Guidebook for Setagaya-ku
Food Scene
Some of the best espresso drinks (including martinis) and baked goods around. Seating is sparse but the drinks are delicious. English speaking staff. Recommend the Long Black for a kick in the pants energy boost to help you get around town.
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FRANKIE Melbourne Espresso
2-chōme-12-15 KitazawaSome of the best espresso drinks (including martinis) and baked goods around. Seating is sparse but the drinks are delicious. English speaking staff. Recommend the Long Black for a kick in the pants energy boost to help you get around town.
Bean snobs delight! They have an assortment of rare beans and blends as well as flights for the adventurous. Quiet and cute, good for rainy days and a book.
COFFEA EXLIBRIS
5-chōme-8-16 DaizawaBean snobs delight! They have an assortment of rare beans and blends as well as flights for the adventurous. Quiet and cute, good for rainy days and a book.
Excellent ice coffee for those hot and muggy days. Pick yourself up some beans to take home or as gifts since they roast on site!
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Daisō Shimokitazawa
2-chōme-14-6 KitazawaExcellent ice coffee for those hot and muggy days. Pick yourself up some beans to take home or as gifts since they roast on site!
Pizza in Japan? Yup and it's one of the few non-smoking establishments since most restaurants allow smoking indoors so if you like gourmet Italian with fresh ingredients and no smoke, it's a great date night spot.
Pizzeria Da Oggi
2-chōme-29-2 DaizawaPizza in Japan? Yup and it's one of the few non-smoking establishments since most restaurants allow smoking indoors so if you like gourmet Italian with fresh ingredients and no smoke, it's a great date night spot.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a must see (and drink) for those looking for an unusual experience. Quirky and surreal with a funky stone inlay facade and interior great for photos opps
Mother
5-chōme-5-36-14 DaizawaThis is a must see (and drink) for those looking for an unusual experience. Quirky and surreal with a funky stone inlay facade and interior great for photos opps
Essentials
If you like to dine in, want fresh produce or buy some quick ready made food, Peacock has a large selection of all your basic needs!
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Peacock Store Shimokitazawa
2-chōme-25-21 KitazawaIf you like to dine in, want fresh produce or buy some quick ready made food, Peacock has a large selection of all your basic needs!
Shopping
Japan is known for it's ingenuity and eccentricity and if you are looking for that perfect gift to bring back home, look no further! Books, clothes, snacks, knick knacks, gags, manga, crazy socks, dad jokes... pretty much anything you could and can't imagine.
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Village Vanguard Shimokitazawa Store
2-chōme-10-15 KitazawaJapan is known for it's ingenuity and eccentricity and if you are looking for that perfect gift to bring back home, look no further! Books, clothes, snacks, knick knacks, gags, manga, crazy socks, dad jokes... pretty much anything you could and can't imagine.
Not just a bookstore, this is a great shop for quirky anthropologists or lovers of oddities! Bugs, books, jewelry and it's close to Coffea Exlibris so grab a cup while you are near by.
Darwin Room
5-chōme-31-8 DaizawaNot just a bookstore, this is a great shop for quirky anthropologists or lovers of oddities! Bugs, books, jewelry and it's close to Coffea Exlibris so grab a cup while you are near by.
Manga and anime fans must see, they have an excellent and reasonably priced selection of new and old books assuming you can read Japanese otherwise checkout their art books and magazines.
Dorama Shimokitazawa Part 5
2-chōme-14-10 KitazawaManga and anime fans must see, they have an excellent and reasonably priced selection of new and old books assuming you can read Japanese otherwise checkout their art books and magazines.
Getting Around
Pretty much catch a train to all the hot spots here... kichioji, shibuya, shinjuku... they run until mid night and back online about 5am so you will have to either party hard, go home early or catch a cab back if you go out late.
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Shimo-Kitazawa Station
2-chōme-24-2 KitazawaPretty much catch a train to all the hot spots here... kichioji, shibuya, shinjuku... they run until mid night and back online about 5am so you will have to either party hard, go home early or catch a cab back if you go out late.
The closest train station to Shibuya/Mark City, but only on the local line so make sure you check which train you hop on to get back otherwise get off at Shimokitazawa
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Ikenoue Station
2-chōme-43 DaizawaThe closest train station to Shibuya/Mark City, but only on the local line so make sure you check which train you hop on to get back otherwise get off at Shimokitazawa