Though coffee culture has long been a part of Kyoto, and generations of Kyotoites have enjoyed fresh-roasted coffee at “kissaten” (old-style coffee shops), the third wave coffee boom has increased the number and variety of coffee shops in the city. These shops feature take-away cups, espresso and not a waiter in sight. One such new-style coffee company is % Arabica, which has shops in Kyoto’s Higashiyama and Arashiyama areas, as well as in the city’s Fujii Daimaru Department Store. Around the corner from % Arabica’s Higashiyama branch, but a world away, is Kikushin Coffee, a one-man coffee shop run out of an old soba store. Unlike the busy, tourist-friendly % Arabica, Kikushin is quiet. And for customers in a hurry, they can fill-up at one of Drip & Drop Coffee Supply’s coffee stands. (Katherine Whatley photos)
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