Cafes and bars in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo

Minami-Aoyama trades on the same upscale reputation as Kita-Aoyama to its north, but wears it differently. Little Darling Coffee Roasters is the real coffee argument here, a proper roastery with garden views inside a converted warehouse. The rest of the neighbourhood, a fashion house's espresso bar among them, is happy to trade some of that seriousness for good design.

7 venues reviewed in Minato.

  • SunnyHills Minami Aoyama Steep Pick
    Minami-Aoyama · Steep Index 8.6/10

    A Taiwanese pineapple cake tea house inside one of Tokyo's most striking pieces of architecture, Kengo Kuma's nail-free wooden lattice building in Minami-Aoyama.

  • Little Darling Coffee Roasters Steep Pick
    Minami-Aoyama, Minato · Steep Index 8.5/10

    A converted warehouse in Minami-Aoyama with the kind of scale Tokyo cafes almost never allow. Excellent coffee, serious pastries, and enough room for a group to actually breathe, which is rarer in this city than it should be.

  • i2 cafe
    Minami-Aoyama · Steep Index 8.4/10

    A hidden gem hideaway in posh Omotesando, known for delicious pancakes, reasonably good coffee, and a genuinely serene, cozy room.

  • Blue Bottle Coffee Aoyama
    Minami-Aoyama · 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.

  • MAZDA TRANS AOYAMA
    Minami-Aoyama, Minato · Steep Index 8.1/10

    A specialty cafe run by Hiroshima roaster ITSUKI COFFEE, installed inside Mazda's Minami-Aoyama lifestyle complex. The second floor lounge is better than the concept has any obligation to be.

  • Little Pool Coffee
    Minami-Aoyama · Steep Index 8.1/10

    A hidden gem tucked into upscale Omotesando, better known for its stacked omurice than its decent but unremarkable coffee.

  • Cafe Kitsuné Aoyama
    Minami-Aoyama · Steep Index 8.0/10

    A stylish Maison Kitsuné outpost in Minami-Aoyama where the interior outperforms the coffee, and the neighbourhood's tourist energy is part of the experience.

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