Basking Coffee

At Basking Coffee, the pleasure begins with choosing your coffee. With the “Adventurous” option, you select the beans as well as the brewing method: French press, Aeropress, Chemex or V60. The price is listed as 550 yen per cup. The process gives you a chance to explore the character of different beans or try a brew method you might not usually choose.

One visitor enjoyed a French-press coffee and was keen to return to try Aeropress or Chemex. Another ordered the Costa Rican beans “LOS ROBLES” as the coffee of the day, then bought some later to enjoy at home. Visitors have also mentioned tasting beans before choosing them. It’s a good way to find a coffee you like in the café and perhaps a bag of beans to brew at home.

Something sweet is another reason to stop by. A visitor writing about a visit in 2025 particularly enjoyed the Queen Elizabeth cake, describing walnuts in the cake and coconut cream on top as a memorable combination. On another occasion, a visitor paired hot cacao chocolate with a strawberry and white chocolate cake. There are options beyond coffee, too, for anyone in the mood for a different drink and a sweet treat.

A reported breakfast featured porridge topped with sautéed tsubomina, courgette and mushrooms, with a soft-boiled egg and Parmesan. It came with a strawberry and shungiku salad, a Jerusalem artichoke and aubergine stew in tomato sauce, and persimmon carrot râpée. The visitor recalled the unexpected strawberry-sauce dressing on the salad, the porridge’s gentle flavour and a morning blend that complemented the meal. Seasonal offerings may change, so check what’s available on the day and decide whether to make coffee the main event or add a meal or something sweet.

Basking Coffee stays open until 22 on Fridays and Saturdays, and visitors have reported enjoying coffee and seasonal drinks there on weekend evenings. You can take your order away or settle in, whether you’ve dropped by to choose beans or want to pause over a cake.