[Home](https://thesteep.app/) › [Cities](https://thesteep.app/cities) › [Tokyo](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo) › Aobadai # 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](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/school-bus-coffee-stop-nakameguro) Steep Pick Aobadai, 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](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/green-bean-to-bar-chocolate-nakameguro) Steep Pick Aobadai, 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 Nakameguro](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/arabica-tokyo-nakameguro)Aobadai, Meguro · Steep Index 8.3/10 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 NAKAMEGURO](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/little-cloud-coffee-nakameguro)Aobadai, 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. ## Walk it as a route - [A Design Crawl Through Aobadai](https://thesteep.app/itineraries/aobadai-design-crawl) 3–4 hours [The full Tokyo guide →](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo)