Long before the third-wave coffee movement spread globally, Japan had already been cultivating one of the most sophisticated coffee cultures in the world discreetly, systematically, and all by itself. What Is a Kissaten? A kissaten (), literally means "tea-drinking shop". But, in Japan the term is used to describe a traditional type of coffee shop.
Although they are called kissaten, it is not tea that is made there, but coffee. In Japan, kissatens became popular from the 1950s and reached their peak in the 1970s and 80s. During their height, there were more than 150,000 kissatens throughout Japan, although many have disappeared due to the creeping rise of chain coffee shops and convenience store coffee.
But, thousands are still in existence and are Sure worth searching out. What Distinguishes a Kissaten slower tempo. You don't need to rush by ordering, drinking up and leaving.
A kissaten is a comfortable space to relax read ponder or discuss a soft-lit whisper. Few classic kissaten offer Wi-Fideliberately. The coffee served is generally hand-poured filter coffee (pour-over or siphon), made with the same care you might see in a Japanese tea ceremony.
The beans are often roasted quite dark, the cups are ceramic and the presentation elegant. Kissaten experiences Many kissaten offer a 'morning set' (mningu setto), which is coffee to be ordered with toast and apparently a boiled egg and possibly a small salad thrown in, as it the same price as a simple coffee.
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Where to Find Them There are remaining kissaten clusters in the neighbourhoods of Shimokitazawa and Koenji in Tokyo. There is also a fairly strong kissaten tradition in Kyoto and Osaka. Try to find small, nondescript entrances, handwritten signs and the scent of dark roast.
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