As soon as you step through the door and up the vintage poster-trimmed stairs into Koenji’s SUBstore, it feels as if the eclectic café has always been a neighborhood staple. After all, where else other than Koenji could a business selling pour-over coffee and Indonesian food meld so perfectly with a record store, art gallery and music venue, and put it all in one room? From the way the place has been embraced by locals who regularly fill up DJ nights, film screenings and live jazz shows at the venue, it’s surprising to learn that SUBstore only opened in March 2016.
Address: 3-1-12, Suginami-ku
Website: substore.jimdo.com
Tel: 080-3496-3883
