REC Coffee is a coffee roaster in Yakuin, Fukuoka.
Founder Yoshikazu Iwasa was a World Barista Championship competitor. REC's Shirogane flagship roasts in-house and runs a public espresso bar with retail.
Tip: Five minutes from Yakuin Station. Whole bean retail bags are the souvenir order.
Address: Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0012, Japan
Manu Coffee in Shirogane is the main roasting hub for the Fukuoka brand. Pioneer of third-wave coffee in the city across four citywide branches.
Tip: Bright yellow building. Beans for retail across all four Manu branches.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Kenya, Brazil, Indonesia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Manly Coffee opened 2008 in Hirao and was an early vanguard for female-led roasting in Japan. Small counter, in-house roaster, hand-drip only programme.
Tip: Ten minutes from Yakuin Station. Filter-only menu; no espresso.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Guatemala, Burundi
How they serve: Filter, Whole bean retail
Manu Coffee in Shirogane is the main roasting hub for the Fukuoka brand. Pioneer of third-wave coffee in the city across four citywide branches.
Tip: Bright yellow building. Beans for retail across all four Manu branches.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Kenya, Brazil, Indonesia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Hidenori Izaki of Honey Coffee was the 2014 World Barista Champion. The Naka counter is the brand's brewing flagship, with retail beans and pulls.
Tip: Twenty minutes from Hakata Station. Worth the diversion for the hand-drip.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Naoki Goto of Tokado Coffee won the World Coffee Roasting Championship in 2013. The Hakata Riverain branch is the public counter; beans roasted on premises.
Tip: Five minutes from Nakasu-Kawabata Station. Beans by the bag for retail.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Indonesia, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Manly Coffee opened 2008 in Hirao and was an early vanguard for female-led roasting in Japan. Small counter, in-house roaster, hand-drip only programme.
Tip: Ten minutes from Yakuin Station. Filter-only menu; no espresso.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Guatemala, Burundi
How they serve: Filter, Whole bean retail
