I found Be a Good Neighbor after going into “good coffee” withdrawals. After visiting some really great shops in Tokyo, I wanted to find a more local, domestic roaster within my district on the east-side of the city. Someone recommended that I check out Be a Good Neighbor. Luckily there was a location just…
Category: Japan
Dean & Deluca Tokyo
I have visited the Dean & Delucas in New York on a few occasions but never had the chance to try their coffee. To be honest, when I went into the upper Eastside store and saw their beautiful LM GB/5 with a steam wand covered in milk scale, let’s just say, I was not exactly…
びーんず亭(Beans Stop)
During my recent trip in Japan, I never expected to find a place like Bean Stop. Earlier in the week, I had read an article about “Kyoto Coffee Culture” and was not thoroughly convinced. As much as US shops seem to indicate that “artisan coffee is booming in Japan” with the Kyoto Drip trend,…
カフェ セレーサ/ Cafe Cereza
Cafe Cereza was a home away from home when I lived in Japan. Though I was working a lot, I did visit some shops to get a feel for Japanese style coffee. I had some mixed experiences and while I originally created this website while I was there living there, it slowly faded into non-existence….
Le Boudoir
Small, centrally located store, right around the corner from the Meitetsu station. There is a spacious indoor with a bar and a lounge area. It was great to see that the store used hand operated equipment for espresso and milk steaming. The shots were done very well. Cakes and other fancy pastries were available and very fancy looking. To…
Coffee is for Lovers 
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