VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS — Restaurant in Tokyo

A nice place with large windows and lots of sunlight. The sunset is visible from here. There are often dogs outside. The staff are always very nice.

Specialty seems to be single origin pour overs, with also the standard espresso drinks and a few tea and matcha options. Baked goods and paninis are sold too. None of them are too special. Soy and oat milk are free.

There's a 90 minute limit per drink. 2nd drinks are 200 yen off. 1 drink required per person. Not the cheapest Often crowded. Hard to find a seat on weekends and around lunch There's two standing bars for people who want to work. Otherwise seats aren't very comfortable There is no power....

Good coffee and nice atmosphere. However, the prices are a bit high for the portion sizes. I really liked the ambiance, but the staff seemed unfriendly. I ordered a slice of carrot cake, but couldn’t finish it and asked to take it to go. The gentleman at the cashier said it was okay, but then a female staff member signaled ‘no’ by crossing her hands. If taking out the cake isn’t allowed, I would have appreciated a polite explanation rather than hand signals. Overall, I wouldn’t really...

Stopped here a couple of times for breakfast while in town for business, it was one of the few places open at 7 that served something better than commodity coffee. Certainly not cheap being in the Ebisu area, but the coffee was really good, especially the cold brew coffee; a great balance of sour and bitter. The first day I tried a chocolate chip cookie, and the second time was one of the waffles with mascarpone and coffee syrup which was a perfect balance...