Tully’s Coffee
Tully’s is an out-and-out Starbucks clone, and this one is located in the large, sterile (but happily air-conditioned) foyer of an office tower, but they served me a remarkably respectable macchiato.
Nearby cafes
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R25, Ginza
Japan, Tokyo Chuo銀座７丁目３−５
They make a great cappuccino here. Pretty pricey, but worth it compared to the majority of other cafés in Tokyo that serve rubbish for coffee.
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The Monocle Café
Japan, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Yurakucho, ２丁目５−１
Situated in the really nice part of Tokyo, The Monocle Café has some quite decent coffee. I had a macchiato (although it was more like a piccolo) and it had a nice rich flavour. The milk was a bit sweet, but you get that in Japan. Next time I’ll just tr…
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Kingston Espresso
Japan, Tokyo Chiyoda麹町１丁目８−６
Unremarkable espresso presented with the great care and kindness typical of Japanese establishments. The coffee comes with some singular quirks: shots of espresso are accompanied by a tiny jar of cream, and cappuccinos include a cinnamon stick for flavour.
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Café Radio
Japan, Tokyo, Shibuya, Jingumae, ５丁目５３−７０
Served from the back of a converted Mercedes Benz at the weekend Farmer’s Market outside the United Nations University, Café Radio serves a most excellent double espresso.
Check farmersmarkets.jp to see when the markets are on (most weekends). You ca…
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Mercato Della Pasta
Japan, Tokyo Shibuya Ebisu ４丁目２０−３
This is an Italian restaurant in the Yebisu Garden Place, which we passed by on our way to the Tokyo Museum of Photography. They served us a delicious leche flan, but my espresso was a little thin and bitter (which is perhaps why an order of a macchiato…
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Chatei Hatou
Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0002, Japan
Positively reviewed by the New York Times, (http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/ristretto-tokyo-coffee/) Chatei Hatou isn’t an espresso shop - it’s more of a traditional Japanese Kissaten, and the coffee is prepared in a drip-style, but with i…
