Motoya Express is another favorite coffee joint of ours. We would always drop by for a cup whenever we are in Tokyo. Motoya does not operate out of a brick-and-mortar shop but out of a little mini bus. It is unbelievable how the barista can manage his coffee machine, coffee supplies and pastries at the back of the mini bus. But he does, and does it very well.
You can find Motoya Express parked outside the Daikanyama train station. I read that there are several Motoya Express mini buses around Tokyo but I have only been to the one at Daikanyama.
The barista is friendly, always bantering with his customers. Even with foreigners, he attempts to converse with them in English.
Parked at a shady spot with potted plants and shrubs, Motoya provides benches and chairs for its customers to rest their feet while waiting for their coffee.
My usual cup of flat white. The husband goes for a double expresso.
