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Blue Bottle Coffee enters Kyoto! Historic townhouse café to rival Starbucks

Published: 2026-09-25 👁 101 views
Last updated 2026-09-25 — Japanese Blue Bottle Coffee announced on its official Facebook page on February 28 an important update: it will expand into the Kansai region and open a store in Kyoto on Friday, March 23. Other coffee chains, such as Starbucks, also operate in historic Kyoto townhouses, setting the stage for inevitable comparisons...

By MOOK Traveler Kumiko, translated and reported

Japanese Blue Bottle Coffee shared major news on its official Facebook page on February 28, revealing that it will enter the Kansai region and open a store in Kyoto on Friday, March 23. With other coffee chains like Starbucks also utilizing Kyoto’s historic townhouses, the two are bound to be compared.

Exterior rendering of the Kyoto Blue Bottle Coffee store. (Photo / Blue Bottle Coffee Japan, the same below)

This will be the eighth Blue Bottle Coffee location in Japan and its first in the Kansai region. Located near Nanzen-ji Temple, it offers beautiful, serene mountain and forest views. Unlike the urban, alleyway-style vibe of Tokyo branches, this new spot creates an entirely fresh Blue Bottle atmosphere.

The first Tokyo Blue Bottle Coffee store, located in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, celebrated its third anniversary on February 6, 2015.

This Kyoto branch is named ブルーボトル カフェ 京都 堀川五条 (Blue Bottle Café Kyoto Horikawa Gojo), and is set in a traditional Kyoto “machiya” townhouse. The design highlights the characteristics of mid-Edo period architecture, with a highly open space that welcomes the changing seasons. Its late March opening coincides with cherry blossom season, promising a romantic pink-flower-filled debut.

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