An iced coffee and a slice of cake on a white marble table, set against a wall of white flowers and a sheer curtained window

Japan

Kyoto

35.0116° N, 135.7681° E

Temples and matcha houses share the old capital with a coffee scene that roasts in wagashiya shops and akiya houses across seven different wards.

An iced coffee and a slice of cake on a white marble table, set against a wall of white flowers and a sheer curtained window

About Us Coffee

Fushimi, near Fushimi Inari Shrine · Kyoto

Q grader roasterBeans to go
The machiya facade at dusk seen from the street, glass storefront lit from within with a barista working at the stone counter

Cafe Loto Kyoto

Higashiyama, near Gion · Kyoto

machiya facade on Furumonzenolive green Mavam bar
A warmly lit counter with retail bean bags lined up beside a grinder and a vase of roses, staff working at the bar

Coyote Roastery

Sakyo, near Demachiyanagi · Kyoto

direct trade El SalvadorBeans to go
The glass storefront at night with a roasting process diagram lettered on the window, a bicycle parked outside and staff working the counter within

Goodman Roaster Kyoto

Shimogyo, near Shijo · Kyoto

Taiwan Alishan beansBeans to go
A bean display counter with bell jars of roasted and green coffee beside printed Ethiopia tasting cards, cedar beams overhead

Iolite Coffee Roasters

Nakagyo, Rokkaku · Kyoto

grandfather's wagashiyaBeans to go
A blue tiled counter and entryway with a bicycle parked by the window inside a former bike shop

Solkatt Coffee Kyoto

Minami, near To-ji temple · Kyoto

converted bike shopBeans to go
The corrugated metal storefront at dusk with two market umbrellas, crate seating, a bicycle parked out front and customers seated outside

Tasuku Coffee

Kita, Kamo riverside · Kyoto

Melbourne influenced standBeans to go
Brass Wife & Husband lettering on a dark storefront door, a bundle of dried flowers hanging above and an OPEN sign beside the entrance

Wife & Husband

Kita, Kamo riverside · Kyoto

riverside picnic rentalrestored century old house
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