Japan’s ever-growing coffee scene is going strong, especially with cool concept cafés like the Blue Bottle Studio Kyoto. Operating under the direction of Blue Bottle's founder, James Freeman, this unique space allows you to sample a selection of coffees made using rare single origin beans from around the world, and paired with sweets.
The studio takes over the second floor of Blue Bottle Coffee Kyoto's front building, which is a renovated 100-year-old machiya townhouse. There are just five seats, allowing you to enjoy your coffee in a relaxing and intimate setting.
The Blue Bottle Studio Kyoto Coffee Course (¥8,910 per person) is only available seasonally and by reservations only. It offers five different coffees plus two desserts, the latter supervised by Yuichi Goto and Kazuhiro Nakamura from food consultancy firm Tangentes.
With this coffee flight, you get to sample extremely rare single-origin beans from around the world. The course also includes an alcoholic drink, but you can swap that out for a non-alcoholic beverage upon request.
Reservations are now open for the spring season until May 6. You can make your reservation here.
For more information, visit the website.
This article was published on March 30 2023 and updated on April 15 2024.
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