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Glitch

Founded in Tokyo’s Jimbocho in 2015, GLITCH champions light, acidity forward roasting and a process led identity, showcased in tightly focused bars with meticulous hand brewed service. The lineup is all single origin with experimental, fermentation driven profiles up front.

Background

Founded in Tokyo’s Jimbocho district in 2015, GLITCH helped popularize light, acidity forward roasting in Japan and brought single origin service to a wider audience. Today the identity leans openly into experimental processing, where fruit forward, fermentation driven profiles often headline the menu, while classic washed lots remain present but are not the center of gravity. The brand’s coffee bars are a strength in their own right, with tightly focused menus, meticulous hand brewed service, and attentive teams that present coffees with clarity and intent. Additional bars act as tasting led showcases for this processing first approach, with roasting kept light to preserve brightness and a clear sense of variety and place.

Nordic Style score

Single Origin Focus:
10
Processing Methods:
3
Traceability & Transparency:
7
Roasting Approach:
6
Consistency:
8

Panel evaluation

Cups tend to be bright and sweet with defined acidity, especially in hand-brewed service. Experimental lots frequently lead, bringing bold aromatics and fermentation-derived character. Producer information is usually present but can be hard to spot at a glance, often sitting beneath process-first storytelling, which softens producer-forward clarity even as overall traceability remains decent. Roasting is light and lively; extractions are generally stable, with improved consistency across seasons and bars.

Contact information

Address
Japan, 〒101-0054 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Kanda Nishikicho, 3 Chome−16 香村ビル 1階
website
https://shop.glitchcoffee.com/en
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Ginza

Japan
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Tokyo

Glitch Coffee Ginza is a sleek, counter-centred bar in the middle of Ginza where clean modern lines, vinyl on the speakers and subtle art details create a calm but quietly electric room around the bar.

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Jimbocho

Japan
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Tokyo

Glitch Coffee & Roasters in Tokyo is a small, deliberately uncluttered bar where concrete, glass and the visible roaster give the room a focused, almost studio-like feel. At the counter, a concise menu built around single-origin light roasts, served mainly as hand-drip and espresso, turns the space into a calm, precise stage for tasting Glitch’s most expressive coffees.

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Nagoya

Japan
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Nagoya

Glitch Coffee & Roasters Nagoya is a compact, minimalist bar set inside a sleek hotel lobby, with clean lines and a calm, quietly urban feel around the counter. At the bar, a focused menu built around single-origin coffees served as meticulous hand-drip and espresso turns the space into an intense yet welcoming stop for tasting Glitch in Nagoya.

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Osaka

Japan
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Osaka

Glitch Coffee Osaka is a bright, high-ceilinged bar in a glass-fronted lobby space where vinyl, soft seating and clean lines create a calm yet quietly luxurious setting around the counter

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Tokyo

Japan
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Tokyo

Glitch TOKYO is a sleek, black-toned coffee bar in central Tokyo where Japanese touches like a noren-draped entrance and clean wood-and-concrete lines create a calm, slightly dramatic stage around the bar.

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Latest coffees from Glitch

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Colombia Huila El Porvenir
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