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Carriageworks
Australia
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Sydney
Single O Carriageworks is a Saturdays-only coffee stall inside the Carriageworks Farmers Market, where the simple counter setup sits among fruit, veg and bakery stands rather than in a traditional café room. At the bar, a tight market menu of espresso, batch brew and cold brew runs on their own roasts, with staff slinging quick cups, fresh bags and brew gear alongside plenty of coffee chat, making this a lively weekly outpost for Single O in Eveleigh.
Hamacho
Japan
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Tokyo
Single O Hamacho, the flagship of Single O Japan, is a bright, open café in Nihonbashi where ceiling art, clean lines and a long counter give the room a calm but quietly energetic neighbourhood feel. At the bar, the Reservoir house blend and rotating single origins pour as espresso and multiple batch brews on tap, turning this corner of east Tokyo into an easy everyday gateway to Single O’s Japan roasting in the cup.
Kanda Awaji
Japan
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Tokyo
Single O Kanda Awaji is a large, day-to-night flagship café on the third floor of Waterras Tower, where space-age curves, recycled-plastic counters and Nori Okawa’s minimalist art give the room a futuristic but welcoming feel around the long bar. At the counter, the Reservoir house blend runs on espresso while six batch taps pour rotating single origins and specials, with sharp, friendly baristas guiding guests through everything from flat whites to coffee cocktails, turning this 50-seat “mothership” into Single O Japan’s boldest stage in Tokyo.
Newstead
Australia
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Brisbane
Single O Newstead is a bright, mural-fronted café in an old Newstead warehouse, where skylights, cork banquettes and coffee-bag wallpaper give the room a sunny, slightly psychedelic feel around the long bar. Inside, self-serve batch brew taps sit alongside classic espresso service built on the Reservoir blend and rotating single origins, turning this first Brisbane outpost into a lively everyday hub for Single O’s coffee in the River City.
Ryogoku
Japan
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Tokyo
Single O Ryogoku Roastworks & Cafe is a spacious, tin-shed roastery café in Sumida where the freestanding café pod, high ceilings and industrial shell keep you close to the roasting action without losing a calm, neighbourhood feel. At the bar, the Reservoir house blend runs on espresso while rotating single origins pour from self-serve batch taps, with baristas on hand to talk through the options, turning this wood-factory-turned-roastworks into one of east Tokyo’s most focused spots for Single O’s coffee.
Shibuya
Japan
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Tokyo
Single O Shibuya Standing Coffee Bar is a slim, takeaway-focused stand inside the AXSH building, where a clean counter and tap-style setup create a fast but quietly polished pocket just off Shibuya’s main streets. At the bar, Reservoir and rotating single origins run as espresso and multiple self-serve batch brews on tap, with sharp, friendly baristas talking guests through the options, turning this little stand into a focused Shibuya stop for serious coffee on the move.
Surray Hills
Australia
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Surray Hills
Single O Surry Hills is a busy, corner-fronted original on Reservoir Street where the industrial shell, long bar and outside tables give the place a lively but well-oiled energy from morning service onward. At the counter, their Reservoir blend and rotating single origins run as precise espresso, filter and batch brew, poured by sharp, coffee-obsessed staff in what has become one of Sydney’s defining specialty coffee rooms.
Yurakucho
Japan
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Tokyo
Single O Yurakucho is a compact, clean-lined coffee bar inside the Tokyu Plaza complex where pale wood, glass and a simple counter carve out a calm pocket above the busy streets. At the bar, the Reservoir house blend and rotating single origins are served as espresso and batch brew on tap, turning this little terrace-side spot into an easy everyday stop for Single O’s coffee in central Tokyo.












