Vermillion Espresso Bar ★ 4.3
Australian-style espresso steps from Fushimi Inari's main torii gate in Kyoto. Flat whites and a sister cafe by the pond at the foot of Mount Inariyama.
Signature drink: Australian-style flat white
Sake country, 20 minutes south of the centre by Keihan train. Gekkeikan and Kizakura still brew here; Fushimi Inari sits at the northern end with Vermillion espresso.
Australian-style espresso steps from Fushimi Inari's main torii gate in Kyoto. Flat whites and a sister cafe by the pond at the foot of Mount Inariyama.
Signature drink: Australian-style flat white
The pond-side sister to Vermillion's espresso bar at Fushimi Inari in Kyoto. Australian-style flat whites, in-house roast and the rare Kyoto bagel set.
Sources from: Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia
How they serve: Espresso, Whole bean retail
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