Single-origin cafés in Tokyo
Cafés in Tokyo that pour single-origin coffee only, no house blends. Traceable lots, named farms, seasonal rotation.
27 cafés · Japan
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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,…
Onibus Coffee Nakameguro
Onibus pours single-origin filter coffee in a corner shop the size of a tatami room. They roast next door. Mornings…
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…
Bear Pond Espresso
Bear Pond serves the most opinionated espresso in Tokyo. The owner roasts dark, pulls short, and has been known to…
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…
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…
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…
Coffee Wrights Kuramae
Coffee Wrights' Kuramae flagship is a ground-floor roastery with a cool minimalist café upstairs, roasting a changing…
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…
Verve Coffee Roasters Ebisu
Santa Cruz-born Verve Coffee Roasters brought its acclaimed California specialty program to Yebisu Garden Place in…
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