A Coffee Lover’s Guide to the Best Coffee Shops in Tokyo

Last updated on August 4th, 2026

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You’ve got your packed Tokyo itinerary down to a T, but you’re wondering how you’ll manage to get through all the amazing and unique things to do in Tokyo. Fear not, here are the best coffee shops in Tokyo to keep you caffeinated and going!

If you know me, you know that no matter where I find myself in the world, the absolute first thing I will look for is a good coffee shop.

This is why I spent the whole six months I lived in Tokyo intentionally trying out as many coffee shops as possible. Which is how I compiled this extensive list—my love letter to the Tokyo coffee scene, which, to be honest, took me a little bit to crack.

Coming to Tokyo straight after living in Seoul for three months, Tokyo made me feel like I had to work hard to find good coffee spots. In Seoul, cute little cafes flood the streets, and in Tokyo, it feels like you need to know what you are looking for in order to find it.

So to save you all the hardcore Google Maps research and aimlessly wandering around the city looking for a decent latte, here is my caffeinated masterpiece…

A Coffee Lover’s Guide to the Best Coffee Shops in Tokyo

Best Coffee Shops in Ginza, Tokyo

Bongen Coffee: Tiny coffee shop with strong lattes

Bongen Coffee is the tiniest of coffee shops, tucked away in a quiet street in the busy shopping district of Ginza.

With just a long bench for about four people to sit down, Bongen is not the place to stay for long, but with its cozy wood interiors and mystical Bonsai tree, you will want to.

At Bongen Coffee, you can choose your favorite type of house-roasted beans for your espresso-based drink. Be warned, though, they are strong—particularly their Bongen Latte, which is definitely worth a try if you need an extra caffeine kick.

This is the perfect Tokyo coffee shop to pick up a strong coffee to go, to fuel that Ginza shopping spree!

Saza Coffee: Great coffee inside Shimbashi Station

Saza Coffee is located inside the Shimbashi station, but outside of the gates. This makes it one of the most conveniently located Tokyo coffee shops since you’ll inevitably have to switch lines at Shimbashi at one point.

This surprisingly excellent metro station coffee shop has fueled many of our early mornings before a day trip, and every single time their lattes have been amazing.

I’ve also made it a routine to stop by Saza Coffee on the way home—back from those day trips—to grab a hot chocolate, and even those have been consistently delicious!

So if you have to pass through the busy Shimbashi station, make sure to stop to fuel up at this Tokyo coffee shop.

Best Coffee Shops In Shimokitazawa, Tokyo

Brooklyn Roasteries: Spacious coffee shop chain

This New York-based roasting company has two Tokyo locations: one in the Tokyo International Forum—which is close to Tokyo Station—and another one in the young and trendy Shimokitazawa neighborhood.

Both locations offer great coffee, plenty of seating space, wifi, and electric outlets. Making them perfect spots to slow down with a coffee during your Tokyo adventures.

Their location in the Tokyo International Forum is super convenient as a caffeine pit stop when you’re on your way to catch a Shinkansen from Tokyo Station. We did this many times whenever we went out of the city.

The Shimokitazawa location definitely has a bit more of that Brooklyn vibe, with high warehouse ceilings, brick walls, and lots of space for people to spend the day working or just hanging out.

The Usual Coffee: Cozy café vibes

The Usual Coffee is a cozy coffee spot located in the thrift shop-filled streets of Shimokitazawa, offering sets of cake and coffee—if you’re in the mood for something sweet—as well as some light lunch options.

The service is friendly, the coffee is delicious, and the vibe is very relaxed, with friends catching up in a low voice and people reading in silence with a slice of cake and coffee in front of them.

This is a quiet little cafe perfect for taking a break from all the vintage shopping in the area, and enjoying a good cup of coffee while planning your next move for the day.

Best Coffee Shops In Roppongi, Tokyo

Verve Coffee Roasters: An all-around incredible coffee shop

Verve is a Californian coffee roaster with three Tokyo locations, and although they all serve excellent coffee, my favorite one, and the one I visited the most, is the Verve Coffee Roasters in Roppongi.

The Roppongi location is a massive coffee shop—by Japanese standards—with lots of seating space, wifi, tasty hot sandwiches, and some of the most unique drinks I’ve had recently.

Their normal latte is always great, no matter what bean you choose, but one of my favorite drinks at Verve is their honey rosemary latte—it’s so good!

If you don’t drink coffee, make sure to try their chamomile tea, which, to my surprise, is somehow…frothy? Almost as if it were a chamomile latte, it’s delicious!

This one is high on my list of best coffee shops in Tokyo: it has great drinks, great food options, lots of space, lots of natural light—it really doesn’t get much better than that.

