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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.
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Raw Sugar Roast in Tokyo's Hatchobori is the boutique roastery cafe between Tsukiji and Tokyo Station. Naturally processed light roasts, four-seat counter.
BeansEthiopia, Costa Rica, Indonesia
BrewsPour over, Espresso, Whole bean retail
TipClosed Tuesdays. The hand-drip-focused tasting flight is the way to read the rotating bean list.
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Blue Bottle Coffee opened its first overseas roastery in Tokyo's Kiyosumi-Shirakawa in 2015. Converted-factory flagship roasting beans on site.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya
BrewsEspresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
TipSaturdays queue out the door by 10:00; weekday mornings are the calm window. The drip flight tastes three single-origins side-by-side.
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Onibus Coffee in Tokyo's Nakameguro roasts imported beans on-site in a renovated wooden house by the Toyoko Line. Menu: espresso, americano, latte, drip.
BeansRwanda, Guatemala, Ethiopia
BrewsEspresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
TipOrder an Ethiopia hand-drip and take it to the second-floor wooden bench by the open window above the train tracks.
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Glitch Coffee in Tokyo's Jimbocho is Kiyokazu Suzuki's light-roast specialty room, surrounded by secondhand bookstores. Pour-over flight is the morning order.
BeansEthiopia, Kenya, Costa Rica, Panama
BrewsPour over, Espresso, Whole bean retail
TipThe light roasts read more like tea than espresso. Order a Geisha pour-over and the staff will walk you through it.