Akam Coffee Works is a cafe in Otemachi, Hiroshima.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 2 hours
Explore Hiroshima's coffee culture on a guided walking tour. Discover the Hondori arcade and Nagarekawa entertainment district, and learn about the city's coffee houses.
Guided tour · 1 hour
Enjoy a set of traditional Japanese sweets and coffee at a cafe near the Atomic Bomb Dome. Learn about Hiroshima's history and culture from a licensed guide.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Feel the early morning air of Futaba Mountain near Hiroshima Station on this hiking trip. Enjoy an outdoor tea ceremony and a forest bathing activity atop the mountain...
Address: 1-9-7 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Kiki Coffee is a small Otemachi stand in Hiroshima pouring Issou Coffee Roastery beans alongside scones and Onomichi bean-to-bar chocolate bars.
DrinkIssou Coffee Roastery latte
TipClosed Mondays and Thursdays, and the room is two short counters and one shared table, so mid-afternoon is the realistic window.
Rue Brazil has poured the morning set in Hiroshima since the postwar years, opening at 07:00 with bread, a boiled egg, salad and a cup of coffee.
DrinkMorning set coffee
TipMorning sets run from 07:00 to 10:30 only; after that the room switches to sandwiches, curry rice and buttered toast.
Hiroshima Andersen occupies a converted bank on Hondori, a bakery market and Danish-style cafe that gave the whole city its habit of eating bread.
DrinkBakery counter coffee
TipThe ground-floor bakery market runs to 19:30; the upstairs restaurant keeps different hours and posts closures online.
Obscura Coffee Roasters pours in Fukuromachi, the sit-in Hiroshima counter of a specialty roasting brand that three Hiroshima men built up in Tokyo.
DrinkSingle-origin pour-over
TipTakeaway drip is the cheap way in and the counter discounts a refill against your receipt, which makes this the easiest good coffee near Peace Memorial Park.
Hachidorisha is a social book cafe near Dohashi in Hiroshima, built around peace-education titles, filter coffee and one long shared reading table.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipThe shop opens from 11:00 on any date containing a six, a nod to the sixth of August, and otherwise from mid-afternoon.
Kiki Coffee is a small Otemachi stand in Hiroshima pouring Issou Coffee Roastery beans alongside scones and Onomichi bean-to-bar chocolate bars.
DrinkIssou Coffee Roastery latte
TipClosed Mondays and Thursdays, and the room is two short counters and one shared table, so mid-afternoon is the realistic window.
Rue Brazil has poured the morning set in Hiroshima since the postwar years, opening at 07:00 with bread, a boiled egg, salad and a cup of coffee.
DrinkMorning set coffee
TipMorning sets run from 07:00 to 10:30 only; after that the room switches to sandwiches, curry rice and buttered toast.
Kissa Saeki is the Kamiyacho coffee house in Hiroshima that rebuilt itself around organic and additive-free cooking, with a mostly vegan menu.
DrinkOrganic drip coffee
TipThe vegan salad set is served only between 10:00 and 11:00, so a late breakfast is the way to catch it.