Review of Coffee Rim in Ginza Tokyo
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We were looking for a place to have coffee after the awesome ramen we had at XXX. A quick Google search informed us that a cafe, Coffee Rim, was at the next block. Coffee Rim does not have an English website, but a translation of its website through Google translate was just fine. It did seem to be coffee-focused as it roasted coffee beans in-house, and offered beginner’s coffee tasting classes.
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The cafe was spacious but not empty, and the decor was simple. There were two groups of Japanese families huddled together at the corner of the restaurant, having a coffee after a midday lunch, presumably. The cafe is divided into both smoking and non-smoking sections. We sat at the non-smoking section, but some of the smoke did drift over. There was a faint smoky smell in the cafe, which was not too pleasant.
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The coffee is priced at about ¥750 per cup, largely due to the in-house roasting of coffee beans over the fire I guess. We also noticed that one of the cups were from the Luzerne brand, which we thought was a fine French tableware brand. (Only to realise that it’s actually from Singapore.) Nonetheless, I jumped at the rare opportunity to sip coffee from ornate cups and use the embellished spoon. But sub-consciously, my foremost priority became to monitor my movements such that one of these ornate cups do not fall to the ground with a crash, as the result of my clumsiness.
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The Travelling Squid’s Take
To be honest, I thought the coffee was pretty average. The roast was darker than what I would have liked. In fact, I thought more attention was paid to the design of the cups and ambience than the coffee. My priority is for the coffee to taste good; the rest is secondary. Hence this is probably my one and only time at Coffee Rim. I did however, practice sipping my coffee with a little pinky standing out. (I later learnt from Vahdam teas that sticking out one’s finger is actually incorrect and rude as it is a symbol of elitism. Oh well.)
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Review of Coffee Rim in Ginza Tokyo
- Address: 4-4-5 Ginza | Ginza Hata Bldg.2F, Chuo, Tokyo Prefecture
- Tel: +81-3-5250-4677
- Website: http://coffee-rin.com/
- Tripadvisor rating: 3.5/ 5