Bear Pond Espresso is a cafe in Tokyo.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 1.5 hours
Enjoy a Sukiyaki dining experience at Shogun Café in Harajuku. Choose from 3 course options, savor traditional Japanese flavors, and add an all-you-can-drink option fo...
Day trip · 12 hours
Fuji across the bay from a hilltop of tea fields, the shogun's first tomb reached by ropeway, and the pine beach on the UNESCO list. Shizuoka by private van, no train ...
Day trip · 11 hours
Green tea rows running straight at Mount Fuji, and an hour with a farming family learning to brew it properly. Farm visit and tasting included. One fixed price per group.
Address: 2-36-12 Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 155-0031
Blue Bottle Coffee Aoyama in Tokyo is the all-day flagship along Aoyama-dori. Pour-overs, single-origin espresso, the iced New Orleans coffee year-round.
DrinkNew Orleans iced
TipCalmest weekday mornings; weekend brunch queues. The retail bean wall is the largest of the Blue Bottle Tokyo branches.
Tsutaya Roppongi in Tokyo Roppongi Hills is the book-cafe Tsutaya planted in 2003. Anseailes coffee and ambient lighting next to a 50,000-volume art library.
DrinkHand-drip filter with bookshop browsing
TipOpen 07:00-23:00. Buy a coffee, browse anywhere; the architecture-section couches are the prized seats.
Deus Ex Machina Cafe in Tokyo Harajuku is the Australian motorcycle-and-surf brand's two-floor flagship. Flat whites, smashed-avo toast, surf-and-bike retail.
DrinkFlat white with surf-shop browsing
TipOpen 10:00-21:00 daily. Australian-style breakfast all day; the smashed-avocado plate is the consistent order.
Kayaba Coffee in Tokyo's Yanaka is the 1938-founded kissaten on Hatsune-Koji corner. Restored as a cafe and design archive; tamago sando is the order.
DrinkEgg-sando with kissaten coffee
TipClosed irregularly. Open 08:00-18:00 typically; the second-floor tatami room is the calmer seating.
Chatei Hatou in Tokyo's Shibuya is the slow-drip kissaten Onyx Coffee and James Hoffmann cite. Hand-poured into individual ceramic cups, mirror polish.
DrinkSlow-drip kissaten coffee
TipClosed Wednesdays. Cash only. The hand-drip ritual takes 15 minutes; the seasonal cheesecake pairs.
Tricolore Ginza Honten in Tokyo's Ginza is the 1936 European-style kissaten on Suzuran-dori. White-cloth tea-room, fresh-milled coffee, Showa interior.
DrinkOld-Tokyo cafe au lait with cheesecake
TipOpen 08:00-23:00 daily. Cake counter at the entrance; the original Showa-era second-floor salon is the room.
