Cafe de l'ambre — Restaurant in Tokyo

This establishment is definitely what I expected it to be. A narrow, dim, cozy, old styled cafe. Do keep in mind that they only take cash.

The place is tucked away from the bigger streets, but it's not difficult to find, thanks to the big red/orange colored sign sitting outside of the entrance.

Their English is better than some other establishments I've been to, and they also have multiple menus in different languages, which was impressive. If I remember correctly, they have English, Korean, and Chinese.

The coffee was great. They have a wide array of beans to select from. Sitting at the bar is fun since you get to see how they make their coffee. No modern tools are used, yet the effort is intense. It's as if time has stopped in this little coffee shop. It's a rather soothing vibe.

The coffee jelly was one of the best I've had. The texture was good, and the flavor was a good deep espresso flavor without bitterness to it. I do wish it was kept whole instead of being broken up, but I'm sure they had their reasons for that. I was enjoying it so much that I soon forgot about that part. It seems like they add a bit of coffee liqueur to everything that is served with ice, but they also make sure to ask you if that's okay or not.

I also saw that when they serve their coffee with ice, the ice is also made from coffee, which was a great touch. The guy that had the ice coffee made sure he crunched on every ice cube 😂. I would be, too.

Overall, it is a very solid place. Good coffee and even greater coffee jelly.

P.S The toilet is as old as their vibe. Be prepared to...

There will be a mini series of Japanese cafe or restaurant, as to clear my backlogs of pictures and posts of my trip to Tokyo. That was my maiden trip to the capital of Japan and although it was only for a few days, we had so much time for ourselves to recharge and to eat the best Japanese food.

We were staying in Ginza area and therefore most of the posts would be places around this area. In this metropolitan city, it involves a lot of walking but one good thing is that Google Map is very accurate and it brings us straight to the door step of our intended destination.

As coffee is in our blood, we decided to hit Cafe de L'ambre, a tiny specialty coffee shop located in the heart of Ginza. They have a roasting machine of their own - a good sign. Its wall was adorned by the newspaper cuttings featuring the cafe. The small cafe had limited seats and most of them were quickly taken as soon as someone left. ◾Their coffee was of good quality and they'd serve you with sugar syrup and milk on the side should you want to add it in. ◾They have coffee beans for sale too ◾I would say that it's a perfect stop for us after walking for so long, but one thing about this cafe is that smoking is permitted... So be warned!

I’d give 5-star if it wasn’t for the...

Small vintage coffee house which manages to preserve some atmosphere and still serve great coffee despite loads of tourists. Be prepared to be accosted with "coffee only, ok?" as you enter instead of the usual Japanese shop greeting. No food, no juice, only coffee. Sure, fine, that's what I came for.

Dark and slightly smoky, the interior would have been good for relaxing in if it hadn't been so full of people filming the brewing technique with their smartphones.

The menu had a wide selection of choices and the staff were able to guide my choice. They also offered several strengths of brew. The "medium strength" Tanzania I had first was great. The medium strength, 10 year plus old Nicaragua was balanced, as requested.

Sat at the bar and observed the nel drip coffee making up close. Some other reviews claimed they got the second extraction but while I was watching the extractions were always mixed before being served.

Picked up some beans for brewing on my way out. To my disappoinment they don't sell the aged beans. I will update here after I brew these up.

If you are a fan of vintage kissaten I highly recommend you visit. Don't be surprised if you are joined by a throng of...