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夜カフェ · Tokyo

Open late cafés in Tokyo

Coffee after dinner, timed against the last train home.

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A night out in Tokyo is planned around shūden (終電, the last train). JR East said in October 2020 that it would move last trains earlier on 17 lines, by up to about 37 minutes.1 The change took effect on 13 March 2021: from that date the last inner-loop Yamanote train left Ōsaki at 00:22 and reaches Ikebukuro at 01:04, and the outer loop's leaves Ōsaki at 00:24.2

A yoru kafe (夜カフェ, night café) fills the hours before that train. Shibuya and Shinjuku have the most late cafés, followed by Kanda & Jimbōchō, Harajuku & Omotesandō and Nihonbashi. Some are decades-old kissaten (喫茶店, traditional coffee houses), some double as bars after dark, and a handful run past midnight.

Local tip: Look up your line's last train before ordering a second cup: from March 2021, the final Yamanote trains have left Ōsaki at 00:22 and 00:24.2

Where these cafés are: Shibuya (11), Shinjuku (7), Kanda & Jimbōchō (6), Nihonbashi & Tokyo Station (6), Harajuku & Omotesandō (6), Kagurazaka & Iidabashi (5), Ueno & Yanaka (4), Ginza & Yūrakuchō (4), Shimokitazawa (4), Oshiage & Ryōgoku (4), Roppongi & Azabu (4), Ikebukuro (3), Jiyūgaoka & Gakugei-daigaku (3), Asakusa & Kuramae (3), Shinagawa & Gotanda (2), Sangenjaya (2), Sugamo & Ōtsuka (1), Yotsuya & Kōjimachi (1), Nakameguro & Daikanyama (1), Takadanobaba & Waseda (1), Odaiba & Toyosu (1), Akasaka (1), Nerima & Egota (1), Shinbashi & Toranomon (1), Kita-Senju (1), Kōenji & Nakano (1), Futako-Tamagawa (1), Kiyosumi-Shirakawa (1).

At a glance

86Cafés listed
86With opening hours
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  • Opens earliest: Kanno~k, from 00:00 (Mon–Fri 15:00–00:00 · Sat 15:00–00:00, 00:00–02:00 · Sun 00:00–02:00).
  • Closes latest: Table Soccer Cafe Shines, until 05:00 (Mon–Thu 18:00–02:00 · Fri–Sat 18:00–05:00 · Sun 18:00–02:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (21%), card payment (10%), toilets (9%).
Ueno & Yanaka

Board game cafe あまやどり

Board game cafe Amayadori

  • 上野五丁目 25-17
  • Mon–Tue 13:00–23:00 · Thu–Sun 13:00–23:00
  • +81 3 5817 8083
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Shibuya

Shibuya Board Game Cafe High Five

  • 渋谷 18-7
  • Mon 12:00–23:00 · Fri 06:00–23:00 · Sat–Sun 12:00–23:00
  • +817084728491
  • Indoor seating
  • Wheelchair access
  • Open late
  • Open by 6am
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Old kissaten that keep the lights on

Jimbōchō, the secondhand-book district, has two of the oldest. Ladrio (ラドリオ), opened in 1949, is said to be the neighborhood's oldest kissaten, and it credits its Vienna coffee to a Viennese way of drinking taught by an international student: the cream on top kept the cup warm for customers lost in books or talk. It cost ¥650 as of 2026.3 Ladrio opens weekdays 11:30–22:30.

Sabōru (さぼうる), from 1955, is known for seven flavors of cream soda at ¥850 and pizza toast at ¥950, as of 2026.3 It closes at 19:30, but さぼうる2 (Sabōru 2) next door stays open until 22:00 from Monday to Saturday.

In Ginza, Café de l'Ambre opened in 1948 and serves only coffee, roasted from green beans aged for more than ten years; in 2021 its Blanc et Noir, layered with evaporated milk, cost ¥850.4 It is open Monday to Saturday 12:00–22:00 and closes at 19:00 on Sundays.

