[Home](https://thesteep.app/) › [Cities](https://thesteep.app/cities) › [Tokyo](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo) › Kiyosumi-Shirakawa # Cafes and bars in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Tokyo The neighbourhood that started Tokyo's third-wave conversation. Blue Bottle opened here in 2015, and the area has been a specialty destination since. 3 venues reviewed in Koto. - [iki Roastery & Eatery](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/iki-roastery-eatery) Steep Pick Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Koto · Steep Index 8.6/10 A Japanese-Kiwi roastery in a converted Kiyosumi-Shirakawa warehouse where the in-house roaster, the river views, and a food menu that genuinely earns its place all show up in the same room without any of them feeling like an afterthought. - [Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Flagship](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/blue-bottle-coffee-kiyosumi-shirakawa) Steep Pick Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Koto · Steep Index 8.5/10 The cafe that started Tokyo's third-wave era. Blue Bottle's 2015 arrival in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa seeded the most concentrated specialty coffee neighbourhood in the city, and the flagship still earns the visit on its own terms. - [Byron Bay Coffee Company](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/byron-bay-coffee-kiyosumi)Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Koto · Steep Index 8.2/10 A renovated nagaya in one of Tokyo's best coffee neighbourhoods, with reliable Aussie-roasted espresso, proper meat pies, and sandwiches that actually earn their place on the menu. ## Walk it as a route - [The Neighbourhood That Built Tokyo's Third Wave](https://thesteep.app/itineraries/kiyosumi-shirakawa-third-wave) 3–4 hours [The full Tokyo guide →](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo)