% Arabica Higashiyama ★ 4.3
The minimalist white-tile espresso bar that put Kyoto on the global coffee-tourism map. Slayer-pulled lattes and the Hokkaido Slayer milk programme.
Signature drink: Kyoto Latte
What to order at Blue Bottle Coffee Kyoto
- Signature drink
- New Orleans iced coffee
Neighborhoodnorthern-higashiyama
Hours09:00-18:00
Signature drinkNew Orleans iced coffee
Location
Address: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8437, Japan
More cafés in Kyoto
About Us Coffee ★ 4.3
About Us in Nakagyo in Kyoto is a 90-year machiya specialty coffee bar opened 2025 between Sanjo Shopping Street and Nijo Castle, hojicha basque, lemon pound.
Signature drink: Hand-drip single-origin filter
Order: Hojicha basque cheesecake with the day's filter pairing.
Tip: Second floor is the quiet dining room. Wait at the counter for hand-drip orders.
Kurasu Kyoto ★ 4.4
A cafe-and-coffee-equipment showroom five minutes from Kyoto Station. Single O Japan beans and rotating pour-over methods at a quiet machiya counter.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Smart Coffee ★ 4.4
A 1932 kissaten in Kyoto's Teramachi arcade. House-roasted coffee, hotcakes that haven't changed since the Showa era and the city's reference morning set.
Signature drink: House-roasted blend with hotcakes
Inoda Coffee Honten ★ 4.5
A 1940-founded kissaten in a Karasuma machiya, the city's most photographed coffee terrace. Egg-and-sausage breakfasts, Arabian Pearl as the house blend.
Signature drink: Arabian Pearl
Ippodo Kaboku Tea Room ★ 4.6
Ippodo's tasting room on Teramachi, Kyoto, opened by the tea merchant founded in 1717. Located in Karasuma Kawaramachi. Order the ceremonial-grade matcha set.
Signature drink: Ceremonial-grade matcha set