GIER COFFEE STAND

Opened on November 10, 2025, GIER COFFEE STAND (instagram.com/gier.coffee) brings a polished, design-conscious coffee experience to Kyotoâ

OSARU COFFEE tumugi

In Osaka’s Nishi Ward, Osaru Coffee Tsumugi (instagram.com/osarucoffee_tumugi) is as a quiet little find, perfect for people who enjoy a

Standard Cafe & Gallery Horie

Standard Café & Gallery Horie Amidaike Park Store opened on December 9, 2025, in Osaka’s Kitahorie area, about 347 meters from Nish

Westend Coffee Roasters

Tucked away in the outskirts of West Kyoto lies another lovely cafe, “Westend Coffee Roasters.” This cozy haven opened its doo

cafe de Boku

Cafe de Boku (instagram.com/bokucafe322) opened in March 2019 as the second branch of the popular Omihachiman café “merci,†bringing

Sway Coffee Roastery Kyoto Higashiyama

Sway Coffee Roastery Kyoto Higashiyama (instagram.com/sway_coffee_roastery) opened in March 2026, establishing itself as a new specialty c

Kindankajitsu Ginkakuji

A popular Tokyo sandwich café has officially arrived in Kyoto. Kindan Kajitsu Ginkaku-ji (instagram.com/kindankajitsu_ginkakuji), the new

Kissa To Pan Do

Tucked into a residential corner of Kyoto’s Sakyo Ward, Kissa to Pan Do (instagram.com/kissatopando) is the kind of neighborhood spot yo

Whatsopp.

WHATSOPP. (instagram.com/whatsopp_cafe) Café is a breakfast and sweets-focused coffee shop, gallery and guest house located in central Ky

fochamo!

Fochamo! opened on October 15, 2025 as the second branch of the popular focaccia sandwich shop FOCACCIAMO near Osaka Castle, bringing its

Shoku to Mori

Tucked away in Kyoto’s Shimogyo Ward, between Nishi Honganji Temple and Higashi Honganji Temple, Shoku to Mori (instagram.com/shoku_to_m

Sou

Opened in February 2026, Sou (instagram.com/sou__2026) is a specialty coffee and baked goods café quietly nestled in Fukushima Ward, Osa

MUKU

Opened in May 2025 in the heart of Osaka’s business district, the cafe occupies a quiet corner, a short walk, approximately five to ten

Pause Coffee

On a 6 minute walk from Fukushima station or 14 minutes from Umeda is a new stylish cafe called ’Pause Coffee’ located on the edge of

Itoyufu

Itoyufu (instagram.com/itoyufu.kyoto) is a gallery café set inside a renovated former tobacco shop, housed in a traditional Kyoto machiya

&HoeK

Located in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district, &HoeK (instagram.com/and_hoek) is a recently opened machiya-style café that began welcomin

Mikou Kouan

Mikou Kouan (instagram.com/mikou.kouan) is a chai-focused café that opened in February 2026 as a new sister shop to incense brand Mikou (

Southeast

SOUTHEAST (instagram.com/cafe_south_east) is a neighborhood café in Amagasaki, Hyogo, run as a sister shop to the well-known Thumbs up Ma

Chii’s Kitchen

Chii’s Kitchen (instagram.com/chii.skitchen) is a charming cheesecake specialty café tucked away in a quiet Kyoto neighborhood. Located

Spinit Coffee

Spinit Coffee (instagram.com/spinit_coffee) is located on a quiet backstreet in Osaka’s JÅtÅ Ward, about a five-minute walk from Midor