For centuries Kyoto has been a tea town, its dominance reaching an apex in the austere and highly ritualized tea ceremony. But, for the past century at least, Kyoto has also been a coffee town.

One of the most fun things about being a coffee fanatic, or alternatively one of the most frustrating, depending on how you think, is that it's seemingly impossible to know everything. Just when ...

Tatami mats, silk cushions, a Japanese garden…Starbucks’ new Kyoto coffeehouse has swapped the usual glass-and-metal facades for a renovated 100-year-old wooden Japanese townhouse. Opened on June 30 ...

Kyoto's flat geography makes long strolls easy. And by using bustling Shijo Street — also known as Shijo-dori — as a main street for navigation, it was a breeze to weave through the city during my ...

Following its 20th anniversary celebrations last year, James Freeman, the founder of Blue Bottle Coffee, has proposed a new Blue Bottle Studio expansion on top of the popular Blue Bottle Coffee ...

Earlier today saw instant-gratification coffee delivered to the masses via an Italian espresso maestro handing out shots at Lincoln Center. Downtown, they make you wait: At month-old Caffetteria SoHo, ...

The specialty coffee brand % Arabica, based in Kyoto and expanding globally, has opened its first street-level store in Tokyo, located along the Meguro River promenade in Nakameguro. Set within a ...