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Kiyosumi-Shirakawa is an atmospheric old area of Tokyo that attracts visitors with its big beautiful Kiyosumi Teien Gardens, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, numerous picturesque shrines and temples, and, more recently, with its up and coming cafe culture.

Allpress Espresso Tokyo Roastery & Cafe, Kiyosumi-ShirakawaWe visited the Allpress Espresso Tokyo Roastery & Cafe in, broadly speaking, the Kiyosumi-Shirakawa district (strictly speaking, a district called Hirano). The stand-alone big dark wooden building is striking in itself and was originally a warehouse, nicely renovated in 2013.

Inside is wood-themed and spacious, the high ceiling adding a massive sense of extra dimensionality to what is a large enough, but not massive, floor area.
Inside Allpress Espresso Tokyo Roastery & Cafe, Kiyosumi-Shirakawa
Allpress Espresso is a New Zealand company, and its Kiwi roots are apparent in some of the food on sale, notably the Anzac biscuit that tugged this expat Kiwi's heartstrings and had to be ordered. Another was the Long Black on the coffee menu that, again, gave me no choice. My partner ordered the Cafe Mocha.

The staff was welcoming and friendly, the Long Black was expertly brewed without a hint of bitterness, the mocha had synergy (unlike our homemade ones which taste like nothing more than coffee and cocoa), and the Anzac biscuit was also good as my mum's!

The roastery of Allpress Espresso Tokyo Roastery & CafeThe roastery ...