Shibuya, Harajuku and Omotesando：Newly opened Japanese cafes

Located near the Meiji-Jingumae exit of the Harajuku station, Buttermilk channel is a restaurant that just opened in September of 2018 and offers both brunch and dinner. If you’ve been craving some great American style comfort food, then this is the place to go. One of their most popular dishes and their namesake is their buttermilk pancakes at ¥1,280. But don’t forget to also try their buttermilk fried chicken as well at ¥1,480.

BUTTERMILK CHANNEL (Harajuku)

BUTTERMILK CHANNEL (Harajuku)

BUTTERMILK CHANNEL (Harajuku)

バターミルクチャネル 原宿

東京都渋谷区神宮前1-11-11 グリーンファンタジア 1F

050-3171-8928

【URL】http://www.buttermilkchannel-jp.com/index.php

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Just a bit farther off of the hustle and bustle is Little Darling Coffee Roasters. It occupies a small park in the city, a great green space that just opened October 6th, 2018 called “Share Green Minami Aoyama” where you can relax on benches or have a picnic on the grassy greens. Little Darling Coffee Roasters itself is a café with a great ambience, brewing freshly made coffee to be enjoyed both in its roomy interior or taken outside to be enjoyed amongst the hanging plants and shady trees.

Little Darling Coffee Roasters　(Aoyama Ichome)

Coffee and Sweets　￥400～

Little Darling Coffee Roasters　(Aoyama Ichome)

Little Darling Coffee Roasters

3.5

7 Reviews

Tokyo Minato Minamiaoyama 1-12-32 SHARE GREEN MINAMIAOYAMA Nai

0364389844

【URL】http://www.littledarlingcoffeeroasters.com/

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Opened in August, this café is situated just across from the famous Shibuya crossing. You can enjoy watching people pass by on the busiest crosswalk in the world from it’s three floor building all the while snacking on some quite frankly, delicious deserts. Each dish is prepared beautifully and make for a great Instagram photo. One of its more popular dishes is their Rose Shaved Ice, made from raspberries and lychee. You can get this wonderful desert for 1300 yen.

Shaved Ice ￥1,300

salad ￥1,600

L'OCCITANE Cafe by Pierre Herme (Shibuya)

ロクシタンカフェ 渋谷店

東京都渋谷区道玄坂2丁目3-1 渋谷駅前ビル2-3階

0354281563

【URL】https://www.pierreherme.co.jp/boutique/locccotane-cafe-by-pierre-herme/

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Many people know of Takeshita Dori because of its worldwide fame, but on Harajuku’s Cat Street you can find many stylish cafes that appeal to the younger crowd. Connecting Shibuya and Harajuku, Flippers opened here in October of 2018. The café specializes in souffle pancakes, hoping to convey a feeling of freshness in their food. Have a try of their Miracle Pancake Millenial Strawberry for 1400 yen (tax included).

Pancake with Strawberry \1,400

FLIPPER'S 表参道店

東京都渋谷区神宮前6-1-4 ガ-デンテラス 1F

0354682133

【URL】http://flippers-pancake.jp/

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Do you like tea? Do you like cheese? Well you’ve definitely come to the right place! FORTUNER tea-box is a specialty tea store that blends the two together in holy matrimony. Opened in August of 2018, FORTUNER urges you to go without the straw and try out their “Direct Lid Style” that leave

Cheese Tea

FORTUNER tea-box (Harajuku)

FORTUNER tea-box (Harajuku)

フォーチュナーティーボックス

東京都渋谷区神宮前3-27-15 FLAG1F

03-6721-1261

【URL】http://fortuner.co.jp/index.html

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Enjoy the taste of Thailand at Chadbadi with its Thai styled tea. Opened in August of 2018, Chabadi serves both hot and cold tea with tapioca ready to add as you wish. One of the most stand out parts of their drinks is the various vibrant colors that it comes in like it’s Blue Tea and Pink Milk. You can also enjoy a regular Black Tea with tapioca topping at the great price of 378 yen (tax included).

Black Tea with tapioca ￥378

Chabadi(チャバディ) (Harajuku)

CHAVATY

Tokyo Shibuya-ku Jingu-mae 4-6-9

0334012378

【Instagram】https://www.instagram.com/chabadi_/

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If you’re looking for something a bit interesting and unique, you should try Gomaya Kuki, a café that specializes in serving sesame seed ice cream. After moving their facilities to Harajuku in February of 2018, you can try a pairing of their most famous flavors, an exceptionally dark black ice cream called “Kuro Super Rich” and an off-white ice cream “Shiro Tsubutsubu Millet”. You can get a set of the two for 500 yen.

GOMAYA KUKI (Harajuku)

GOMAYA KUKI (Harajuku)

GOMAYAKUKI

4.5

28 Reviews

Tokyo Shibuya-ku Jingu-mae 4-26-22 Harajuku H Building 1F

08079618516

【URL】http://gomayakuki.jp/

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Located just one minute from the Omotesando station, Living organics is a great place for those who follow a holistic lifestyle. They deal with organic products that come from trusted growers. In the same space is a john masters organics, a store that has worldwide locations and sells holistic beauty products. The café itself has a wide selection of cold press juices and smoothies as well as offers salads and soups.

Cold Press Guices

Parfait

LIVING ORGANICS (Omotesando)

A minute’s walk away from the meiji jingumae exit of Harajuku station is Aloha Salads. Aloha Salads is “build your own salad” type of place. First you choose your base among five various starches then you have your type of salad. Then you pick your topping. The most recommended salad is their “Aloha Passion Salad” or their “Ohana Salad” with your own choices for toppings.

Aloha Salads (Harajuku)

Aloha Salads (Harajuku)

ALOHA SALADS(アロハサラダ) 原宿店

東京都渋谷区神宮前4-31-5

03-6721-1213

【URL】https://www.alohasalads.jp/

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Newly opened this September 2018, Pearl Lady TeaBAR is a café in Minami Aoyama that serves, as it’s name suggests, a variety of teas. Much like ‘Aloha Salads’, Pearl Lady TeaBAR also has it’s own ‘Build your own drink’ type of ordering system. First you choose the flavor of your tea, then you can choose how sweet you would like it (from 0 to 3). You can also customize your ice level. Lastly, you can choose what type of topping you would like, a variety of tapiocas or jelly.

PEARL LADY TeaBAR　(Omotesando)

PEARL LADY 茶BAR 南青山店

東京都港区南青山5-6-25

03-6712-6086

【URL】http://www.pearllady.jp/chabar/

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