Kizasu Coffee: Small garage cafe by Tokyo Tower

I found this little gem while looking for a last-minute coffee fix to fuel an afternoon of walking around the Tokyo Tower, exploring the Zojo-ji temple and the plum garden, and Kizasu jumped at me from my Google Maps.

Kizasu Coffee is a little coffee shop that seems to be built in someone’s garage, which I love—it seems very contrasting to the sometimes overly designed coffee shops in Tokyo.

It’s an unassuming tiny coffee bar serving delicious and strong espresso-based drinks as well as sandwiches and some desserts.

This is the perfect Tokyo coffee shop to stop by when out and about exploring the Tokyo Tower area, as there’s not much else around, and the coffee is actually pretty good.

Best Coffee Shop In Asakusa

Fuglen Coffee Roasters: Norwegian coffee shop

Although this coffee shop is originally Norwegian, Fuglen seems to be a staple in the Tokyo coffee scene, with locals always lining up to get their caffeine fix.

There are four Fuglen locations around Tokyo, with my two favorite ones being the one next to Yoyogi Park—the perfect location to grab a coffee for a stroll through the park—and the one in Asakusa—perfect for a little tourist break while visiting Senso-ji Temple.

This popular Tokyo coffee shop is known for its excellent coffee, its tasty Norwegian waffles, and its elegant and irresistible Scandinavian design, and locals love it!

So if you come across one of their locations in the city, make sure to stop for a cafecito break.

Best Coffee Shops Around Yoyogi Park

Camelback Sandwich & Espresso: Small, rustic coffee bar

Camelback is located in my favorite little area in Tokyo, Tomigaya, a quiet area west of Yoyogi Park that is packed with amazing coffee shops and adorable boutique stores.

Camelback is one of the many high-quality coffee shops in this neighborhood, highlighted by Monocle in their Monocle Book of Japan.

This tiny, industrial-style, yet cozy Tokyo coffee shop is passionate about its craft, offering excellent espresso-based drinks as well as a unique tamago-sando, or egg sandwich.

For seating space, there’s only a bench outside the coffee shop, but I’d still say it’s worth stopping by, especially if you’re in the area—plus the Monocle shop is right around the corner.

So grab a coffee and then go buy some beautiful coffee table books. That’s my dream itinerary right there.

Little Nap Coffee: Cute snug coffee shop

Little Nap Coffee is another great gem located near Yoyogi Park, which serves carefully prepared cups of coffee and a variety of small sweet treats, ice cream, and hot dogs— which is a recurring theme in coffee shops in Japan, for some reason.

This compact little Tokyo coffee spot offers very limited seating, so it’s more of a grab-and-go type of place, which is probably what you will be doing anyway if you are trying to see all the Tokyo sights.

Located a street away from Yoyogi Park, this is also a great spot to pick up a coffee to go before heading over to the park to walk around or picnic.

Coffee Supreme Tokyo: Modern Kiwi coffee shop

Another amazing Tokyo coffee shop in the Yoyogi Park proximity—told you this was my favorite area—is the visually attractive Coffee Supreme.

But don’t you worry, this is a cafe that delivers what it sells. Their branding is as eye-catching as their coffee is carefully crafted—no gimmicks here.

This compact and bright Kiwi coffee shop serves strong espresso-based drinks, a delicious chai latte, and a variety of sandwiches. They also have some very entertaining merchandise, so make sure to check that out.

Best Coffee Shops In Nakameguro, Tokyo

Streamer Coffee Company: Solid Japanese coffee chain

Streamer Coffee, one of the best coffee shops in Tokyo, is a Tokyo-native coffee chain that has been expanding around Tokyo and the rest of Japan since opening its first shop in Shibuya back in 2010.

Nowadays you can find nine Streamer Coffee Shops spread around Tokyo. One of my favorite locations is the one by Meguro River, where you can enjoy generously poured lattes and one of my favorite egg sandwiches in Tokyo.

This Streamer Coffee location is also the perfect place to avoid crowds during the busy Tokyo cherry blossom season, when people are lining up for up to three hours outside the nearby Starbucks Roastery.

So if you’re starving and just want some peace and quiet, and great coffee, come here instead.

Onibus Coffee: Picture-perfect spot with great coffee

Onibus Coffee has four locations in the city, with its Nakameguro shop being one of the most popular Tokyo coffee shops for its unique location.

The rustic, cabin-looking coffee shop is set right next to the train tracks of the Nakameguro station. Stop by its second floor and grab a stool by the window, from where you can watch the trains go by while you sip a perfect flat white.

A true very main character moment.

What makes Onibus one of the best coffee shops in Tokyo, besides the cozy vibes, the welcoming patio, and the charming window views, is the fact that it takes its coffee seriously. You even get given the option of which coffee bean you want your drink prepared with.

