[Home](https://thesteep.app/) › [Itineraries](https://thesteep.app/itineraries) › Yanaka to Nezu # Yanaka to Nezu Tokyo · 3–4 hours · morning Five cafes through the preserved backstreets of old Tokyo. Work through the Nezu cluster first, then walk north through Yanaka Cemetery to a roastery run by a solo owner with a direct-fire technique, and finish in Sendagi. ## The route - [1. MATCHA&ESPRESSO MIYANO-YU](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/matcha-espresso-miyano-yu)Nezu, Bunkyo The sento-turned-specialty-cafe that put Nezu on the map. Order the matcha espresso — clean and grassy, handled better than most. The retiled bathhouse aesthetic is genuinely strange and worth sitting in before you go anywhere. 5 min walk to the next stop - [2. COFFEE STAIN 根津](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/coffee-stain-nezu)Nezu, Bunkyo A small, well-considered specialty cafe a short walk from Miyano-yu. Quiet, unhurried, sits comfortably in the neighbourhood without trying to stand out from it. 5 min walk to the next stop - [3. HANARE COFFEE STUDIO](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/hanare-coffee-studio)Nezu The sister shop to Miyano-yu, a few streets away. Matcha alongside espresso, custard pudding worth ordering, and a room that is slightly more spacious than the original. From here the walk north takes you through Yanaka Cemetery — take it slowly. 15 min walk to the next stop - [4. AOYAMA COFFEE ROASTER](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/aoyama-coffee-roaster-yanaka)Yanaka, Taito Solo owner Kuniko roasts over direct fire using a Kono dripper method she has been refining for years. A 4.9 on Google that earns it. This is the furthest north the route goes — worth arriving for. 10 min walk to the next stop - [5. CIBI Tokyo](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo/cibi-tokyo)Sendagi, Bunkyo An Australian-Japanese all-day cafe on a quiet Sendagi side street, on the walk back south. The food is the draw — ricotta toast, grain bowls, things made carefully. A good place to sit down properly and let the morning settle. [More in Tokyo →](https://thesteep.app/cities/tokyo)