Cafes and bars in Aobadai, Tokyo
A quiet, upscale pocket of Meguro along the river promenade, where a design-forward brunch cafe sits a few minutes from %ARABICA's first Tokyo street-level stand, a minimalist counter inside the VISVIM General Store, and a bean-to-bar chocolate maker serious enough to be its own detour. Coffee here comes with a design statement attached, more often than not, and lately chocolate does too.
4 venues reviewed in Meguro.
- SCHOOL BUS COFFEE STOP NAKAMEGURO Steep PickAobadai, Meguro · Steep Index 8.7/10
An avant-garde, design-forward cafe in upscale Nakameguro, serious about both its interior and its espresso tonic, extensive enough for a full brunch and equally suited to working alone.
- green bean to bar CHOCOLATE Steep PickAobadai, Meguro · Steep Index 8.6/10
A hidden-gem bean-to-bar chocolate maker in cozy Nakameguro, along the Meguro river, where the iced standard chocolate might be the single best thing to drink in the neighbourhood on a stifling summer day.
- %ARABICA Tokyo NakameguroAobadai, Meguro · Steep Index 8.4/10
A minimalist %ARABICA takeout stand on the Meguro River promenade in Nakameguro, Kyoto's export brand doing exactly what it does everywhere else: excellent coffee, iconic design, no seats to speak of.
- Little Cloud Coffee NAKAMEGUROAobadai, Meguro · Steep Index 7.7/10
A minimalist cafe inside the VISVIM General Store where Hiroki Nakamura's design instincts are the reason to visit, not the flat white.