Caffeine Hunter
The Aoma Coffee storefront with open wooden doors, hanging plants and a concrete counter visible inside

Japan

Osaka

34.6937° N, 135.5023° E

Osaka trades its postwar kissaten habit for a new wave of single origin roasters, tucked into the quiet blocks of Shinmachi and Kyomachibori rather than Dotonbori's neon.

The Aoma Coffee storefront with open wooden doors, hanging plants and a concrete counter visible inside

Aoma Coffee

Hommachi · Osaka

compact coffee standBeans to go
The long communal table room at Brooklyn Roasting Company Namba with customers working on laptops and the drinks menu board behind

Brooklyn Roasting Company Namba

Naniwa · Osaka

room under the tracksBeans to go
The corner storefront of Coffee Long Season with a vertical COFFEE sign and a dark entrance beside a pedestrian traffic light

Coffee Long Season

Nishitanabe · Osaka

60 year old kissatenBeans to go
The Coffee Roughnecks wall lettering above a wooden shelf with succulents and a lamp

Coffee Roughnecks

Minamihorie · Osaka

New Zealand menu boardBeans to go
The Coffee Taiga window with hand painted Dark Roast Coffee lettering and postcards displayed on the glass

Coffee Taiga

Tsuruhashi · Osaka

grey mortar facadesteel bench by windows
The black curved counter at Glitch Coffee Osaka under floor to ceiling windows, with customers seated in vintage furniture and baristas working the bar

Glitch Coffee Osaka

Nakanoshima · Osaka

Conrad hotel ground floorBeans to go
The LiLo Coffee Roasters counter with shelves of bagged beans, framed artwork and a bar built into a raw concrete space

LiLo Coffee Roasters

Shinsaibashi · Osaka

tiny stand in AmerikamuraBeans to go
The corner storefront of Mel Coffee Roasters with a black awning and the shop name lettered on the concrete wall

Mel Coffee Roasters

Shinmachi · Osaka

named after MelbourneBeans to go
The Mill Pour counter with a wooden millPour sign, retail bean bags and a framed 2015 latte art competition trophy

Mill Pour Coffee

Minami Semba · Osaka

hole in the wall counterDog friendly
The Notequal Coffee storefront with the not equal sign logo reflected in the glass door and customers seated at an outdoor table

Notequal Coffee

Hommachi · Osaka

solo run, all black roomBeans to go
The School Bus Coffee Stop storefront with a large umbrella, folding chairs and a Hello drip coffee chalkboard sign out front

School Bus Coffee Stop Kitahama

Kitahama · Osaka

concrete and glasstables and bookshelves
The Sloth Coffee storefront with the shop name lettered above large glass windows and a Come In We're Open sign

Sloth Coffee Roasters Nakatsu

Nakatsu · Osaka

second Kansai Sloth shopBeans to go
The SOT Coffee Roaster storefront with the shop name lettered on the window and bicycles parked out front

SOT Coffee Roaster

Otemae · Osaka

near Osaka CastleBeans to go
The curved terrazzo counter at Ue. Coffee with gin and wine bottles, a record player and a wall of green tile behind

Ue. Coffee

Shinmachi · Osaka

green tile and terrazzoBeans to go
The glass entrance to Ult Coffee with the ULT wall lettering outside and a barista working the counter inside

Ult Coffee

Kyomachibori · Osaka

Osaka on World's 100 BestBeans to go
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