Harajuku is famous as Japan’s fashion district. And the city and its people are fashionable and unique, making it popular not only among Japanese but also among people from overseas.
Tourist spots such as Takeshita-dori, Omotesando, and Meiji Shrine are bustling with people. Not to be forgotten is Cat Street. It is a back street connecting Shibuya and Harajuku, but it is lined with unique stores that attract the interest of people walking by.
On Cat Street in Harajuku, we found a fashionable café that stands out from the crowd.
It is THE ROASTERY by NOZY COFFEE.
The stylish appearance of this café, which catches the eye when walking down Cat Street, allows many people to enjoy the high quality of the coffee it serves.
〇THE ROASTERY by NOZY COFFEE
Walk about 10 minutes from Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) Station and enter Cat Street.
Walk a little further and you will see THE ROASTERY by NOZY COFFEE.
There are many customers from overseas as well as Japanese.
What is it about this café that attracts so many people among the many stores lined up?
Let us introduce its charm.
✔Single origin coffee with high quality and taste
The store’s number one feature is that they serve good coffee anyway.
The coffee is served using single-origin beans due to the owner’s commitment to flavor and his own passion.
Mr. Nojo, the founder of THE ROASTERY, went to Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, to study coffee. It is a single-origin coffee that he arrived at through his learning and experience there.
Single origin coffees are good quality and each bean will have its own unique taste. We hope you will find your favorite flavor among the multiple beans available.
✔What is Single Origin Coffee?
A coffee made from only one type of coffee bean, without mixing coffee beans.
It is a coffee made from only one coffee bean, with no mixture of farms, producers, or varieties. In fact, the coffee you usually drink is often a blend, which means that beans from several countries and several places are mixed and used.
It is fine if the coffee is a blend of coffee that has been carefully selected, but sometimes it is conveniently made by mixing a few percent of beans that have been unsuccessfully roasted or unsold with different beans to the extent that the taste is not affected.
In other words, it is the blended coffee that can be questionable in quality.
Single origin coffees are produced in different climates and soil environments on different farms, and the production methods are tailored to these environments, which gives the beans a unique taste.
The appeal of single origin coffee is that you can taste the very flavor of the beans produced in each region.
✔Fashionable and cool space
THE ROASTERY’s appeal goes beyond its commitment to coffee.
The store looks really cool. The simple, modern space with no unnecessary decoration gives a sense of presence and beauty to those who are there.
The island counter where the barista brews coffee can be seen from all angles. Being able to watch the coffee brewing from a position of your choice is an experience rarely found in other cafes.
Drinking a cup of specialty coffee in a stylish and cool space gives you a somewhat extraordinary feeling.
Island Counter
✔Communication is important, warmth of barista
What comes from the stylish and cool space is the warm communication between the staff and customers. Baristas not only serve coffee, but also communicate with customers.
The island counter, mentioned earlier, is an open space that brings baristas and customers closer together and allows for casual conversation.
People do not come to the café simply to enjoy the taste of coffee. They come to enjoy not only the taste, but also the place, atmosphere, and human connection and communication.
A warm café that values communication will make you feel calm and happy.
〇THE ROASTERY Menu
・Hand brew coffee
Choose from seven or eight different types of single origin beans, each with its own character.
･Espresso/Americano/Cafe Latte
Choice of beans from two types of single origin coffees.
・Original soft serve ice cream
Espresso soft/cafe latte soft/milk soft
In addition, pastries such as doughnuts that go well with coffee are also available to enjoy with their single origin coffees.
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〇Basic Information
✔ Access
5-17-13 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 TEL 03-6450-5755
Tokyo Metro Meiji-jingumae Exit 7, 5 min. walk
15 minutes on foot from Tokyo Metro Shibuya Station (Exit 13)
15 minutes walk from JR Harajuku Station
✔To get there from the nearest place (from Exit 7 of Meiji Jingu Station)
This is Exit 7 of Meiji-jingumae Station
Exit 7, turn right onto the 413 boulevard.
This is the entrance to Cat Street.
Then, go straight and you will find THE ROASTERY.
✔Opening hours and other information
Business hours:
Open all year round,
weekdays, weekends and holidays 10:00 – 20:00
Official website: https://www.tysons.jp/roastery/
Other Information
No other parking / No smoking / Free Wi-Fi / Wheelchair accessible / Take-out OK / Pets OK / Cashless payment (VISA, MASTER, AMEX, JCB, other transportation system electronic money, PAYPAY, etc…)
Open on October 19, 2013
