Roaster Profile
Sarutahiko Coffee
猿田彦珈琲
東京（恵比寿・三鷹ほか）
Founded in 2011, a Tokyo-born specialty roaster with the slogan "a single cup that makes you happy." Built on hand drip, respected for roasting that draws out each origin’s character.
Roast
Medium–dark
Online sales
Yes
Origins
5 origins
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Origins carried
Editorial
How to read this roaster
Sarutahiko Coffee is a new-generation specialty roaster founded in Ebisu, Tokyo in 2011. Its slogan — "a single cup that makes you happy" — states founder Tomoyuki Otsuka’s philosophy plainly, and its devotion to hand-dripped cups served carefully at the counter made it one of the defining names of Tokyo’s third-wave expansion years.
From a small counter in Ebisu
The original Ebisu shop was a tiny counter of around ten seats. The carefully brewed cups poured there spread by word of mouth, then through TV commercials and dramas, until the shop was widely known — a textbook modern-specialty case of careful brewing becoming the branding itself.
Balanced, medium-roast core
The roast style is medium — drawing out origin character while keeping sweetness and body. Neither extreme light nor dark, the balance is tuned for "drinkable every single day" and "easy to recommend to beginners," which is exactly why the fan base is so broad.
National reach, local character
There are now shops in Ebisu, Mitaka and Chofu in Tokyo, plus Osaka and Fukuoka — but each keeps a deliberately local personality, a line away from uniform chain expansion. Shop-limited menus, like a blend sold only at the Mitaka store, are part of the charm.
Recommended brewing
Paper drip (V60 or Kalita Wave) at 91–93°C, 1:15. The blends take milk well — an easy base for a café au lait at home.
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Opens the official online shop via Google. Stock and prices on the official site take precedence.
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