All night in Shinjuku

珈琲貴族エジンバラ (Edinburgh Coffee Kizoku), at 2-4 Shinjuku 3-chōme, never closes. It brews siphon coffee and has 130 seats, Wi-Fi, power outlets and a copier.5 Elsewhere in Shinjuku, Caffice and Brooklyn Parlor stay open until 23:00, and No. 13 Cafe at 44-1 Kabukichō 2-chōme does too on Friday and Saturday.

When the trains have stopped, a manga kissa (漫画喫茶, a manga and internet café) is the budget fallback: at Kaikatsu Club, an open seat for six hours cost ¥1,140 and a private room about ¥2,570 as of 2025.6

Shimokitazawa after the theaters

Shimokitazawa has been a theater town since the Honda Theater, now with 386 seats, opened there in 1982.7 Its late cafés keep long hours: 漫画と珈琲 (Manga to Kōhī, manga and coffee) runs daily 09:00–02:00, kate coffee 10:00–00:00, and アンドレア (Andrea), at 5-25 Daita 6-chōme, opens at 14:00 and closes at midnight. Et -THE CULTURAL COFFEEHOUSE covers the long day, 07:30–22:00.

Late cafés by neighborhood

In Shibuya, Pells Coffee & Bar at 3-4 Uguisudani-chō opens 08:00–00:00 every day except Tuesday, Valley Park Stand at 20-10 Jingūmae 6-chōme runs 08:00–23:00, and JINNAN CAFE 11:30–23:00. Harajuku's NOA Coffee also closes at 23:00. In Ginza, the SNACK at 5-4 Ginza 7-chōme stays open until 23:00 on weekdays, and キルフェボン (Qu'il fait bon) until 23:00 daily.

Roar Coffee at 19-11 Hatchōbori 2-chōme serves until 23:00 on weekdays. In Kagurazaka, Table Soccer Cafe Shines opens at 18:00 and closes at 02:00, or 05:00 on Friday and Saturday nights.

Sources

  1. JR終電繰り上げ「山手線西側」の私鉄は混乱必至, Toyo Keizai Online (October 26, 2020), accessed October 2026
  2. JR東日本、3月13日から終電時刻を繰り上げ, Time Out Tokyo (March 11, 2021), accessed October 2026
  3. 神保町の喫茶店・カフェ, るるぶ&more. (updated September 6, 2026), accessed October 2026
  4. カフェ・ド・ランブル, さんたつ by 散歩の達人 (updated June 25, 2021), accessed October 2026
  5. 夜遅くまで開いているカフェ10選, Time Out Tokyo (September 14, 2023), accessed October 2026
  6. Tokyo's "Cafe Refugees" Seek Seats as Remote Workers Crowd Coffee Shops, Unseen Japan (February 2, 2025), accessed October 2026
  7. 本多劇場, レッツエンジョイ東京 (July 23, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Open late in Tokyo: questions

What time is the last train in Tokyo after a late café visit?

It depends on the line. JR East moved last trains earlier on 17 lines from 13 March 2021, by up to about 37 minutes. Since then the last inner-loop Yamanote train has left Ōsaki at 00:22, reaching Ikebukuro at 01:04, and the outer loop's at 00:24. Shibuya and Shinjuku have the most cafés open late.

Which café in Tokyo is open 24 hours?

Edinburgh Coffee Kizoku (珈琲貴族エジンバラ) at 2-4 Shinjuku 3-chōme never closes. It brews siphon coffee and has 130 seats, Wi-Fi, power outlets and a copier. The cheaper fallback after the last train is a manga kissa: at Kaikatsu Club, an open seat for six hours cost ¥1,140 as of 2025.

Which old kissaten in Tokyo stay open late?

In Jimbōchō, Ladrio, opened in 1949, serves until 22:30 on weekdays, and its Vienna coffee cost ¥650 as of 2026. Next to Sabōru, from 1955, its sister shop Sabōru 2 stays open until 22:00 from Monday to Saturday. In Ginza, Café de l'Ambre, opened in 1948 and known for aged beans, is open until 22:00 from Monday to Saturday.

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