One of our favorite spots to get some clothes would definitely be UNIQLO. We have gone to so many UNIQLO shops everywhere. While we were visiting Japan, my sister told us about UNIQLO COFFEE at the newly renovated flagship store in Ginza. The coffee shop opened in 2021, and I heard their coffee and snacks are pretty good.

The flagship store 12 floors! And the UNIQLO COFFEE is on the top floor. There are two elevators in additions to escalators, so if you just want to go all the way to the 12th floor, it will be best to take the elevator.

They offer UNIQLO Blend Coffee, but we were interested in the specialty coffee, Geisha Coffee. Now, many people out there might think that Geisha Coffee is some kind of special Japanese coffee, taken its name from the Geisha ladies from Kyoto. However, it is actually an Ethiopian coffee from Geisha region! It is actually “Gesha” region but somehow come to known as Geisha region today. Their coffee is one of the best of expensive coffees in the world, but here at UNIQLO COFFEE, you get to try them at quite affordable price. They have everything you need right next to the ordering counter, such as sugar, muddler, etc., and waste baskets, one for liquid (if you have left over coffee or ice), and one for cups and other trash. They are so efficient with their waste!

So, we jumped on the opportunity to have a cup of this precious coffee! Geisha Bean Hand-Drip Coffee (450 yen) has an option for hot or cold, and we got the Iced Coffee. The very interesting and super considerate items I found was the sugar. Not just any sugar, but sugar made for iced drinks! They were like tiny little pearls, and they dissolve in the cold liquid very quickly. What! Geisha Coffee has this amazing fruity and floral notes, smooth and simply beautiful.

We also got some snacks to go with our Geisha Coffee. They had Ginza West Butter Cookie (250 yen), Bunmeido Dorayaki (250 yen), and some seasonal special items, Manekineko Monaka (350 yen). The Butter Cookie from the famous Ginza West surely did not disappoint! It was elegantly sweet, crumbly and short, went perfect with the coffee.

Bunmeido is famous for its Japanese sweets, and their Dorayaki is one of them. It was fluffy and airy, buttery and so good! The sweet azuki bean filling is elegantly sweet, not completely mashed so that it has the smooth texture mixed with a bit of firm texture from the solid beans.

We were not that hungry when we got to the UNIQLO COFFEE, so we decided to bring the Monaka cats home to enjoy them later. The fun thing about them is that they are NOT pre-made, but you can assemble them on your own! With that, the shells and filling are separated, making them last many days later from the date of purchase. It came with an easy direction on how to assemble these adorable cats.

They are from Kugenuma Shimizu store, with their theme of sending good luck through their products. Manekineko is known for bringing money, prosperity, good luck, etc., and they had them in white and pink. The combination of white and red colors is often used for celebratory occasions in Japan, so this color combination (although it is more pink than red) is another added good luck to the shape of the Monaka.

If you are not familiar with Monaka, it is one of the traditional Japanese sweet. It is made of azuki bean filling sandwiched between two thin crisp mochi wafers. The pink one had the typical red beans, while the white cat had the white bean filing. It was fun to assemble these cats, very easy! The filling was more than enough, I got mountain of them for each cat.

After just a few minutes, the cats were completed, we enjoyed our good luck Manekineko Monaka! Hope they will bring us some good luck this year…!

It was a fun visit to UNIQLO COFFEE. I like how they have more than one option for coffee, and their affordable prices. And the sweets, they know where to get the best from the area! I would like to go back again the next time we are in Japan and try the coffee again, with some other sweets they have available.

UNIQLO COFFEE – 6-9-5 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo Ginza Komatsu East1F-12F