A tea bar.
Sixteen seats.
No rush.
A tea bar.
Sixteen seats.
No rush.
We serve Japanese teas — some deep and oceanic, others roasted and warm. Alongside them, handmade sweets and seasonal drinks. Everything is prepared without fuss, with proper care.
Every cup, every vessel is the work of someone who has trusted us with their craft. The sweets we shape by hand ourselves. We try to share it all properly.
No knowledge required. Just attention and curiosity.
Matcha · Gyokuro · Genmaicha · Hōjicha
Seasonal drinks · Handmade sweets
We source from gardens across Kyoto, Shiga, Nara and Shizuoka —
working with Nakai Organic Tea Garden, Hattori Tea Farm, Ippodo Tea Co. and Horii Shichimeien.
The bar is oak. The walls hold light the way old walls do. There is a tatami, a communal table, light sculptures. The name swaps 店 — shop — for 房 — room. A quieter word for a quieter place.
People tend to speak more quietly here. They stay longer than they planned.
By the time it reaches you, it has passed through many hands. The last pair are the maker's. We choose vessels that carry that weight — Raku, Hagi, contemporary work from Japan and Europe. They are here to be held, not displayed.
The room is for walking into — most of it always will be. Two things, though, can be held in advance.
Kissabō was opened in Berlin in February 2026. It is a place we needed ourselves — somewhere to slow down, to drink something made properly, to sit without obligation.
We hope you find it the same way.
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