Looks like a proper third-wave coffee house.
They’ve got fancy pastries.
I think this was an iced cafe mocha.
Iced latte.
Hand-drip coffee.
We tried the baked custard too; it was good.
The coffee was ok but nothing to write home about. I think a lot of places in Japan like to burn / dark roast their coffee beans. Maybe next time I’ll try more of the pastries.
Toranomon Koffee
Toranomon Hills Mori Tower 1-23-1
Toranomon, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
Had some coffee here while in Kappabashi kitchen town, though I forgot to take a photo of it. It was ok; not particularly special.
I think what people seem to like is their ice cream, which I didn’t try.
Bridge Coffee
3-1-12 Matsugaya
Kappabashi Kitchen Town
Taito 111-0036, Tokyo
Found this place while looking for third wave coffee in Tokyo.
Lol. Wasn’t brave enough to try these.
Tried an iced latte. I liked it better than other Tokyo coffee houses I checked out, but I still prefer SF coffee.
Streamer Coffee Company
20-28, Shibuya 1-Chōme
Shibuya, Tokyo
Japan 150-0002
After not liking some of the more traditional coffee houses, I went in search of some third wave coffee joints.
View of the smoking section, from the non-smoking section. Well, not really, but it smelled that way.
I tried espresso, but in the form of an iced latte (pictured, right). Also got an iced coffee with milk (pictured, left) because who doesn’t like double-fisting coffee amirite? Really, it was to try both forms.
I thought both were ok, not particularly special given the hype. Maybe I’m spoiled by the coffee in SF.
Bear Pond Espresso
On The Corner
36-12, Kitazawa 2-Chōme
Setagaya, Tokyo
Japan 155-0031
Seemed like there was a pretty good crowd here. I think I found out about this from Time Out magazine.
It’s pretty inside. The coffee was ok but there is better elsewhere in Shibuya.
Fuglen Tokyo
1-16-11 Tomigaya
Shibuya, Tokyo
