Blue Bottle Coffee Aoyama
Minami-Aoyama · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.3/10
A stylish 2nd-floor Blue Bottle in upscale Omotesando, terrace seating included, delivering the same reliable quality as every other Tokyo location.
The Steep Index
Atmosphere and Coffee Quality both score well, a stylish second-floor room with genuine terrace seating and the same reliably excellent coffee and pastry every Blue Bottle in Tokyo delivers. Solo-Friendliness takes the real hit here, the weekend tourist crowds common to every branch are especially noticeable in a room this popular for its terrace. Staying Power and Value both land solidly outside of peak hours.
- Coffee / Drink Quality: 8.8/10
- Atmosphere: 8.9/10
- Solo-Friendliness: 7.5/10
- Value: 8.0/10
- Staying Power: 8.3/10
- Overall: 8.3/10
Perfect for: people watching, espresso pilgrimage
The Space
Blue Bottle's Aoyama cafe sits up a flight of stairs on the second floor of a Minami-Aoyama building, simple and stylish with genuine outdoor terrace seating, a rarity for a Blue Bottle this central. The upscale Omotesando address suits the room.
The Coffee
The coffee is excellent and entirely consistent with every other Blue Bottle in the city, which is precisely the brand's whole appeal. The pastry case holds up its end too, worth ordering alongside whatever you are drinking.
Same excellent Blue Bottle. Better terrace. Same weekend crowd.
The Vibe
Staff are friendly and knowledgeable, and the ambiance is genuinely pleasant, right up until the weekend crowds arrive. Like every other Tokyo branch, tourists find this one on weekends, and the terrace fills up fast.
The Verdict
Blue Bottle Aoyama does exactly what the brand promises, consistently good coffee in a well-designed room. Come on a weekday if you actually want the terrace to yourself.
Practical information
- Address: 3-13-14 増田ビル 2階, Minamiaoyama, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0062
- Price: ¥¥
- Type: specialty cafe
- Wifi available
- Laptop friendly
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