# Best Cafes in Tokyo

From a 1948 Ginza kissaten to a converted Kiyosumi-Shirakawa warehouse, the cafes that anchor Tokyo's coffee scene. · community starter list

A list of the 6 best cafes in Tokyo, including Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa (Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Tokyo). No votes cast yet — ordered as entries were added, and voting decides the order from here — last updated Aug 18, 2026.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Japan](/japan.md) / Tokyo
**Updated:** 2026-08-18 04:38:10

1. **[Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa](/e/699.md)** (cafe) — Blue Bottle's first Japan location, opened 2015 in a converted warehouse in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa with an on-site roastery visible from the cafe floor. — score 0
2. **[Fuglen Tokyo](/e/700.md)** (cafe) — Norwegian coffee bar's first overseas branch, open in Tomigaya since 2012; a light-roast coffee spot by day that turns into a cocktail bar at night. — score 0
3. **[Onibus Coffee](/e/701.md)** (cafe) — Specialty roaster in a two-storey wooden house by the Nakameguro tracks, known for light-roast single-origin pour-overs and its own on-site roaster. — score 0
4. **[Koffee Mameya](/e/702.md)** (cafe) — Bean-focused Omotesando shop selling 15-20 curated single-origin bags from partner roasters, with omakase-style ordering at the counter. — score 0
5. **[Cafe de l'Ambre](/e/703.md)** (cafe) — Ginza kissaten open since 1948, specializing in self-roasted beans, cloth-filter drip and aged coffee under the motto 'Coffee Only'. — score 0
6. **[Streamer Coffee Company](/e/704.md)** (cafe) — Shibuya coffee shop from latte-art champion Hiroshi Sawada, known for its oversized signature latte with elaborate free-pour designs. — score 0

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