Four machines live under one counter.
The room is for people. The machines sit below the counter, and when one of them needs a rest it prints a note, stamps it and says what you can do instead.
GrinderBurr set two, flat steel
Ran hot at 11:40 during the rush; resting with the hopper off.
cooling · 12 min left
Resting
KettleGooseneck, 1.2 litres
Holding for the Nogeyama drip. It clicks when it reaches heat.
93°C · held ±1°
Ready
SteamerSingle wand
Flushed at 13:22 after it stopped halfway through a café au lait.
1.1 bar
Ready
Drip towerKyoto style, by the window
One drop every two seconds since six this morning.
drop 3,610 of 4,800
Dripping
Printed at 14:05 on the counter printer.Only a resting machine gets the red stamp.
It says sorry, then says what to do.
Every note from the machine room says what happened, what the counter is doing about it, and one thing you might try. Nothing shouts across the room.
I stopped the steam line halfway. The pressure dropped while I was pouring.
Give the boiler four minutes, then ask me again. Your order is still on the paper.
Burr set two ran hot in the rush, so I am resting it for twelve minutes.
Your coffee is being ground by hand. Finish the one you have; the next is on the house.
The drip tower is on drop 3,610 and will be ready at nine.
Ask the counter to keep a glass back and we will hold it cold until you come.
Open from seven.
- Mondayclosed
- Tuesday to Friday7:00 to 18:40
- Saturday8:00 to 18:40
- Sunday9:00 to 17:00
Noge 3-chome 14-2, Naka-ku, YokohamaFour minutes from Sakuragicho station, under the tea merchant's sign. Closed on Mondays so the burrs get a day off. The shutter comes down at 18:40 and the lamp goes off last.