Kayaba Coffee
This cozy coffee shop is located at a corner just south of Yanaka Cemetery.
This cozy coffee shop is located at a corner just south of Yanaka Cemetery.
A gallery located in a former public bathhouse. Great contemporary art, but even the building itself is worth a visit.
A bakery located in a nicely restaurated old Japanese wooden shophouse. So even if you are not hungry I’d recommend coming here.
The original Tokyobike shop in Yanaka. Just around the corner you can also rent a bike for the day (Yanaka is the perfect neighborhood to go around by bike).
A small coffee shop run by an elderly gentleman who makes excellent coffee.
We didn’t know what to expect, but we were lovely surprised by this small bar stuffed with vintage computer games.
This Michelin starred ramen place near Sugamo station was well worth the trip. Be there early in the morning to pick up a ticket for a time slot later in the day. How to spend the time between? The nearby Rikugien park is great, in the opposite direction there is a nice market (maybe only on weekends, I was there on a Saturday with lots of elderly shoppers – somewhere online I read the term old people Harajuku which sums it up perfectly) and there is also a great tram, the Toden-Arakawa-Line. Once back to Tsuta be prepared for some of the best ramen you’ve ever had.
A nice place for drip coffee.
Head for the Tokyo Ramen Street in the Tokyo station (near the Yaesu exit) and queue up (mostly likely, there was always a line when I went) for a great bowl of Tsukemen ramen with the best (very thick) broth I’ve ever tasted. There is also a shop at Haneda airport to get a last bowl before leaving Japan.
Though I am more of a coffee person this was a great experience. The staff is super helpful and shows you how to brew the tea. There’s also a shop in Kyoto.
This is a tiny park along a small canal, but I found it quite lovely. Nearby there’s the Allpress Espresso.
A coffee shop and roastery from New Zealand. I’ve tried a flat white and it was great. It is a bit off the grid, but the coffee and the nice building make it worth it.
If you like coffee come to this very old kissaten in Ginza. I had the iced coffee and coffee made of aged beans there – both were great. There is a nice interview with the owner Sekiguchi Ichiro on tokyo coffee (this website is a great resource on all the coffee places in Tokyo).