Linger over coffee in an old warehouse
Around Kiyosumi-Shirakawa and Asakusa in east Tokyo, old warehouses have been turned into cafes that keep their high ceilings and bare beams. You take a seat in the big open room with coffee, a sweet or a light meal and rest between sights. Kiyosumi-Shirakawa is often called Tokyo's coffee town, so it is easy to visit more than one.
A cafe in a former warehouse a few minutes from Tawaramachi Station, between Asakusa and Ueno, with a tall, open room and big tables. Drop in for coffee or something sweet after a morning at Senso-ji. Seats cannot be reserved, and it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
A cafe in Fukadaso, an old building in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa that once held apartments and a warehouse, kept with its worn retro look and now home to a cafe and small shops. Sit down for coffee or a sweet, then walk to Kiyosumi Garden, a Japanese landscape garden nearby. It is about a 5-minute walk from Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station.
A coffee roastery and cafe in a converted warehouse near the Sumida River, with a high, open room where the beans are roasted on site. Order coffee and a light meal, then stroll along the river before or after. It is about an 8-minute walk from Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station.