I Tried Japan’s Most Popular Cafe Chains ☕️ (not what you'd expect)

Japan is full of cosy, budget-friendly coffee shops! These are some of the most common coffee chains, that you've probably never heard of. Perfect place to catch up with friends, remote work, or have a good latte or pour over.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Doutor Coffee
2:33 Excelsior Caffé
4:18 Early Morning Cafes
4:32 Saint Marc Cafe
7:11 Smoking & Coffee
7:52 Caffè Veloce
9:46 Pronto
12:56 Renoir Ginza
16:03 Sarutahiko Coffee

[seerasan]

Which of these coffee stores would you wanna try? ☕️

[khord]

Excelsior is also great for getting Cremia soft serve for dessert. Not every location has the machine, but it's really tasty. It's made with Hokkaido cream and the cone is like a milano cookie

[edrickz]

Please please do this more of these! I've always wanted to try coffee shops there but don't know where to start.

[melocitysolo]

Visiting Japan is full of surprises, and one of them is realizing just how much Japanese people love coffee!😳 As Sarah mentioned, there are tons of major nationwide coffee chains, as well as stylish, cutting-edge cafes run by independent owners and classic coffee shops that have been around since the 1960s. On top of that, you’ll find regional chain cafes that are only in certain areas, each with its own unique vibe, making them worth checking out. Personally, I’m a huge fan of those retro cafes with a nostalgic 60s-70s atmosphere.😁☕ Oh, and apparently, more and more tourists are coming to Japan specifically to explore its coffee culture these days.

[salade]

"Komeda coffee" is my favorite. Their foods are so good.

[Acierer]

Excelsior was the first coffee shop I went to in Japan. I'm now obsessed with Japan's coffee culture. It all started with a mille crepe and a black coffee.

[solitaryLife]

That video was so relaxing! I always feel warm and cozy when I watch your videos. My 7-year-old daughter and I are huge fans!

[SotaMaehara]

The chain expert back at it with more chain vids, I've found the restaurant vids helpful especially, cheers

[wingedsage]

I love Coffee and Japan has some similarity to Sydney Cafe culture to a degree. Take me back lol

[iamtravisloh]

Finally one of the better videos with 4k 60fps for their uploads. Amazing video. Cheers!

[silverian]

Great to see various cafe places and thank you for smoking warning.

[LittleKahu]

My first visit to Japan (Tokyo and Kyoto) was a couple of weeks ago and I could have done with this video then ☺ I struggled to find a decent early morning cafe that coincided with my VERY early morning visits to the popular tourist spots. Even harder to find one that did flat whites. Shout out to Vermillion cafe near Fushimi Inari Shrine that opened at 8.30am AND made an excellent flat white! So good!

[michaelanderson]

COFFEE!! ☕ I LOVE COFFEE!! Another great vlog from you as always!! Look forward to seeing your next vlog!!!!❤

[shun-nuhs]

20 years ago, I worked part-time at that Doutor store. The blended coffee was certainly cheap and washed a lot of coffee cups and ashtrays.

[chelsea-zyin]

Thank you for talking about the history of a lot of these places along with giving good <3

[Rirenzu]

Sarutahiko looks amazing and totally my vibe.

[maxstoner]

Great timing on this Video. Arrived with the family in Tokyo yesterday and this morning I really need coffee

[janusu]

Yay, a review of the bigger coffee chains!! I've been looking forward to this one. You really hit the pavement after your poll on what to vlog about. I was surprised how fast you turned this one around. I haven't heard of a few of these shops, so I'll have to seek them out if I get a chance. There were a few others I'd heard of but not been to, much like Sarah. That Saint Marc croissant is great! I thought I remembered Doutor also having a nice chocolate croissant, but I might be mistaken. I'm looking forward to the next review! I know there's Hoshino and Komeda. And I don't know if there's Nishimura in the Tokyo area, but I like going there in Kobe. Can't wait to see what other chains you introduce us to.

[vonplus]

Definitely Pronto and Sarutahiko, the pasta looked interesting and I liked the whole vibe from these two places. Im glad you survived the coffee journey!! Loved the video!!

[Minerva___]

I love coffee so I try to visit a few every time I’m out there. However, St. Marc takes the cake for me. I absolutely love their chococro. I also recently went to Tully’s out there for the first time and really enjoyed their Matcha Latte. I really like that these larger cafes are so accommodating of people wanting to work or study there. There’s been a recent trend of big chains downsizing their locations here in the Southwestern US to eliminate indoor seating altogether in favor of simply picking up your drink.

I have YET to try Pronto, though. I saw them everywhere yet never stopped in. The cafe / bar concept is so neat! Also, that Sarutahiko location is awesome, especially since you get to watch the train go by!

Love your videos as always!