Pharos Coffee Jimbocho — Restaurant in Tokyo

Only hand drip, cold brew and ‘latte’

I had cold ‘latte’ which is cold brew mix in with milk.

I usually order hot but they dont have an espresso machine so when asked they said they heat up cold brew and add milk (not foamed). That sounds like a recipe for disaster, heating cold brew will dilute the flavour even more and they should call it au lait if it is not foamed.

Only a woman worked that day and so it took quite a long time for a cold brew au lait.

on the side they kindly gave me service of the ethiopian beans cold brew since I was interested in knowing the original flavour. Appreciate the generosity.

I am not usually picky with coffee but it was the most diluted, unworthy 900 yen ever spent on coffee.

We chose the place on a saturday and since they had outside seating under the sun, we tried it. But it was a very pretentious store, the overall vibe and people they try to attract.

It is nice they have a gallery section for people to display and sell their art. but, the atmosphere and diluted overpriced coffee, just threw me and my...

Visited Pharos after a long day of walking and errand running.

Arrived a little before 4PM.

They have a beautiful layout with indoor and outdoor seating. There is a small gallery adjacent to the cafe.

Decently large selection of beans.

I asked for which beans were better iced. The barista promptly gave her recommendations.

I chose the Panama geisha. When it arrived, I immediately smelled its floral nature. The flavors were a mix of fruity and floral.

It was so good, that I ordered a second cup but from Ethiopia. What stood out with the second cup was how relaxing it was.

I enjoyed my short afternoon coffee at Pharos.

Will definetely be back when...

The atmosphere is cozy. They have about 19 seats. Here only serve hand drip coffee cold or hot, cold brew coffee and cold brew latte. No snack like cake or pastry here. Only coffee serve here.

Cold brew latte is actually cold brew coffee which you pour the milk into the cold brew coffee. The hand drip coffee they use the method something like pour over.

Order hand drip coffee hot using ethiopia yirgacheffe worka yellow honey beans and costa rica las lajas geisha natural beans. The method they use the aftertaste is not that nice. Not my taste. The price is on...