This drink stand in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa is an offshoot of Rikashitsu, a renowned glassware company known for its lab-quality scientific equipment such as beakers, test tubes, flasks and distillation devices.
Taking a new approach to coffee, Rikashitsu Distillery feels more like a science lab than a café, with beverages like cold-brew coffee that's processed through Rikashitsu’s artisanal chemistry glass apparatus. Other notable drinks on the menu include cold-brew tea, lemonade, ginger masala coffee and a special ginger soda that’s made by distilling organic ginger into water and then mixed with soda.
The distillery is a take-away shop only, with no seating. Besides coffee, you can also shop for Rikashitsu’s home distiller which can distil herbs and flowers to make fragrant aromatic water. At the affiliated Rikashitsu shop located across the street, you can also purchase real laboratory equipment (preservation glass jars, etc) that makes for cute kitchen and interior decorations.
Closed on irregular holidays, check the store website for details.