Curated specialty coffee shop
Bear Pond Espresso
2-chōme-36-12 Kitazawa, Setagaya City, Tokyo 155-0031, Japan · Tokyo, Japan
About the coffee
Specialty
Owner Katsuyuki Tanaka treats espresso as a high-stakes craft, famously serving the 'Angel Stain'—a syrupy, concentrated double ristretto—and the original 'Dirty', where hot espresso is layered over cold milk.
Known for
The "Dirty" latte and technical, high-texture espresso extraction.
Why visit
Essential for coffee purists and historians wanting to taste the original "Dirty" latte at its source while experiencing one of Tokyo’s most uncompromising espresso bars.