Chair Coffee Roasters

chair coffee roasters takes roasting seriously, and you can feel that before you even order. hinodecho sits in naka ward, the older, working-port side of yokohama, and there's something fitting about a roaster setting up here rather than in the city's shinier quarters. this isn't a place built around atmosphere as a substitute for quality. the coffee is the point, full stop. for a city that has had a complicated, fascinating relationship with imported goods since the meiji era, yokohama has always had a sharper palate for this kind of thing than outsiders expect. chair fits that lineage without making a fuss about it. if you're in the area, go early and order whatever's currently on the roast rotation.