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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.
BeansEthiopia, Kenya, Costa Rica, Brazil
BrewsPour over, Espresso, Whole bean retail
TipBeans roasted on site Tuesday and Friday. Order an Ethiopia or Kenya hand-drip and take it to the doorway.
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Streamer Coffee Shibuya in Tokyo is Hiroshi Sawada's home cafe. Latte-art champion-trained baristas; espresso-forward menu with the matcha Military latte.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Honduras
BrewsEspresso, Whole bean retail, Latte art
TipMultiple Streamer branches; Shibuya is the original. Order the Military or any latte-art-trained pull.
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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.
BeansEthiopia, Costa Rica, Kenya, Brazil
BrewsPour over, Espresso, Whole bean retail
TipCalmer than the Cat Street roastery. The Ethiopia espresso and the Kenya pour-over are the canonical orders.
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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.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Indonesia, Kenya
BrewsPour over, Espresso, Whole bean retail
TipPour-over-only menu, no espresso. Pair an Ethiopia hand-drip with a butter cookie.
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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.
BeansEthiopia, Honduras, Indonesia
BrewsEspresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
TipClosed Mondays. Take a cup to Sumida River. Beans roast Tuesday and Friday for the freshest in-store.
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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.
BeansEthiopia, Costa Rica, Honduras
BrewsPour over, Espresso, Whole bean retail
TipClosed Tuesdays. Counter seats and a back-room antique gallery; weekday afternoons calmest.