What is Raku Café's Steep Index score?

Raku Café scores 8.2/10 on the Steep Index — coffee/drink 7.6, atmosphere 8.7, solo-friendliness 8.3, value 8.1, staying power 8.3. Scored in person on a single visit.

What are Raku Café's opening hours?

Mon–Wed 08:00-17:00 · Thu–Fri 08:00-19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00-17:00. Hours can change — check the venue directly before travelling.

Is Raku Café good for working or sitting alone?

Raku Café scores 8.3/10 for solo-friendliness and 8.3/10 for staying power.

Raku Café is in Roma Norte, Mexico City — Sinaloa 188, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico.

Raku Café

Roma Norte · Mexico City · Steep Index 8.2/10

A Japanese-inspired cafe in Roma Norte with real coffee chops, come for the sando and the espresso, skip the matcha.

The Steep Index

Atmosphere leads, a minimal, functional room that wears its Japanese design influence honestly rather than as decoration. Solo-Friendliness and Staying Power both land solidly in a quiet room built for sitting a while. Coffee Quality holds up well on the espresso side but is the one axis that gives, the matcha is bland and never quite reads as authentic.

Coffee / Drink Quality: 7.6/10
Atmosphere: 8.7/10
Solo-Friendliness: 8.3/10
Value: 8.1/10
Staying Power: 8.3/10
Overall: 8.2/10

Perfect for: people watching

The Space

The room takes its cues from Japanese cafe design, minimal and functional rather than performative, in one of Roma Norte's nicer stretches. There's a sidewalk terrace too, open when the weather cooperates.

The Coffee

The coffee is genuinely good, and the sando program (tamago, katsu) is the real draw alongside it. The matcha is the letdown, bland and lacking character, and never quite reads as authentic.

The coffee is good. The matcha, for a cafe built around Japanese design, has surprisingly little to say.

The Vibe

Staff are friendly, and the room stays quiet and unhurried despite the neighborhood's foot traffic just outside. The Japanese influence in the space reads as genuine.

The Verdict

Come for the sando and the coffee, and skip the matcha unless you're not expecting much from it. A solid neighborhood stop that undersells itself on one drink and oversells nothing else.

Practical information

Address: Sinaloa 188, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Price: $
Type: Japanese cafe

Website

@rakucafe_mx