THE ROASTERY BY NOZY COFFEE, Shibuya

I was looking for a new coffee spot in Shibuya, and decided to check out NOZY COFFEE as it had been on my to-visit list for a while. It’s located along an area between Harajuku and Shibuya known as Cat Street - which I would recommend checking out if you are into fashion or high-end outdoors/hiking brands as there are quite a few shops for it in the area. NOZY has a rather long history (relatively speaking for third-wave coffee in Japan) having opened in 2013. One of its baristas also won runner-up at the Japan Brewers Cup in 2023. And so I think combined with it having the word “roastery” in its name, I came in with rather high expectations. The menu at the counter is rather brief - which I think can be a good thing, sometimes a long list of beans can be overwhelming - but I was hoping to see a list of single origin beans to choose from, like you do at other stores. I asked about pour-overs (I realised later on it’s listed in the middle there on the menu but I missed it at the time),…

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