Filter coffee bars in Tokyo
Where Tokyo takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
41 cafés · Japan
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BONGENCOFFEE Ginza
BONGENCOFFEE's original Ginza location is a compact, Japanese-minimalist café in Higashi-Ginza's backstreets,…
Fuglen Tokyo
Norwegian roaster, Japanese hospitality, mid-century furniture, a cocktail license. Fuglen is the rare Tokyo café you…
Koffee Mameya
A coffee counter that sells beans from a curated rotation of Japanese roasters. The barista will ask you three…
Koffee Mameya Kakeru
The omakase offshoot of the acclaimed Koffee Mameya brand, Kakeru sits in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa and offers…
Light Up Coffee
Light Up Coffee put Kichijoji on Tokyo's specialty map with light-roasted, single-origin beans that lean fruity and…
Lonich
Lonich in Kuramae regularly stocks around 20 different filter coffees sourced primarily from auctions worldwide,…
Ogawa Coffee Laboratory Shimokitazawa
More a bean salon than a cafe, Ogawa Coffee Laboratory stocks over 20 single-origin and house-blend varieties…
Onibus Coffee Nakameguro
Onibus pours single-origin filter coffee in a corner shop the size of a tatami room. They roast next door. Mornings…
Philocoffea
World Brewers Cup Champion Tetsu Kasuya opened Philocoffea as a showcase for his 4:6 pour-over method, the technique…
The Roastery by Nozy Coffee
Located on Cat Street ten minutes from Harajuku Station, The Roastery by Nozy Coffee is an on-site roastery and café…
4/4 Seasons Coffee
Owned by Jun and Emi Saito, 4/4 Seasons (pronounced "all seasons") roasts a curated selection of single-origin beans…
Amameria Espresso
Opened in 2010 by certified cupping judge Toshiaki Ishii, Amameria Espresso is a compact roastery-café three minutes…
Coffea Exlibris
A famously media-shy specialty café tucked into a quiet Shimokitazawa side street, Coffea Exlibris serves an expertly…
Kielo Coffee
Founded in 2019 and inspired by Finnish coffee culture, Kielo is a small-batch roaster tucked into an Akihabara…
Leaves Coffee Roasters
Leaves Coffee is the passion project of former boxing champion Yasuo Ishii, who placed highly at the Japan Roasters…
Moon Factory Coffee
Accessed via a steep staircase above the Sangenjaya triangle, Moon Factory Coffee is one of Tokyo's rare quality…
ARiSE Coffee Roasters
A pioneer of the Kiyosumi-Shirakawa scene since 2013, ARiSE is a tiny roastery decorated with owner Hayashi's…
Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Roastery
Blue Bottle's first Japan outpost and flagship roastery occupies a beautifully renovated two-story warehouse steps…
Cafe de l'Ambre
Open in Ginza since 1948, Cafe de l'Ambre is Tokyo's most storied kissaten, serving small-batch roasts from a…
Chatei Hatou
A meticulously run kissaten in Shibuya's backstreets since 1989, Chatei Hatou is famous for charcoal-roasted beans,…
COFFEE AMP THE ROASTER
One of Tokyo's early independent specialty roasters, Coffee Amp has been operating from a quiet Look Street address…
Glitch Coffee Jimbocho
Glitch roasts light, hard, and reliably interesting. The Jimbocho flagship has a long bar, a serious filter program,…
Little Nap Coffee Stand
Nestled beside Yoyogi Park's west entrance since 2011, Little Nap was one of Tokyo's pioneering neighborhood coffee…
Obscura Coffee Roasters
Obscura has anchored Sangenjaya's specialty coffee scene since 2009 with a roastery and three locations in the…
Switch Coffee Tokyo
An original Meguro neighborhood roastery-café opened in 2013 by Masahiro Onishi, Switch Coffee occupies a residential…
Mountain Mover Cafe
Opened in April 2025 in Sumida-ku near Ryogoku Station, Mountain Mover Cafe is the flagship location of a roaster…
PostCoffee Offline Store
The brick-and-mortar outpost of Japan's leading specialty-coffee subscription platform, PostCoffee's Shimokitazawa…
About Life Coffee Brewers
Run by the Onibus Coffee team, About Life Coffee Brewers is a beloved Shibuya walk-up stand in Dogenzaka that…
Coffee Wrights Kuramae
Coffee Wrights' Kuramae flagship is a ground-floor roastery with a cool minimalist café upstairs, roasting a changing…
Fuglen Tokyo Tomigaya
The original Fuglen Tokyo outpost opened in Tomigaya in 2012 surrounded by vintage Norwegian furniture, serving…
Glitch Coffee & Roasters Ginza
The Ginza outpost of the acclaimed Jimbocho roaster brings Glitch's ultra-light, meticulously sourced single-origin…
Kitasando Coffee
Kitasando Coffee's flagship in Sendagaya occupies the SSU Building near Kitasando and offers over ten types of…
Monnaka Coffee
A two-story roastery-café in the lively Monzen-Nakacho neighborhood with terrace seating and warm wooden interiors,…
Onibus Coffee Jiyugaoka
The Jiyugaoka branch of Onibus, opened in April 2022, is the brand's most food-forward location, incorporating a full…
Passage Coffee
Founded by Shuichi Sasaki, the 2014 World AeroPress Champion, Passage planted specialty coffee in Mita and has grown…
Perch by Woodberry Coffee Roasters
Woodberry's Daikanyama satellite operates out of the Shimada Building on Ebisu-Minami, bringing the brand's…
Sarutahiko Coffee Ebisu
Founded in Ebisu in 2011 with the motto that just one cup of coffee will make you happy, Sarutahiko has grown across…
Single O Ryogoku Roastworks
Sydney's Single O marked its tenth year in Japan with this roastery and tasting bar in Ryogoku, featuring a…
Verve Coffee Roasters Ebisu
Santa Cruz-born Verve Coffee Roasters brought its acclaimed California specialty program to Yebisu Garden Place in…
Woodberry Coffee Roasters Shibuya
Woodberry started in Yoga in 2012 and its Shibuya outpost is the brand's most experience-forward location, where…
Woodberry Coffee Roasters Yoga
The original Woodberry Coffee Roasters location in the quiet Yoga residential area of Setagaya, where the brand…
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