COFFEE AMP THE ROASTER (Update: 8/19)

“Good Coffee for Everyone” Roasted Fresh Daily in Koenji
[updated August 2025]

Coffee Amp the Roaster is a Tokyo coffee beans shop where the idea is to provide high quality coffee for people’s everyday lives. As coffee is common for many people drink to start their day with, Coffee Amp’s owner considers this a very important concept, prioritizing high-grade beans purchased directly from farmers. Beans of various origins are available such as Tanzania, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Sumatra, and more. All are available as beans or as ground coffee, and as the shop name suggests, they roast the beans in-house with their own equipment to ensure quality. There is also a small seating area to enjoy coffee inside the store if you want to take a break.

Recharge after your Koenji vintage shop wanderings with a locally roasted brew at Coffee Amp, located 11 minutes from Koenji’s south exit on a quiet stretch on Look Street, beyond the covered Pal Street. Opened in 2010, Coffee Amp was one of Tokyo’s early independent roasters offering specialty beans roasted daily in-house. Owners Hiroyuki and Yoko take care to prioritize three elements at Coffee Amp– roast, quality of the raw product, and establishing relationship with the farms and farmers that produce their beans.

Coffee lovers can take a seat at one of the stools inside and enjoy a clear view of the daily roasting process thanks to the shop’s open layout, or savor a delicious cup of Coffee Amp’s coffee to go. They also offer a variety of coffee brewing tools such as glass drippers, filters, and other accessories in addition to their original coffee beans, which can be purchased by the bag or in gift sets which make a wonderful souvenir of your time in Suginami. Coffee Amp’s original blend “Drop” is highly recommended!

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writers: Amanda, Greg
photographers: Amanda, Kasamine