Inside Albert Coffee Roasters, a barista with her back to the camera at a worn wooden counter, with a grinder, a scale and a black drum roaster beside tall windows and framed paintings on a grey wall

Nagoya

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Nagoya turns its famous morning set habit toward specialty, with house roasters and brew bars opening in Fushimi, Sakae and the quieter streets around them.

Inside Albert Coffee Roasters, a barista with her back to the camera at a worn wooden counter, with a grinder, a scale and a black drum roaster beside tall windows and framed paintings on a grey wall

Albert Coffee Roasters

Kamiotai · Nagoya

Roasting by scienceBeans to go

Inside Bright Coffee Stand, a light timber counter and plywood table under pendant bulbs, with a large leafy arrangement, an espresso machine, shelves of brewing gear and a chalkboard menu

Bright Coffee Stand

Jingu · Nagoya

neighbourhood coffee standBeans to go

The weathered blue grey steel sign for coffee Kajita, its white lettering flecked with rust, with leaves of a hedge beside it

coffee Kajita

Issha · Nagoya

hand poured every cupBeans to go

The open service window at Farmers Passion Coffee, with a wooden OPEN sign hanging beside a chalkboard, an espresso machine behind a stack of paper cups and a counter of jars and a hand grinder

Farmers Passion Coffee

Issha · Nagoya

farm to cup Nepal coffeeBeans to go

The concrete frontage of FREAK COFFEE ROASTERS at dusk, with the shop name in white lettering on two large glass panes and a warm lit interior behind

FREAK COFFEE ROASTERS

Fujigaoka · Nagoya

light roast specialistsBeans to go

The brew bar at Glitch Coffee and Roasters in Meieki, with three pour over stands, jars of beans set into the counter, bagged beans on display and an espresso machine under the Glitch Coffee sign

Glitch Coffee & Roasters

Meieki · Nagoya

light roast single originsBeans to go

The front of Hapuna Coffee, a grey tiled building with the name in metal letters above a pine clad door and windows, and folding chairs and small tables set out on the pavement

Hapuna Coffee

Imaike · Nagoya

light roast filter counterDog friendly

A round pale wooden table with spindle backed chairs against a soft grey wall, set with a small cup of coffee and a plate holding a custard pudding

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Kawana · Nagoya

light roast espressoBeans to go

The counter at IMOM Coffee Nagoya Sta., with a black espresso machine, stacked paper cups and brewing gear beside glass double doors that open onto the street

IMOM Coffee Nagoya Sta.

Meieki · Nagoya

specialty coffee standBeans to go

The storefront of Jimlan Coffee, with white lettering on a dark grey upper wall, a white panel with a corner window, a dark wooden door and a red brick side wall

JIMLAN COFFEE

Isshiki · Nagoya

vintage JBL speakerBeans to go

A corner of LMS coffee with a round wooden table set with two cut glass jars, cream and dark wooden chairs, a long pale table and a framed print on a cream wall

LMS coffee

Chiyoda · Nagoya

single origin focusBeans to go

The compact drum roaster inside Nimrod Coffee Stand, with a pressure gauge and wooden handle, against a green wall with hand painted lettering

Nimrod Coffee Stand

Kikui · Nagoya

roastery standBeans to go

The inside of PORT COFFEE, a pale pine counter with a dark top and grinders and brewers behind it, a tall leafy plant in a concrete pot, pendant bulbs and a grey bench seat under large windows

PORT COFFEE

Nagono · Nagoya

second floor coffee standBeans to go

The storefront of Q.O.L. Coffee, a navy blue painted corner building with white lettering, a glass door and a glass block window

Q.O.L. Coffee

Marunouchi · Nagoya

Ootsubashi corner roasteryBeans to go

The long counter at Saihonnoma, with dark wooden chairs along it and a small bonsai on a tray at each seat, under a warm ceiling light

Saihonnoma

Meieki · Nagoya

siphon coffee and teabonsai on every tray

A barista pouring water over a ceramic dripper at the steel topped bar of Shrub Coffee Fushimi, with a two group espresso machine, stacked cups and bare concrete walls behind

Shrub Coffee Fushimi

Fushimi · Nagoya

Origins held for a decadeFushimi seminar room

The grey concrete frontage of Shrub Coffee Nagoya in the AREA Nayabashi Base building, with green takeout banners either side of an open glass door and pendant lights inside

Shrub Coffee Nagoya

Meiekiminami · Nagoya

From seed to cupflagship of Kuwana roaster

Inside Trunk Coffee Bar in Izumi, a long steel counter with a tiled front under red and orange pendant lamps, shelves of bagged beans and jars, and seating beyond

Trunk Coffee Bar

Izumi · Nagoya

Nordic vintage furnitureBeans to go

A pink bag of Trunk Coffee El Paraiso beans from Colombia and a small pink cup on a long timber table, with the coffee bar, grinders and brewers of Trunk Coffee Lab behind

Trunk Coffee Lab

Higashibetsuin · Nagoya

Trunk roaster sister shopquiet Higashibetsuin room

The storefront of Yosuga Coffee, with the name in white capitals on a dark band above a timber fascia, a glass front with opening hours decals, an OPEN sign and a wooden fence

Yosuga Coffee

Kakuozan · Nagoya

roasted on sitematcha and sweets