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The World’s 100 Best Coffee Houses

Glitch Coffee & Roasters

Tokyo, Japan

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST COFFEE HOUSES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 4 2026

Top 10No. 1 in Asia

Glitch Coffee & Roasters

A small specialty coffee shop and roastery serving light-roast single-origin coffees as pour-over, espresso or latte. Staff explain each bean, let customers smell samples before ordering, and offer two- or three-cup tasting flights at a discount.

Highlights

  • Light-roast single origins
  • Two- and three-cup tasting flights
  • Vinyl records on the turntable

Good to know

  • Queues common, waits up to 30 minutes
  • Few seats, cramped room
  • Beans sold to take home

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