Specialty coffee¥otemachiPublic cafe
Akam Coffee Works is a small Hiroshima roaster in Kokutaiji-machi selling roasted lots, green beans, drip bags and a subscription to its own coffee.
Tip: The roastery wholesales one-kilo bags to local cafes, so ask which Hiroshima rooms are pouring the current lot.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indonesia
How they serve: Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Coffee roaster¥nishi-ku10:00-18:00, closed Sunday to Tuesday
MOUNT COFFEE roasts daily in a beans-only shop on the Takasu shopping street, turning over single origins from Brazil to Kenya as harvests shift.
Tip: For a cup of the roast rather than a bag, find the MOUNT COFFEE Stand inside the Grumpy bike shop or the branch counter in ekie at Hiroshima Station.
Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya
How they serve: Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster¥danbaraSPACE cafe Wed-Fri 10:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 8:00-17:00; POINT roastery shop open Sat-TuePublic cafe
BREATH HIROSHIMA splits across two Danbara corners: the POINT roastery sells the beans and the SPACE cafe pours them from 8:00 on weekend mornings.
Tip: The POINT roastery shop only opens Saturday to Tuesday, so a weekend visit catches both rooms; SPACE keeps two parking spaces out front.
How they serve: Filter, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster¥ujina11:00-18:00, bean sales to 19:00; closed TuesdayPublic cafe
Roastery Cafe note roasts specialty lots in a 14-seat Ujina room, shelving about ten single origins plus a season blend beside the counter seats.
Tip: Coffee service stops at 18:00 but the bean counter runs another hour; solo drinkers get the counter seats with a view of the roaster.
How they serve: Filter, Whole bean retail