Kyoto · Higashiyama, near Kiyomizu dera

ROOT2 Coffee Kiyomizu

Two guests seen from behind at a pale chipboard window counter, looking out over rooftops through black framed windows past exposed timber beams, with a white vase of twigs at the left

ROOT2 Coffee Kiyomizu is a specialty coffee and roastery cafe on the second floor of a renovated traditional building in Higashiyama, a few minutes on foot from Kiyomizu dera and Kodaiji.

The shop roasts some of its own beans and serves espresso and pour over coffee, along with breakfast and pastries.