The Mosque Coffee — Restaurant in Tokyo

My friend and I went here today despite the crowded road and large multitude of people because it’s Sunday. My friend and I were tired and arrived in the shop with a lot of customers. The owner just stared at us and didn’t even welcome us. The owner and his assistant were very cold and unwelcoming and didn’t even offer us seat while waiting. We have planned to visit Shimo Kitazawa just for this café but given such rude and cold treatment by the owner and staff themselves, our plan was ruined. Thank you very much for ruining our weekend. It’s useless for you to advertise in Instagram and other social media if you are uneducated and ignorant on basics of customer service. Probably if me and my friend were young, sexy girls, you will...

Found this lil Turkish gem while we were out and about to look for a coffee shop. What a surprise! We felt like we were somewhere else. The owner told us he self-taught how to make Turkish coffee. My very first Turkish coffee was a delight. To me, it’s like a Lebanese coffee, deep and strong. I usually take coffee black but the owner suggested to give it a try to add a little bit of sugar. I’m glad I did. It brought more flavours like nuts and chocolate but not too sweet. I wish if the shop was a bit more spacious but I guess it’s hard to come by in Shimokitazawa. Nonetheless it was a great cup...

I stopped in here, thinking this was just a regular cafe, that you can order some coffee at the counter, and that's it.

Actually though, this is a pretty cool place where you sit down, and choose your coffee from a big menu of flavours (I went with the star anise "spice coffee", was good) and then when the barista makes it, you can watch him brew the coffee on a bed of sand.

Coffee tasted great, and so did the Pistachio Lokum (Turkish delight). I definitely want to come back some time to try more things on the menu. Good service from the...