Coffee roaster¥¥Daily 09:00-18:00Public cafe
Switch Coffee in Tokyo's Meguro is Masahiro Onishi's micro-roastery and standing cafe. Light single-origin roasts, eight spots and a back roastery.
Tip: Beans roasted on site Tuesday and Friday. Order an Ethiopia or Kenya hand-drip and take it to the doorway.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Kenya, Costa Rica, Brazil
How they serve: Pour over, Espresso, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster¥¥Daily 09:00-18:00Public cafe
Streamer Coffee Shibuya in Tokyo is Hiroshi Sawada's home cafe. Latte-art champion-trained baristas; espresso-forward menu with the matcha Military latte.
Tip: Multiple Streamer branches; Shibuya is the original. Order the Military or any latte-art-trained pull.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras
How they serve: Espresso, Whole bean retail, Latte art
Coffee roaster¥¥Daily 10:00-19:00Public cafe
Nozy Coffee in Tokyo's Sangenjaya is the single-origin roastery Hidetake Iuchi opened in 2010. The Roastery at Cat Street is the public-facing branch.
Tip: Calmer than the Cat Street roastery. The Ethiopia espresso and the Kenya pour-over are the canonical orders.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Kenya, Brazil
How they serve: Pour over, Espresso, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster¥¥Daily 10:00-21:00Public cafe
Obscura Coffee in Tokyo's Sangenjaya is Daisuke Miyahara's pour-over-focused roastery. Hand-drip-only counter at the front, in-house bean retail at the back.
Tip: Pour-over-only menu, no espresso. Pair an Ethiopia hand-drip with a butter cookie.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Indonesia, Kenya
How they serve: Pour over, Espresso, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster¥¥Tue-Sun 09:00-18:00, closed MondayPublic cafe
Little Cloud Coffee in Tokyo's Mukojima is the husband-and-wife roastery near Sumida River. Light single-origin roasts and a roaster window in back.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Take a cup to Sumida River. Beans roast Tuesday and Friday for the freshest in-store.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Honduras, Indonesia
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster¥¥Wed-Mon 11:00-19:00, closed TuesdayPublic cafe
From Afar in Tokyo's Yanaka is the antique-furniture-selected roastery cafe near Yanaka Cemetery. Light single-origin filter and antique-buyer-stocked retail.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. Counter seats and a back-room antique gallery; weekday afternoons calmest.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Honduras
How they serve: Pour over, Espresso, Whole bean retail