is the cornerstone of Fukuoka's specialty…
Adachi Coffee (Kego)
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Adachi Coffee operates a small cluster of shops in Fukuoka with a focus on in-house roasting and single-origin…
MANLY COFFEE
Pouring MANLY COFFEE
Named after the Sydney beach suburb where its founder fell in love with Australian cafe culture, MANLY COFFEE is a…
Pin Coffee
Pin Coffee occupies a striking yellow former stone shop near Yakuin Station, with siphon brewing as the centrepiece…
THALIA Coffee Roasters
THALIA Coffee Roasters opened in 2019 in the coastal town of Itoshima, about 30 minutes from central Fukuoka, and…
Cafe Brasileiro
Cafe Brasileiro is the oldest coffee house in Fukuoka, originally opened in 1934 by the state of Sao Paulo to promote…
Honey Coffee (ハニー珈琲)
Pouring Honey Coffee
Honey Coffee is where Hidenori Izaki trained before winning the World Barista Championship, and the shop's…
Manu Coffee (Daimyo)
Pouring Manu Coffee
Manu Coffee pioneered the third wave in Fukuoka and now runs several locations across the city, with the Daimyo…
SHIROUZU COFFEE (Kego)
SHIROUZU COFFEE has been one of Fukuoka's most respected specialty brands since opening in 2012, now operating the…
Stereo Coffee
Stereo Coffee opened in 2015 as a multi-roaster concept that regularly features Fukuoka's best local roasters…
FUGLEN FUKUOKA
Pouring Fuglen Coffee Roasters
Fuglen's first Kyushu location occupies the ground floor of the newly completed Hakata East Terrace building, a 5 to…
BASKING COFFEE (Ropponmatsu)
Pouring BASKING COFFEE
BASKING COFFEE reached its ten-year mark in 2025, building a loyal following in Fukuoka through consistent specialty…
Carbon Coffee
Carbon Coffee is an independent espresso bar and gallery in the heart of Daimyo, where a minimalist aesthetic and…
FUK COFFEE Parks
Pouring FUK COFFEE
FUK COFFEE takes Fukuoka's airport code as its name and leans into a travel-and-city identity that has made it one of…
Manu Coffee Kujira (Shirokane)
Pouring Manu Coffee
The Kujira flagship is the most architecturally striking of the Manu Coffee locations, a two-storey roastery cafe…
NO COFFEE
NO COFFEE is Fukuoka's most recognizable coffee brand internationally, built as much on minimal graphic design and…
REC COFFEE Hakata Roastery
The roastery hub of the REC COFFEE operation, located in Hakata ward, where all the beans for the multi-shop chain…
Saredo Coffee
Saredo Coffee is a specialty roaster in Ropponmatsu founded by roaster Gondo-san, who set out to make high-quality,…
SHIROUZU COFFEE (Minato Roastery)
The Minato roastery location of SHIROUZU COFFEE sits near the waterfront in the Ohori Park area and serves as the…
White Glass Coffee Fukuoka
White Glass Coffee Fukuoka is a distinctive hybrid concept where barista students from an adjacent vocational school…
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Fukuoka coffee, answered
- Where is the best specialty coffee in Fukuoka?
- Remembrew lists 23 hand-picked specialty cafés in Fukuoka, Japan. Standouts include Coffee Bimi (珈琲美美), Coffee County Fukuoka, COFFEEMAN Roasting and Planning Cafe, REC COFFEE (Yakuin Station Shop). The densest neighborhoods for coffee are Hakata. Every café is chosen for the quality of its coffee, never for payment, so the list reflects the scene rather than who paid to appear.
- How many specialty cafés does Fukuoka have?
- Remembrew tracks 23 specialty cafés in Fukuoka that clear our bar for coffee quality. The count reflects the real depth of the local scene rather than a fixed quota, and we add cafés as we verify them.
- Which Fukuoka neighborhoods are best for coffee?
- In Fukuoka, the neighborhoods with the most hand-picked specialty cafés are Hakata (5). Each has its own page on Remembrew with the full list and a map.
- Does Remembrew take payment to list a café in Fukuoka?
- No. Remembrew is an independent directory and never accepts payment for a listing or for placement. Cafés appear only because they clear our specialty-coffee bar, and you can read the full criteria on our directory standards page.
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