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Cafés in Nakameguro & Daikanyama

Cafés under the Nakameguro tracks, Onibus by the rails, Daikanyama boutiques and Hillside Terrace, Yūtenji further on.

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Nakameguro and Daikanyama are one stop apart on the Tōkyū Tōyoko line but read differently on foot. Nakameguro has a river and an elevated railway with shops beneath it. Daikanyama, toward Shibuya, is known for fashion boutiques, brunch and leafy streets, and is about a 15-minute walk from Shibuya and ten from Ebisu.1

Between them, the small coffee bars of Kamimeguro and Aobadai share streets with Daikanyama's patisseries and pancake houses, and more roasters continue south into Yūtenji. From the top of Saigoyama Park you can pick out the river and plan the walk.

Local tip: From the top of Saigoyama Park you can see down to the Meguro River, so start there and walk downhill to Nakameguro's coffee bars rather than the other way around.1

At a glance

161Cafés listed
5With opening hours
09:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: & Oimo Tokyo Cafe Naka-Meguro, from 09:00 (Daily 09:00–19:00).
  • Closes latest: Keats, until 22:00 (Daily 11:30–22:00).
  • Most listed streets: Sarugakucho (2).
  • Most common features: bakery café (3%), wi-fi (2%), takeaway (2%).

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Coffee chains in Nakameguro & Daikanyama

Nakameguro: the river and the tracks

About 800 cherry trees line the Meguro River, and they bloom around late March to early April.2 The other landmark runs overhead. In November 2016, Tōkyū and Tokyo Metro opened Nakameguro Kōkashita, about 700 m of shops and small offices beneath the Tōyoko and Hibiya line viaduct, starting with 28 tenants.3

Around the station, 豆虎 中目黒焙煎所 is at 3-3-7 Kamimeguro and Swell Coffee Roasters at 1-11-14. Hymns Coffee is at 2-44-3 and Artless Craft Tea & Coffee at 2-45-12, while Good Sound Coffee at 1-6-5 has Wi-Fi and baked goods.

Onibus Coffee beside the Tōyoko line

Onibus Coffee opened its Nakameguro shop on 21 January 2016, about five minutes' walk from the station at 2-14-1 Kamimeguro, next to a small park. The owner, Atsushi Sakao, needed another roasting space, so a Diedrich roaster sits inside. Timber slats cross the ceiling of the second-floor room, and the window panes shake when Tōyoko line trains pass.4

Sprudge noted the craft suppliers at the time: designs by Kazufumi Suzuki, tiles from Tokoname and ceramics by Yumiko Iihoshi.4 Her own shop and café, Yumiko Iihoshi Porcelain Tokyo, is at 6-6 Daikanyamachō.

Daikanyama: Hillside Terrace and T-Site

Fumihiko Maki designed Hillside Terrace with local residents, and its first phase was finished in 1969; the complex marked 50 years in 2019.5 HILLSIDE CAFÉ is at 18-8 Sarugakuchō, and Caffe Foglio at 23-3.

T-Site, the Tsutaya bookstore complex, is three linked buildings with six book departments and café spaces for reading.1 Ivy Place is at 16-15 Sarugakuchō. Daikanyama Station is served only by the Tōyoko line.1 Streamline is at 7-5 Daikanyamachō, Andy Coffee at 11-1, and Melbourne Espresso 185 at 18-5, and 神乃珈琲 has a branch at 11-3 Sarugakuchō.

Saigoyama and Aobadai

Saigoyama Park sits on a hilltop between the two districts, with views over the Meguro River and the city.1 Green Cafe Saigoyama is at 2-10-7 Aobadai.

Sidewalk Stand at 1-23-14 and & Oimo Tokyo Cafe at 1-14-4 both open daily 09:00–19:00 and have Wi-Fi. STOCK COFFEE is at 2-20-7, and The Works at 3-18-3.

South to Yūtenji

Yūtenji is one stop past Nakameguro on the Tōyoko line. Sidewalk Coffee is at 1-26-11 Yūtenji, with Wi-Fi and wheelchair access. Rough Laugh Coffee is at 2-15-5, Kissa Bossa Umineko at 2-14-10 and Alley Cats at 1-23-19. LURIE Coffee Roaster is in nearby Nakachō, at 2-38-27. For a later cup, Keats at 2-8-12 Yūtenji opens daily 11:30–22:00.

Sources

  1. Daikanyama, GO TOKYO, Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau, accessed November 2026
  2. 夜桜ランキング10！仕事帰りにもサクッと寄れて、感動まちがいなしの名所, Enjoy Tokyo (March 23, 2018), accessed November 2026
  3. 中目黒駅高架下開発計画の施設名称が「中目黒高架下」に決定, Tōkyū Corporation, accessed November 2026
  4. In Tokyo, Onibus Nakameguro Brings Coffee Full Circle, Sprudge (March 10, 2016), accessed November 2026
  5. 奇跡の建築〈ヒルサイドテラス〉の50年を振り返ります！, Casa BRUTUS (November 14, 2019), accessed November 2026
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FAQ

Nakameguro & Daikanyama cafés: questions

How do you get to Daikanyama from Shibuya in Tokyo?

Daikanyama Station is served only by the Tōkyū Tōyoko line, one line out from Shibuya. You can also walk: Shibuya is about 15 minutes away on foot and Ebisu about ten. Shinjuku is about 20 minutes by train, changing at Shibuya, and Tokyo Station about 35 minutes.

What is Nakameguro Kōkashita in Tokyo?

Nakameguro Kōkashita is a strip of about 700 m of shops and small offices beneath the Tōyoko and Hibiya line viaduct at Nakameguro Station. Tōkyū and Tokyo Metro opened it in November 2016 with 28 tenants. About 800 cherry trees line the nearby Meguro River.

Where is Onibus Coffee in Nakameguro, Tokyo?

Onibus Coffee's Nakameguro shop is at 2-14-1 Kamimeguro, about five minutes' walk from Nakameguro Station and next to a small park. It opened on 21 January 2016 and roasts on a Diedrich inside the shop. Its second-floor windows shake when Tōyoko line trains pass.

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