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Review and lists of independent cafes around Tokyo for quality of beans, brewing methods, and remote work suitability.

Tokyo Cafes: 4/4 Seasons Cafe / (All Seasons)

All Seasons Cafe in Shinjuku Sanchome has plugs for remote work and is close to the Shinjuku Gyoen. Grab a take-out coffee and head to the park!

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Tokyo Cafes: Bridge Coffee & Ice Cream (Asakusa)

Bridge Coffee and Ice Cream serve Little Nap Coffee Stand beans. The open loft is great for remote work and has plugs.

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Tokyo Cafes: Davide Coffee Shop

An independent cafe with a mixed retro-American diner-saloon-and cafe vibe. Suitable for remote work only if you have chargers. Doubles as a great bar!

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Tokyo Cafes: Chatei Hatou

A review of Chatei Hatou, a kissaten in Shibuya, Tokyo. Has plugs and is remote work friendly! This coffeehouse inspired Blue Bottle’s founder.

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Tokyo Cafes: Snow Beans Coffee

A remote work friendly cafe and independent roaster with plugs near Shinagawa, Tokyo. Serves hot chocolate and Japadogs, too!

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Tokyo Cafes: Mighty Steps Coffee Stop

Mighty Steps Coffee Stop is in Nihonbashi, close to Tokyo Station and Ginza in a side street off the main commercial district. A great place for remote work.

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Tokyo Cafes: Verve Coffee (Shinjuku)

Independent coffee roaster, Verve Coffee Roasters, is originally from Santa Cruz, California. Their Tokyo branch is above Shinjuku Station’s NeWoman.

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小籠包: I rarely take serious photos of food because I’d rather focus my attention on remembering the moment. But I thank my younger self for making one exception and documenting the scores of dishes that bring so much joy to remember even if I cannot have them now. The Xiaolongbao traces recent origins to Shanghai and it hopped over the straight when the Kuomingtang (KMT) abandoned the Mainland and occupied Taiwan. The powerful Shanghainese diaspora that made up the military in Taipei and merchants of Hong Kong have since collectively helped to preserve and propegate this iconic juicy pork dumpling. Chains like Ding Tai Fung have helped to export the Xiaolong bao across the world from Tokyo to New York. Of all the dishes my photos reminded me of, mostly Cantonese and of the Hong Kong strain, I chose this familiar pocket of deliciousness for the Berlin Asian Food map because it is a reminder of how food is the realisation of nourishingly good ideas, transported from kitchen to kitchen, created through the attention, practice, and dedication. If you can, go on the Berlin Asian Food map (URL in my profile) and see if a Chinese place near you is serving them. If not, go look for nearby grocery stores and get skins from the freezers to make your own. #berlinasianfood #supportyourlocal #berlin #covid19de #supportsmallbusiness

2019. Jimbocho in Tokyo. That feeling when crossing the threshold... #tokyolife #bookworm #bookstagram #japanlife #tokyo

According to the Tibetan calendar, the Buddha's day of birth, enlightenment, and passing occurred on June 17 this year. To mark the occasion, the devout trek up to the highest temple on earth, the Rongbuk Monastery, at the northern basecamp of Mount Everest, called Mount Qomolangma, ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ and 珠穆朗瑪峰 to the people have worshipped it for centuries. All across the Tibetan Plateau, the holy fires will burn, tribes and pilgrims will gather, and new prayer flags will be unfurled in courtyards and splayed across mountain faces as an offering to the sky. On this holiest of days, we were blessed by the sacred mountain, so typically shy, with unfettered views as we approached from morning through the afternoon. #tibet #everest #珠穆朗瑪峰 #buddhism #pilgrimage #bluesky #mountains #himalayas

Any guesses at where this is? Tip, it's a UNESCO Heritage Site. The photo is in my new blog post (click on my profile link). Went against my nature and joined a tour. Unfortunately, that's the only way to see this place as a foreign national these days. But I was looking for much more than temples, which we got plenty of and thorough explanations about from both our local guides and our main tour guide (a bit of a bookworm, him). #temple #gold #architecture #asia #rooftops #fujifilm #china #wanderlust #西藏 #拉薩 #unescoworldheritage #bluesky #nofilter

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