Coffee Tei, Ikebukuro

Coffee Tei (皇琲亭) is a coffee shop in Ikebukuro that has been operating since 1983. With the slightly dimmed lighting and jazz music softly playing in the background, it had a really relaxing ambience and interior. They serve a couple of different types of coffee drinks - including one super-fancy one where they will dim the lights and light it on fire (or something). I decided to keep my order simple though, and got a black coffee. They had a couple of different beans to choose from - although if you are familiar with kissaten ( traditional Japanese coffee shops), all the beans are quite darkly roasted, so that may or may not be to your taste. I decided to get the Colombian bean (880 yen). It was a tiny bit bitter as you might expect from a dark roast, but still pretty tasty nonethless. From all the pourovers I’ve been drinking lately I’ve found my tastebuds have pretty much adjusted to black coffee (which sort of feels like a superpower) so I enjoyed the cup. They also do give you a…