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Glitch Coffee & Roasters

Tokyo roaster that championed bright, light, single-origin coffee in a tradition-bound market.

Glitch Coffee & Roasters was founded in Tokyo in 2015 by Kiyokazu Suzuki and became the city's most internationally celebrated light-roast specialist. In a Japanese market historically devoted to darker, kissaten-style coffee, Glitch's insistence on bright, delicate, single-origin roasting and detailed sourcing helped redefine what specialty coffee could be in Tokyo. Its Jimbocho flagship became a pilgrimage site for visiting coffee enthusiasts, and the roaster stands as a symbol of Japan's modern third-wave movement.

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Last updated: June 13, 2026