Café¥dohashiWed-Fri 15:00-18:30; Sat-Sun and holidays 11:00-18:30; closed Monday and TuesdayWork-friendly
Hachidorisha is a social book cafe near Dohashi in Hiroshima, built around peace-education titles, filter coffee and one long shared reading table.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: The shop opens from 11:00 on any date containing a six, a nod to the sixth of August, and otherwise from mid-afternoon.
Café¥otemachiTue-Wed and Fri-Sun 11:00-18:00; closed Monday and Thursday
Kiki Coffee is a small Otemachi stand in Hiroshima pouring Issou Coffee Roastery beans alongside scones and Onomichi bean-to-bar chocolate bars.
Signature drink: Issou Coffee Roastery latte
Tip: Closed Mondays and Thursdays, and the room is two short counters and one shared table, so mid-afternoon is the realistic window.
Café¥otemachiMon-Fri 07:00-19:00; Sat-Sun and holidays 07:00-18:00
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.
Signature drink: Morning set coffee
Tip: Morning sets run from 07:00 to 10:30 only; after that the room switches to sandwiches, curry rice and buttered toast.
Café¥kamiyachoMon-Fri 10:00-18:00; Sat-Sun and holidays 10:00-17:00
Kissa Saeki is the Kamiyacho coffee house in Hiroshima that rebuilt itself around organic and additive-free cooking, with a mostly vegan menu.
Signature drink: Organic drip coffee
Tip: The vegan salad set is served only between 10:00 and 11:00, so a late breakfast is the way to catch it.
Cocktail bar¥¥otemachiDaily 14:00-18:00 cafe, 18:00-23:30 bar; closed Tuesday
Helen works as a Komachi cafe in Hiroshima until 18:00, serving cheese terrines and espresso drinks before the room turns into a whisky bar at night.
Signature drink: Espresso tonic
Tip: Come before 18:00 for the dessert and coffee menu; after that the room switches to Japanese whisky and cocktails.
Specialty coffee¥otemachi
Akam Coffee Works roasts African, Central American and Asian lots in Kokutaiji-machi, a small Hiroshima counter that also sells green beans.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Tip: Green coffee and one-kilo wholesale bags are sold alongside the retail beans, which is unusual for a shop this size.