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% Arabica

% Arabica

Roaster · Since 2013

Kyoto coffee brand with a Kona farm, first opened in Hong Kong.

Founder Kenneth Shoji chose Kyoto's Higashiyama over Tokyo for the flagship, which opened in 2014.

Beans are roasted in store. At Broadway Market in London a Tornado King small-batch roaster works through a choice of ten green coffees, and the EmQuartier roastery in Bangkok keeps its roaster in view of the entrance. Espresso comes from custom Slayer machines built in Seattle.​⁠​​​⁠⁠​​⁠​​⁠​​⁠​⁠​​⁠⁠​​​⁠​⁠​⁠​​​⁠​​​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​​⁠​

6 origins+3

Roasting

Roasts at EmQuartier location with visible glass-walled roasting room and Tornado King roaster. Owns coffee farm in Hawaii. Custom Seattle-manufactured espresso machines.

Roasts in-house · Sourced from Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indonesia and Nicaragua

Equipment

EspressoSlayer

Own Shops

SoHo% Arabica4.3(387)·Open · Closes 18:00
Brooklyn Heights% Arabica4.4(1.7K)·Open · Closes 18:00
Midtown% Arabica4.3(322)·Open · Closes 18:00

In the News

World Coffee Portal · 16 Dec 2025

China’s Luckin Coffee considering Blue Bottle Coffee bid, sources sayLuckin Coffee is reportedly weighing a bid for Blue Bottle Coffee, owned by Nestlé.

In Other Cities

Bangkok10 more % Arabica shops on bkkbrew

Also in Casablanca and Dubai

Details

TypeGlobal
Founded2013
FounderKenneth Shoji
Based inKyoto, Japan
Websitearabica.com
Instagram@arabica.coffee
Facebookfacebook.com/arabicathailand