COFFEE EMBASSY — Restaurant in Tokyo

Popular smoking coffee shop in this area for its old-fashioned style and service (in a good sense), but not great for those who dislike smoke/health problems. As many have touched on, great location, close to several spot popular for sightseeing, polite outgoing staff, and you definitely MUST TRY the coffee by far the best I've had in this area! They serve the siphon coffee- like a hip chem lab with high-tech halogen lamp burners, water is heated to boil into a glass container where the coffee is brewed then vacuum pulled and filtered back into the pot. The result? An aromatic coffee, not too strong, not at all bitter. Drink it straight black. Or, brown, really. This is not thick coffee - think more like aromatic tea. A unique coffee experience! In addition toasted breads and sandwiches are delicious and also quite inexpensive. Every month on the first business day you may get a...

Old world charm coffee and snacking shop where you can smoke yourself silly, just like you could in Britain up to the 70’s. Coming from Britain, the prices are so low compared to ours it almost feels like they are making a mistake and you are robbing them? 😃 Really nice friendly staff who are tolerant and helpful of non-Japanese people; there is an English translated menu which helps.

So far on this trip, my favourite stop...

A sophisticated coffee shop with a very old word feel. The atmosphere alone makes it worth a visit, assuming you don't mind the smell of smoke that is.

As for the coffee, I got the house blend and it is very nice. Full bodied with very little acidity. Perfect to drink black.

I highly recommend it if you have an hour to kill and want a nice place to sit while you sip...