Best Coffee Shop in Shibuya, Tokyo

The Roastery by Nozy Coffee: Straight-to-the-point coffee shop

The Roastery by Nozy Coffee is a serious coffee shop conveniently located in the center of Cat Street, a popular shopping street in Shibuya.

Their menu is straightforward; it’s either espresso, americano, or latte—no tea, no hot chocolate, they are a coffee shop, and they mean it.

The ambiance is low light with brick walls, they also have wifi and electric outlets and offer a few sweet treats.

This roastery also offers weekly classes for those wanting to learn more about coffee, which might be a fun activity to squeeze in during your trip to Tokyo.

Best Coffee Shops In Shinjuku

and C coffee

And C is a small coffee shop located in a quiet residential area close to Shinjuku Gyeon National Park, which makes it the perfect pit spot on your way to visit this gorgeous park—which I would highly recommend.

If you have some time to sit down and slow down they also offer a variety of cakes, scones, and hot sandwiches.

Blue Bottle Coffee Company: One of the best coffee shops in Tokyo

Another Californian company that is a massive hit in the Tokyo coffee scene is the trendy Blue Bottle Coffee, which has around fourteen(!) locations in Tokyo alone.

To be honest, it’s easy to see why Blue Bottle is such a popular coffee shop in Japan.

Blue Bottle prides itself on always delivering the best cup of coffee. The baristas behind the bar are truly masters at what they do, and if anyone appreciates precision and consistency is the Japanese—and me, when it comes to coffee.

Their coffee is always perfect—their mocha is one of my favorites. In Japan, Blue Bottle has an actual food menu, with avocado toast, hot sandwiches accompanied by soup bowls, and even waffles.

Also, their Japanese merchandise is worth checking out.

Best Coffee Shop in Daikanyama

Duct Coffee Lab: Snug coffee shop with massive lattes

Another place that understands my appreciation for a massive cup of coffee is Duct Coffee Lab in Daikan-Yama.

We stopped by this Tokyo coffee shop on our walk to the Tstutaya bookshop in Daikan-yama from the Ebisu station on a rainy day—and it was just perfect!

Latte the size of my face, rainy day, and a massive bookshop = the perfect itinerary for a rainy day in Tokyo.

The space is cozy, but definitely has more seating than places like Little Nap and Camel, with two bars for people to sit at and a high table in the middle of the cafe. This place actually allows you to stop and chill for a bit before moving on to your next adventure for the day.

Best Coffee Shops in Koto

Allpress Espresso Tokyo Roastery: Delicious take-away coffee shop

Another one of my favorite coffee areas in Tokyo is the quiet Koto City, a residential area that has been booming with amazing coffee shops, and one of them is Allpress Espresso Tokyo Roastery.

Allpress Espresso Tokyo stands out in the middle of a quiet neighborhood with its modern-looking cabin shape, and if you’re confused by what’s inside, the tiny little coffee sign will point you in the right direction.

The space is open and inviting, however, the seating is a bit limited, but at this point that is not surprising for Tokyo, they offer some small sweet treats, strong coffee, and a very delicious mocha.

Monnaka Coffee: Tucked-away coffee shop with great breakfast

Monnaka Coffee in Koto has become one of our favorite go-to options for a stress-free breakfast in Tokyo.

It helps us avoid the chaos of going into the city center, but we can still get a tasty egg sandwich in an adorable coffee shop with a perfect latte, and have a nice area to explore right after.

Definitely one of the best coffee shops in Tokyo to visit if you plan to explore the more off-the-beaten-path areas of Tokyo, such as Koto City.

Final thoughts on the best coffee shops in Tokyo

The Tokyo coffee scene has to be one of the best coffee scenes to explore in the world.

Here, coffee is taken seriously, and the preparation tends to be consistent across the board, with baristas truly caring about the craft. It’s almost hard to have a bad coffee.

Which makes coffee shop hopping such a joy, as you get to compared one great coffee shpo to another great coffee shop without many dissapointments in the way. It’s simply amazing!

One thing to note though, as I mentioned for many of these, most Tokyo coffee shops tend to be tinyyyy. That’s why I also mentioned when the opposite is true.

As a tourist, it’s great to know about the coffee spots where you can have a great cup of cofffe and also spend some time resting your feet from all the walking.

After spending six months going all across Tokyo trying many different coffee shops—and clearly, becoming loyal to a few of them—this extensive Tokyo coffee guide should have you covered to always find a great coffee shop nearby.

Do you have a favorite Tokyo coffee shop that I miss? Let me know in the comments so I can give it a try *she types as she shakes from the third latte she has had today*